congregation celebrated its 60th anniversary of their existence in the Philippines, October 1.

physical sickness but also effective healers of the spirit. “Here in Mindanao, the wounds of the spirit are getting bigger and wider. The wounds are expressed through suspicion, hatred, animosities which result in killing, dysfunction of families and loss of properties,” Archbishop Capalla said on how the Dominican Sisters can help in the social healing as a mandate of the Church. He also asked them that as they continue in their healing and education ministries, the Dominican sisters would also influence people who are educated in the Christian way. He hopes that there will not only be more young women to heed the call to become a Dominican sister but also more people would continue to help the sisters in pursuing their apostolate of healing and education.

named Sr. Lovella Bucog was clothed to the novitiate while three sisters namely, Sr. Gemma Emnace and Sr. Estrella Andoy were accepted to the postulancy during the acceptance rites and Holy Mass presided in the morning by Fr. Felix Labor at the Dominican Sister Regional House in Bajada.

121st. The congregation was started in Canada by Mother Marie de la Charite.

munity to take care of the physical wellness of the people of the Philippines particularly in Mindanao which at the time consists only of a few dioceses, the Dominican Sisters sent five sisters in Davao and started building the Dominican Sisters of the Trinity and at the same time the present San Pedro Hospital in Guerrero, which they are also handling now.
A year after their first arrival in the country and in Davao, the prelature of Davao was elevated and separated from the diocese of Zamboanga. The Archdiocese of Davao will be celebrating its 60th anniversary comes, December 2009.