Dominican Sisters of the Heart of Jesus

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The Dominican Sisters of the Heart of Jesus are a contemplative Roman Catholic religious community and non-profit organization based in Lockport, Louisiana. They follow the Dominican tradition but operate independently from the officially recognized Second Order monasteries. [1]

The sisters live a life of prayer, study, community and work in keeping with the Rule of Saint Augustine and Dominican spirituality. [2] They profess the evangelical counsels of chastity, poverty and obedience through private, simple vows. [3]

The community was founded in 1981 by Mother Mary Henry of Jesus, O.P., in Lockport, following her earlier participation in establishing the Dominican Monastery of the Infant Jesus in Lufkin, Texas. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Links to Dominican Nuns". DomLife.org. Retrieved 2020-08-24.
  2. ↑ Augustine, Saint (1984). The Rule of Saint Augustine . ISBN   978-0-232-51617-3.
  3. ↑ Gambari, Elio (1986). Religious Life according to Vatican II and the new Code of Canon Law. Boston, MA: Daughters of St. Paul. p. 668. ISBN   978-0-8198-6416-1.
  4. ↑ Reverend Mother Mary Henry of Jesus, O.P. (2003). Brief History of the Dominican Monastery of the Heart of Jesus, Lockport, Louisiana. Lockport, LA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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