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The OP after our names stands for “Order of Preachers,” the formal name of the religious order founded in 1216 by St. Dominic. As Dominicans, we preach with our lives—in both word and deed—guided by a search for truth (veritas) and a commitment to contemplate and share the fruits of our contemplation (contemplate et aliis tradere).
Our Dominican lives are shaped by the interconnecting movements of study, prayer, communal life, and ministry.
Dominic so firmly believed in the importance of study to the preaching mission that he provided a rule of “dispensation” from other responsibilities in the event they interfered with study. We are women committed to study. Through prayer and contemplation we interiorize our learnings and enter into communion with the Source of all truth. Our communal life orients us to the common good of the whole Earth community. And in ministry, our preaching takes effect.
As women of the Gospel, our preaching is also expressed in word. Read reflections on the Word of God posted by Adrian Dominican Sisters and Associates on the Praedicare Blog below.
Sunday, April 5, 2026 Acts 10:34a, 37-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18
Good morning and happy Easter wishes on this day that has fallen back to a winter feeling. Over these last few days, our liturgical lives have experienced a disruption. Mass was earlier last Sunday because we had a procession. On Thursday, Mass was in the evening and there was another procession. Friday’s quiet mass was non-existent. Last night, we had a beautiful liturgy, but one that was far from normal.
Jesus was a great disruptor. As written in the Acts of the Apostles, Jesus went about doing good and he healed—and advocated—for the oppressed. He disrupted the status quo.
And so it was that Mary Magdalene’s life had been disrupted. She had been a faithful follower of Jesus, but the last few days had been tumultuous. Jesus had been arrested and he died after suffering brutally. His body had been placed in a tomb and she was left in utter disruption. All that she believed and hoped for and dreamed about had been turned upside down. We have all had our lives disrupted by our own illness or disability, by deaths of loved ones, or the state of our country and the loss of simple decency. In these instances, our baseline normal was disturbed for a while.
Mary Magdalene turned her disruption into some sort of time to mourn, to grieve, to find solace in being close to the one she loved. She decided to visit Jesus’ burial site. Sometimes just standing there, remembering, gives a new hope. But that tomb was disrupted—big time. There was no body. Mary left the gravesite, fetched the men who returned with her and perhaps they remembered what Jesus had often promised. But the men left and Mary took a second look—maybe hoping that there had been a huge mistake. As she turned around, another person was standing there. They engaged in a brief conversation and Mary realized it was Jesus, her friend, her teacher, her mentor. One can only imagine this disruption! The emotions of the last week had been so intense. The two spoke briefly and he commissioned Mary to “go to the others” and tell them that you have seen me.
Mary’s life was disrupted once more. Sadness turned into happiness. She had been chosen to share the good news. It’s what we do with disruption that matters. Mary Magdalene did not let disruption paralyze her. We need to remember that. All week we recalled important moments of the disruptor Christ. Today, in this celebration of the resurrection, may we regard our own disruptions as opportunities for growth and possibility. And then, true to the message of Jesus, let us reach out and share these new learnings as our gifts of hope and love.
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