Hawthorne Dominicans Thrilled Their Foundress Declared ‘Venerable’ by Pope Francis

| 03/20/2024

By: Mary Shovlain

On March 14 Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Rose Hawthorne, a convert to the Catholic faith who founded the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne.

We went to the order’s motherhouse to get their reaction to the news that their Foundress is one step closer to being a saint!

See our full report in the video above and you can find the prayer for her canonization here:

https://hawthorne-dominicans.org/rose-hawthorne.html

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