Sisters of St. Dominic

About this place

The community of the Congregation of the Religious Missionaries of St. Dominic in Hoengseong-eup, Hoengseong-gun, is listed in the Catholic Church directory of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Korea as a novitiate belonging to the Diocese of Wonju. A novitiate is a place of formation where those preparing for religious life learn the congregation’s spirituality and community life before profession; this location therefore differs from an ordinary parish church in that religious formation and prayer are central. The directory also lists the Dominican retreat house under the same address and congregation, linking formation and retreat ministry at the site.

The Religious Missionaries of St. Dominic are a women’s religious congregation that carries out evangelization, prayer, education, and liturgical service within the Dominican spiritual tradition. The Hoengseong community serves as a place of formation for religious sisters and has also provided a base for retreats and faith formation within the diocese. It is therefore best understood not as a regular parish liturgical center but as a space for novitiate formation, communal religious life, and spiritual service.

The fact that the novitiate and retreat house are linked at the same location also shows how the congregation’s internal formation and outward spiritual service are connected rather than separated. Religious sisters are formed within community and, from that spirituality, take part in prayer and retreat ministries for the Church and the faithful.