Vocation Retreats & Inquiry
Come and See
Are you attracted by what you see here? Would you like to “come and see”? Coming to visit the monastery, meet the nuns, and experience a little bit of our Dominican monastic vocation is the best way to learn more and see if this life may be God’s plan for you.
Individual Visits
The normal way to make a vocation retreat at our monastery is to contact us, introduce yourself and your discernment, and ask if it would be possible to visit. Visitors stay in our guest area outside the cloister, join in our liturgical prayer, Eucharistic Adoration, and Rosary, learn about our life through reading and conversation with the Vocation Directress and other nuns, and have time for silent prayer and reflection.
Vocation Retreats
Similar to an individual visit, these weekends are open to a larger number of young women seeking to learn more about our contemplative Dominican vocation.
Upcoming Dates
February 28 - March 2, 2025
October 17-19, 2025
“The Monastery of Saint Jude is a wonderful place to live a life of prayer and grow in grace. The nuns here have an amazing devotion to Jesus Christ in the Eucharist, to the holy Rosary, and to prayer and study centered on the Word of God. Their life is inspirational, their liturgy is beautiful, and their prayers are powerful. The silence and recollection in the monastery is palpable, and the surroundings serve to cultivate the interior life very deeply. Every time I visit I come away much better for it on so many levels. This Monastery is truly an amazing blessing to the Dominican Order and to the whole Church. Any young woman who is seeking deep union with the Lord should come and see!”
Contact our Vocation Directress
Are you a single, Catholic young women under age 28? Would you like to learn more about becoming a Dominican nun, or ask to arrange a vocation visit? You may contact our Vocation Directress, Sister Mary of the Precious Blood, at vocations@marburydominicannuns.org, write by mail, or use the form below.
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Discover our hidden Dominican vocation through our bimonthly vocation newsletter. May Our Lady guide you as you seek God’s will for your life!
Our Vocation Newsletter is for young women in high school through age 28.