Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia
Contact
Sr. Mara Grace, O.P.
Vocation Director
801 Dominican Drive
Nashville, TN 37228-1905
vocation@op-tn.org
www.nashvilledominican.org
Dioceses
Arlington, VA Atlanta, GA Baltimore, MD Birmingham, AL Charleston, SC Cincinnati, OH Dallas, TX Denver, CO Galveston-Houston, TX Gaylord, MI Joliet, IL Knoxville, TN Lafayette, IN Louisville, KY Memphis, TN Nashville, TN Phoenix, AZ Providence, RI Richmond, VA Rome (Italy) St. Louis, MO St. Paul & Minneapolis, MN Vancouver, BC (Canada) Washington, DC
Mission
The Dominican Sisters of Saint Cecilia Congregation live out our mission through a life of prayer, study and community, which nourishes a contemplative spirit and bears fruit in our teaching apostolate. Our apostolate includes classroom teaching preschool through college; family formation programs; campus ministry and work with young people; retreats and other catechetical efforts that encourage growth in faith and in the spiritual life.
Qualifications
Single, Catholic laywoman; good health, both physical and mental; maturity to undertake and continue religious formation; must be at least a high school graduate.
Formation
One-year postulancy; two-year canonical novitiate; five years in temporary vows prior to perpetual profession of vows. First four years of formation period are spent under the direction of the director of novices and her assistant, within the novitiate setting, at the Motherhouse.
International
Australia; Canada; Italy; Ireland; Netherlands; Scotland
Belated Vocations
Exceptions, though rare, may be considered.
