World Institute of St. Dominic
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The World Institute of St. Dominic is a Roman Catholic Institute of Consecrated Life . The Swiss women's community is recognized by canon law as a secular institute and is a member of the working group of secular institutes in Switzerland .
The secular institute
The secular institute is affiliated to the Dominican Order of Preachers as the Third Order of Dominican Sisters and traces its foundation to St. Domingo de Guzmán (1170-1221). In search of new ways of working together and preaching the Gospel , the founding women resorted to the possibilities of secular orders. You strive to live according to the evangelical counsels in the midst of the world. They carry out their apostolate in their profession and among friends. They live and live in the midst of secular society in shared flats or in individual households. The community life is experienced in small groups, in addition, the members meet once a year for a week of encounter and three times for days of reflection . Your center is located in Zug .
See also
Web links
- World Institute of Saint Dominic
- orden-online.de: Secular Institutes (world communities), Switzerland