Behold the heritage I leave to you... (Last Will and Testament of St. Dominic)
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- Our Dominican Heritage
- Congregation History
- Sister Profiles
- Sisters from the Past
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- Our Dominican Heritage
- Foundation of the Order
- Mottos of the Order
- Our Saints and Blesseds
- Congregation History
- Foundation in 1860
- A New Century
- The Years of the Second Vatican Council
- The Fruits of a New Springtime
- Sister Profiles
- Sister Mariam, O.P.
- Sister Paulina, OP
- Sister Mary Lawrence, OP
- Sister Mary Gianna, OP
- Sister Maris Stella, OP
- Sister Delia Grace, O.P.
- Sister Theresa Anne, OP
- Sister Mary Bethany, OP
- Sister Susanna, O.P.
- Sister Emma, OP
- Sister Lucia Marie, OP
- Sister Grace Mary, OP
- Sister John Agnes, OP
- Sister Mary Martha, OP
- Sister Maria Karol, OP
- Sister Anna Laura, OP
- Twice Sisters
- Sister Anne Catherine, OP
- Sister Beatrice, OP
- Sister John Peter, OP
- Brother Paul, OP
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- Our Saints and Blesseds
- St. Dominic
- St. Agnes of Montepulciano
- St. Albert the Great
- St. Antoninus
- St. Catherine of Siena
- St. Hyacinth
- St. John of Cologne
- St. Juan Macias
- St. Louis de Montfort
- St. Margaret of Hungary
- St. Martin de Porres
- St. Peter of Verona
- St. Pius V
- St. Rose of Lima
- St. Thomas Aquinas
- St. Vincent Ferrer
- Bl. Diana d’Andalo
- Bl. Henry Suso
- Bl. Imelda Lambertini
- Bl. Jane of Aza
- Bl. John of Fiesole (Fra Angelico)
- Bl. Jordan of Saxony
- St. Margaret of Castello
- Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati
- Bl. Reginald of Orleans
As Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, we treasure the heritage that has been passed on to us since our foundation in 1860. Each sister has contributed to the holiness and apostolic works of the Congregation throughout its history. Here we highlight a few of these sisters. In the early years of our history, Mother Frances Walsh and Mother Ann Hanlon were leaders who set out in service of the Order and the Church as they worked to establish the Congregation before, during, and after the Civil War. Sisters who pioneered our educational foundations include Mother Scholastica Breen and Mother Joan of Arc Mayo. In the years after the Second Vatican Council, our community was steadfast in always living in the heart of the church, led by the words and actions of Mother Marie William MacGregor.
When we read what was done by those who went before us… under hardships that we can barely imagine, we cannot help but feel determined to imitate them as best we can. We may not be able to accomplish the tasks they did, nevertheless, we can at least resolve to guard jealously the rich inheritance bequeathed by them to us, and to work zealously to carry on what they so well began. (Bishop Alphonse J. Smith, Bishop of Nashville, May 8, 1935)
