What is a typical day in the life of an Oakford Dominican?

COMMUNITY LIFE
We live together in community. Some communities are large; others are two or three sisters living together. We share prayer, meals and time together. Community life is for mission.

PRAYER
We pray Morning and Evening Prayer in community. Daily Eucharist, Rosary and time for personal prayer is essential to each day also.

STUDY
To keep updated in aspects of our faith life as well as with what is happening in the church and world around us is of great value. We encourage our sisters to continue ongoing education through study of scripture and theology as well as for the benefit of their own ministries.

APOSTOLATE
Being a missionary congregation our sisters are involved in a variety of ministries such as: health care, care for the elderly, the poor and expectant mothers, hospitals, clinics, nursing homes, home care, pastoral care to the sick and dying, education, elementary schools and high schools, youth center, retreat work, parish work, adult education, adult spirituality, catechetical work, social work, rehabilitation center.

Each day in the life of an Oakford Dominican sister is an intertwining of communal and personal prayer, time together in community, study for personal growth and to benefit one’s ministry, and in serving God’s people in a variety of ministries.

In today’s world where do the Oakford Dominican Sisters witness that God is their first Love? Where do they strive to bring the presence of Jesus to a world that is so hungry for meaning? Where do these women live out their commitment to preach and teach the Truth of God’s love? Where do they labor at bringing reconciliation and healing to a broken world? Where is their presence a voice of the voiceless especially for women and children? Where do they work against the violence of our age?