A Window into our life

Welcome to a new ‘feature’ on our web-site …

We shall call it a ‘Window into the Life of a Dominican Nun,’ in a rather loose way. 

Through this ‘window,’ we hope to give you an idea of what the life of a contemplative nun of the Order of Preachers consists in; to offer some food for thought; maybe also help you to encounter God in a more personal way; and to help any young women who might be discerning a vocation, to understand better who we are and whether how we live, is how they also seek to live, for the glory of God and the salvation of souls.

The beginning of our Constitutions shows how we are so closely connected to our brothers and sisters in the Dominican Family:

            “… the first reason for which we are gathered together in community

            is to live in harmony, having one mind and heart in God. 

            This unity transcends the limits of the monastery and attains its fullness in

            communion with the Order and with the whole Church of Christ.”

One mind and one heart in God.  It is a rare, rare gift, to live in a community where everyone is intent on loving the Lord with every fibre of their being, especially in a world in which He is for the most part ‘an inconvenience’ and unwelcome.  But here we are, with like-minded and like-hearted sisters, and we each share the same fundamental and consuming desire:

That the Lord may be loved; and that everyone on earth might come to know Him and the immensity of His love for them.

COME AND SEE

On Saturday the 12th November we have a day of prayer and reflection for young single women with the possibility of a longer weekend from Friday afternoon until Sunday after lunch for those who would like to experience our monastic life.

(Early booking advisable as places are limited)  

Contact: Sr Breda OP – Email  or phone 041 -9838524

(Click here to download poster)

Holy Hour - Rosary for Peace

 This Friday we will have a special rosary Holy Hour for peace, in union with Dominican Nuns around the world, on the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary. You are all welcome to join us. See Poster below.

Discernment Weekend

Below is an attractive (!) poster for our up-coming Discernment Weekend - 14 - 16th March, for anyone who might be wondering about where (or if?) they are being 'called.'

Hapy New Year

We wish all our readers many graces and blessings during the coming year. May 2012 -the year of the 50th International Eucharistic Congress - be a year of grace for our Irish Church in particular.

To highlight our preparation for this great event, our sister artists designed our chapel crib in a Eucharistic setting - photo here.

As we assure you of our continued prayer for all your intentions we ask to be remembered in yours. This year, 2012 is the 290th annivarsary of our foundation in Drogheda. As we give thanks for almost three centuries of prayer, we ask you to join us in praying for those young women who are considering vocations to our community and that many more may be inspired to dedicate themselves to our life of prayer and Eucharistic Adoration for the glory of God and for the needs of our Church and world.

Response to Pope Benedict's letter to Irish Catholics

In reponse to Pope Benedict XVI's letter quoted below, we, as a community, are setting aside each Friday of this coming year as a day of prayer and fasting for the renewal of the Church in Ireland.

Those of you who live close by our monastery are welcome to join our community for a silent holy hour each Friday of the coming year between 4.45 and 5.45 PM



Each day our chapel is open from 7 am until 7 pm and all who wish are welcome to join us for the celebration of the liturgy, Rosary and Eucharistic Adoration.

Extract from the Pope's pastoral letter to the Catholics of Ireland

I now invite all of you to devote your Friday penances, for a period of one year, between now and Easter 2011, to this intention. I ask you to offer up your fasting, your prayer, your reading of Scripture and your works of mercy in order to obtain the grace of healing and renewal for the Church in Ireland. I encourage you to discover anew the sacrament of Reconciliation and to avail yourselves more frequently of the transforming power of its grace.

Particular attention should also be given to Eucharistic adoration, and in every diocese there should be churches or chapels specifically devoted to this purpose. I ask parishes, seminaries, religious houses and monasteries to organize periods of Eucharistic adoration, so that all have an opportunity to take part. Through intense prayer before the real presence of the Lord, you can make reparation for the sins of abuse that have done so much harm, at the same time imploring the grace of renewed strength and a deeper sense of mission on the part of all bishops, priests, religious and lay faithful.

I am confident that this programme will lead to a rebirth of the Church in Ireland in the fullness of God’s own truth, for it is the truth that sets us free (cf. Jn 8:32).