Diocesan daughter among 10 celebrating 25 years as Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia

Staff Report

Sister Maria Fidelis Gray, O.P., celebrated her Silver Jubilee, July 13. She was one of 10 Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia celebrating 25 years of religious profession.

A native of Ft. Wright, Ky., Sister Maria Fidelis is the daughter of Tevis and Theresa Gray, also of Ft. Wright. Sister Maria Fidelis made her first profession of vows on August 10, 2000. She has served in both teaching and administrative roles at schools in Nashville, Tenn.; North Beach, Md.; Denver, Col.; Carmel, Ind.; and Providence, R.I. Additionally, Sister served as Coordinator of Villagio Betania Retreat House in Bracciano, Italy. Sister Maria Fidelis is currently teaching second grade at St. Catherine of Siena Catholic School in Kennesaw, Ga.

In 1860, the Congregation of Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia was established in Nashville, where its Motherhouse is located. The Sisters of St. Cecilia are dedicated to the apostolate of Catholic education. The community of over 300 sisters serves in 55 schools throughout the United States and abroad, with mission houses in Sydney and Melbourne, Australia; Vancouver, British Columbia; Rome and Bracciano, Italy; Elgin, Scotland; Sittard, The Netherlands, and Limerick, Ireland. For more information on the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia Congregation, visit www.nashvilledominican.org.