News and Events

Rome (Italy), 12/22/2016, Sr. Maria Escayola and Srs. of the General Community.- "For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all people" (Titus 2, 11). Merry Christmas!

Bangalore (India), 12/20/2016, Srs. of India.- We all know Christmas is round the corner and well, all we think of is cakes, sweets, decoration and celebration. Have we ever thought about the less fortunate? The Dominican sisters of the Presentation in Bangalore have come together to help the slum children in Indiranagar and the way of giving back to society. There was a Christmas celebration put together for the children and it did bring a smile on everyone’s face.

Barcelona (Spain), 12/14/2016, Sr. Gemma Morató and Sr. Conchi García.- The Canonical visit of the General Government came to an end with the meeting of the two councils. Sr. Maria Escayola, Superior General accompanied by Sisters, Blanca Aurora Marín and Diana Dolorita, General Councillors, shared with all the sisters and got to know the actual life and mission.

Zulia (Venezuela), 12/08/2016, Srs. from El Caribe.-During the preparation for the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, the patroness of Sierra Maestra Parish at Zulia, Venezuela, on this December 8th, the Feast of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, the Province of El Caribe celebrated with joy and gratitude the First Religious Profession of Sister Mayleana Mayliuw Pérez Valero.

Badalona (Spain), 11/21/2016, Community of Bufalà-Roca i Pi.-Today is a big feast day for our Community as well as for the Congregation throughout the world. Here, in the Home for the elderly in Roca i Pi, the Community received many feast day wishes from the residents, the institution, the personnel who Works in the house, some families who knew that the sisters are celebrating their feast today and the members of the Christian Community of our parish, who always had participated in the Eucharist with us on this day and in whose presence we had been renewing our vows.

Camporredondo (Peru), 11/15/2016, Sr. Rocío Cuéllar Dávalos.- We celebrated the jubilee of the youth from November 11 to 13 with the youth from the parishes of San Pedro de Camporredondo, to which we belong and San Simón de Ocalli. It was an event that took place during the year of Mercy. 

Barcelona (Spain) 11/28/2016, Sr. Gemma Morató and Sr. Conchi García.- As planned, November 28 began with the meeting of the General and Provincial Councils for the canonical visit in the Province of Spain. With great joy we received Sr. Maria Escayola, Superior General, accompanied by two General Councilors, Srs. Blanca Aurora Marín and Diana Dolorita.

Chile and Argentina, 10/28-11/17/2016, Sr. Gabriela Vergara.- The canonical visit to each community was begun with the Bible quote from Job 14: 7-9. Now, all of us in the Delegation of Aconcagua thank the Lord because, the presence of the Sisters of the General Government had been like water for each Sister, each Community and for the mission. It helps us to shoot out new branches and flower again in the soil of Chile and Argentina where we realize the mission entrusted to us.

"The feast that we are going to celebrate invites us once again to contemplate the mystery of the Presentation of Our Lady in the temple; may this celebration be for us an opportunity to deepen in us the attitudes of the Virgin Mary and to imitate her example of total and exclusive dedication to God" (Sr. Maria Escayola, superior general).