Caring for Our Mother Earth

Highlighting Sister Barbara, OP and Sister Jeanette, OP

In bottling the Honey products from the hives of the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, we switched from the plastic lotion jars to aluminum tins in an effort to eliminate plastics from our products. We also started using cardboard tubes for the lip balm, instead of plastic tubes. This is an effort to eliminate plastics from our Honey products in response to our Care of Creation/Laudato Si action commitment. We are so excited that for next year Sisters Barbara and Jeanette have also found the packaging for the soap with clear cello bags that are biodegradable. Since they are made from wood pulp, we will be eliminating plastic there also.This leaves only the plastic lids that cover the honey jars. We are researching how to eliminate these and use something else, but overall, that is a huge reduction of plastic to the landfill. The cost is a bit more, but we owe it to Mother Earth.What ways are you working to use less plastic for the sake of our Mother Earth?

To Praise, to Bless, to Preach...

“A Prayer for Courage, Compassion, and Change"

Lord Jesus Christ, send the gift of your Holy Spirit, who is Love, upon us now and always. Bless us as we work to replace fear with love, which St. John says, eliminates all fear.

Pour your gifts of wisdom and understanding into the hearts of all people so that a just and merciful immigration policy will guide us through as a nation.

As we work to replace fear with love, we thank you for those who will accompany immigrants and the undocumented. May they be rewarded for their generosity.

Through the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe, our Queen and Mother, and Mother Cabrini, patroness of immigrants, may we strive to change our immigration policy and work to replace fear with love.

We make this prayer in Christ's holy name. AMEN.

Señor Jesucristo, envía el don de tu Espíritu Santo, que es Amor, sobre nosotros ahora y siempre.

Bendícenos mientras trabajamos para reemplazar el miedo por el amor, que, como dice San Juan, elimina todo temor. Derrama tus dones de sabiduría y comprensión en los corazones de todas las personas para que una política migratoria justa y misericordiosa nos guíe como nación.

Mientras trabajamos para reemplazar el miedo por el amor, te damos gracias por quienes acompañarán a los inmigrantes e indocumentados. Que sean recompensados por su generosidad.

Por la intercesión de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, nuestra Reina y Madre, y de Madre Cabrini, patrona de los inmigrantes, que nos esforcemos por cambiar nuestra política migratoria y trabajemos para reemplazar el miedo por el amor.

Hacemos esta oración en el santo nombre de Cristo. AMÉN.

Bishop Elshoff of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose trace their origins to Mother Maria Pia Backes, whose vision and devotion laid the foundation for a community rooted in faith and service. Arriving in San Francisco in 1876 with two companions, she established a congregation dedicated to uplifting the young, the poor, and the vulnerable across the United States, Mexico and Germany. Until her passing in 1925, she nurtured a legacy of compassion, spiritual commitment, and tireless outreach—a legacy that continues to flourish through the Sisters’ ministry today.

Archivist: S.M.Catherine Antczak O.P.

We, the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, the Congregation of the Queen of the Holy Rosary, are called to live and proclaim Jesus Christ through evangelizing, preaching, educating, and promoting justice and peace.

In the spirit of St. Dominic and of our foundress, Mother Maria Pia Backes, we witness to this call through our vowed life.

Our prayer, study, ministry, and life in community empower us to participate in the mission of Jesus, especially among the young, the poor, and the vulnerable.

Our Mission Statement

“Mary Magdalen went and announced to the disciples,

‘I have seen the Lord!’” John 20:18

Appearing to Mary Magdalen, Jesus sent her to the community to tell the good news of his resurrection. We, too, are sent to go forth and tell others the good news of God’s love.

The Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose, the Congregation of the Queen of the Holy Rosary,

currently ministers in California and Mexico.

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