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of the

English Congregation

of

St Catherine of Siena

Who are we?

We are a religious community of apostolic sisters,
who live according to the charism of St Dominic
as active contemplatives
following the rule of St Augustine.
As Dominicans
we strive to follow
in the mission of St Dominic

Where are we?

Some novices

We have houses in Stone, Staffordshire, our Mother House, and in Stroud, Leicester and Cambridge. The sisters support their local communities in a variety of missions including chaplaincy and hospital work

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Prayer

Prayer is at the centre of our religious life. The celebration of the Eucharist, has first place in our community prayer.

Our days are structured around praying the Divince Office in common. As well as this other private prayers including the Rosary, prayer for the departed, and regular spiritual reading, especially of Holy Scripture and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

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Sisters at prayer in the chapel in Cambridge

Community

As Dominicans, our religious life is essentially live in community, a sign in the Church and in the world of that fellowhsip in Christ to which all are called. We try to dwell in unity and to have but one soul and one heart in God. Thus, among ourselves we strive to live in mutual trust, affirmation and mercy.

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Study

The charism of the Dominican Order is contained in our great motto 'Veritas' ('Truth'). Dominican sisters, as members of the Order of Preachers, and whether or not they are involved in academic work, are committed to devoting time and energy to increasing their knowledge and deepening their understanding of the Wisdom of God. Dominican study is not simply an exercise in acquiring paper qualifications, or even the acquisition of knowledge for its own sake, but should always be directed to a deeper knowledge of the things of God, enabling us, in the words of our third motto 'To praise, To Bless and to preach' (Laudare, Benedicere, Praedicare)

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Mission

Sr Ann preaching

Preaching is the general title of our mission. We understand this very broadly, and sisters work in a broad field of differing apostolates. The golden thread which links all these is the recognition of the goodness of God's creation and the essential dignity of humanity made in His image

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