Our Texas Expansion

In August of 2009, eight Sisters arrived in the Diocese of Austin upon the invitation of Bishop Gregory Aymond to assist in the mission of Catholic education and to establish a priory. Since then, the Dominican Sisters of Mary have been teaching in three diocesan schools at both the elementary and high school levels. Two of the Sisters are working at a branch of the Sisters’ Mission Advancement Office located at the Diocesan Pastoral Center to develop a plan for the community’s expansion into the area. The Sisters deeply appreciate the warm welcome and enthusiastic support they have received from Bishop Joe Vásquez and many others in Central Texas.

With the Motherhouse at capacity and the extraordinary rate of vocations coming to the Dominican Sisters of Mary, the building of a priory in Austin is both a timely response to the tremendous growth the community has experienced, as well as a tremendous opportunity for the growth of the Church in Central Texas. The Sisters’ hope is that the priory will be a source of leaven and joy in the region as it will support the mission of Catholic education and build up the Church through the visible witness of lives totally dedicated to Christ.

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Mother Assumpta, Sr. Joseph Andrew, and our
Texas Sisters at the Blessing of the Property.

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Our National Expansion

Prayer to Blessed John Paul II asking his intercession for the Sisters and their endeavors.

"We are consecrated women first, and so our foremost model is Mary, the Mother of God. Inspired by the charism of St. Dominic, our prayer life comes first so that our apostolate overflows from a contemplation nourished before the Eucharist."

~ Mother Assumpta Long, O.P.

The Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist is a Roman Catholic community of women religious based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Our community was founded in the Dominican tradition to spread the witness of religious life in accord with Pope John Paul II's vision for a new evangelization.

Through profession of the vows of chastity, poverty, and obedience, along with a contemplative emphasis on Eucharistic adoration and Marian devotion, our community exists for the salvation of souls and the building of the Church throughout the world.

As Dominicans, our primary apostolate is the education and formation of young people. We remain open to engaging the modern culture with new forms of evangelization in order to preach the Gospel and teach the Truth.