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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.
Thursday, April 2, 2026 Exodus 12:1-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-15
One of the most common things I hear these days is the sincere wondering and worry of how we can put an end to the fear, the violence, and the overall destruction of Earth community that is happening daily.
Sometimes, it feels so overwhelming.
One response we have is that we gather in public spaces, bringing our signs – creative, imaginative messages – expressing the hope that change will happen. Or joining in prayers for the good of our world.
We are connecting with one another, we are grieving together, we are seeking to form a community intent on bringing the fullness of Divine Love into our world.
Jesus spent his life doing this very same work – forming a beloved community, tending to the weary and brokenhearted, healing the sick, offering community and hospitality to all – making known to all the presence of the Holy One.
Jesus, as he pursued his mission, ran into the same challenges as we do today. Yet he persisted in Love.
In our Gospel reading tonight, Jesus realizes his time was coming to an end. He knew it was time to turn over his mission to those he loved. He gifted them with a model to be carried forward.
He washed their feet. And in that one simple act, he startled them. He shattered cultural norms. He made space for Divine Love to transform our world.
Then, he invited them – he invited us – to do the same.
We now continue his work, his mission, in our time. We do what is needed to create spaces for Divine Love to enter our world. We reach out to neighbors. We continue to gather with our signs in public spaces, filled with hope and belief that change will happen.
This evening, we follow the sign given by Jesus to us. It is a simple sign. Walter Brueggemann calls it "the drama of the towel"1 that fills the space between us.
In mirroring Jesus, may we grab our towel this evening, becoming foot washers in our world. For even small acts such as these can spark a quiet revolution.
1 A Way Other than Our Own: Devotions for Lent by Walter Brueggemann, 2017
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