Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary

To contemplate, and to give. Thus flows the rhythm of Dominican life, sustained by the overtones of Eternal Love. It is a ceaseless rising and falling – an upward surge toward God, in contemplation; an overflow upon men of the Divine largesse, in action.

To contemplate, and to give. Thus flows the rhythm of Dominican life, sustained by the overtones of Eternal Love. It is a ceaseless rising and falling – an upward surge toward God, in contemplation; an overflow upon men of the Divine largesse, in action.

We are deeply grateful to all of you who have so generously supported us over the years, and will always remember you in prayer.

We are no longer taking donations. If you wish to ask for prayer requests or donate, please consider supporting another Dominican monastery instead.

Gifts and Offerings:

We are no longer offering Mass Cards, Rosaries, or other items. Some of these items are now available at other Dominican Monasteries:

Prayer Enrollment Cards:
Dominican Monastery of St. Jude, Marbury, AL

Albs:
St. Dominic’s Monastery, Linden, VA

Amices:
Monastery of Our Lady of Grace, North Guilford, CT

Chain Rosaries:
Monastery of Our Lady of Grace, North Guilford, CT

Society of Perpetual Prayer/Our Lady of the Rosary Mass Association:

All the members of the Society from 1918 – 2022 will be perpetually enrolled in each of the following Dominican Monasteries:
Dominican Monastery of St. Jude, Marbury, AL
Monastery of the Mother of God, in West Springfield, MA
Monastery of Our Lady of the Rosary, in Summit, NJ
Monastery of Our Lady of Grace, North Guilford, CT

OUR BUFFALO CEMETERY

As part of the sale of our monastery in Buffalo, the Dominican Nuns of the Perpetual Rosary arranged for the transfer of the remains of 69 sisters who were buried in a cemetery on our former property, with some interments dating back to the early 1900s. The remains were reinterred in a special section of Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cheektowaga designated as Our Lady of the Rosary; Mount Calvary has a long history of serving the Dominican community.

The remains of two Dominican friars buried in the cemetery, chaplains to the Nuns, were transferred to the Dominican Friars Section of St. Francis Cemetery, 163 Smithfield Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

In 2020, a petition to transfer the remains was submitted to New York State Supreme Court for the County of Erie. Hon. Frank A. Sedita, III approved the petition in July 2020. The sisters made every effort to inform family members of the late sisters about the transfers. The Erie County Clerk’s office and the Erie County Historian were also informed of the transfer of the remains.

The formal blessing and dedication of the sisters’ new resting place took place in August 2021.

In silence, stillness and prayer, the sisters continue to pray for the repose of the souls of these faithful servants of God.