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Alive or Dead we belong to the LORD (Rm 14:8)

Handmaids of Grace, Witnesses of Divine Love.

Daughters of Divine Grace

The Daughters of Divine Grace is a vibrant monastery of Catholic religious nuns called to live a life of radical discipleship in response to the love of Jesus Christ. We are captivated by the truth of His Word and commit ourselves wholly to Him through a life of prayer, fraternity, penance, and the proclamation of the Gospel.

Daughters of Divine Grace are a community of consecrated women who are called to live a life of radical discipleship in response to the boundless love of Jesus Christ.  We seek to follow Jesus Christ, as a prophetic witness that our life is a pilgrimage to the Father in Heaven, through our lives of prayer, penance, fraternity, simplicity, and preaching the Word of God, led by His Spirit. We’ve decided to leave behind what the world offers to give our whole lives to God by professing vows of obedience, chastity, and poverty. And as a daughter of Divine Grace we also vow to witness the Word of God until our last breath.

Core Mission:

That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched, this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. ( 1 Jn 1: 1) Experiencing the Risen Lord and following His commands, we strive to relive the spirit of the Early Church radically. We are rooted in the Oriental monastic tradition following the Carmelite and Benedictine spiritualities.

Charism and Vows:

Our life is guided by the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience. These vows reflect our total consecration to God and our commitment to live as witnesses of His Word until our last breath.

    • Poverty: Embracing simplicity and detachment from material possessions to rely fully on God’s providence and being content.
    • Chastity: Offering our hearts entirely to Christ, loving Him above all and serving others with purity of heart.
    • Obedience: Surrendering our will to God’s will communicated directly or through the human mediums or life situations, guided by the filial trust in God.
    • Proclamation of the Word of God: A deepenedcommitment to preach and live the Word of God as a testimony to His transformative love.

Spiritual Focus:

Why become a monk, If not to be a saint? Through prayer and monastic life, God in his abundant love sanctifies a monk to sanctify the whole world in Him. (cf. Jn 17: 19) We detach ourselves from all the worldly desires to unite ourselves to God alone. The real source that devotes us to this purgation and unification is the intimacy with God.
Our prayer life is liturgical, contemplative, ascetical, and Marian, centered on the Bread of Life – the Word and the Body of Christ. Through prayer, we deepen our relationship with the Holy Trinity and receive the grace to radiate His love to the world.

Our Founder

  • Biography of Rev. Fr. Dominic Valanmanal:
    Fr. Dominic Valanmanal, a diocesan priest with a burning passion for God and His Church, is the visionary founder of the Daughters of Divine Grace. His ministry is marked by a profound experience of the Risen Lord and unique charisms of discernment of Spirits, healing, and deliverance. Through his Grace Anointing ministries, he has touched countless lives, spreading faith and healing broken hearts.
  • His Vision for the monastery:
    Inspired by the Holy Spirit, Fr. Dominic envisioned a monastery dedicated to a life of holiness, radical discipleship, and revival within the Catholic Church. His dream is to form a community who would embody the love of Christ and the joy of the Gospel through their lives of prayer,witnessing the Truth. And they become a reparation with Christ (cf. gal 2: 20) for the sake of our sins and those of the whole world. The Founder Father helps his spiritual daughters to raise their hearts to heavenly desires – the non perishable spiritual realities and the infinite love of God.
  • Founding Quote:
    “God has a beautiful plan.”These words encapsulate Fr. Dominic’s unwavering trust in God’s providence and his call to lead others to discover their divine purpose.

Guiding Charisms:

Rev. Fr. Dominic’s ministry is characterized by:

    • Deep Intimacy with God
    • Unwavering Faith in Word of God : Jn 6:63
    • Accepting sufferings and trials as a salvific way to unite with Jesus Christ for the good of souls.
    • Discernment of Spirits: Helping individuals recognize God’s will in their lives.
    • Healing: Restoring physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being through prayer and faith.
    • Deliverance: Freeing souls from oppression of evil and leading them into God’s light.

Guiding Charisms

May 2018 marks a timeline of Heaven’s plan to begin a Youth movement for World Evangelization- ‘Missionaries of Grace’ by Rev. Fr. Valanmanal Dominic. And from this many youths were inspired and attracted to a life of prayer, intimacy with God, faith in Word of God and asceticism illumined in Our Founder. They waited long to discern this attraction of Heavenly Father (cf. Jn 6:44,65) and finally open their hearts to share this inspiration with Fr. Dominic. Meanwhile, God has been inspiring Rev. Father to found a community radically following Christ and His Word for many long years. In the following years many youths of missionaries of Grace joined in on this journey of Grace. We were guided to proceed this divine aspiration by approaching the Eparchial Bishop of Kanjirapally, Mar Jose Pulickal. After many discernments and meetings the Church finally approved this community as a Public Association of Christian Faithful in view of becoming a Monastery Sui Iuris on June 13, 2022. The decree of erection marks the beginning of a beautiful plan of God.

Significant Milestones

  • June 13, 2022: Official erection as a public association of Christian faithful by H.E. Mar Jose Pulickal.
  • July 13, 2022: The monastery begins its religious formation on the feast of their Patroness, Our Lady of Rosa Mystica.
  • January 6, 2024: The First eight postulants entered the canonical Novitiate.
  • April 15, 2024: Visit by H.E. Mar Mathew Arackal, a moment of spiritual encouragement for the community.
  • April 28, 2024: H.E. Mar George Cardinal Alencherry visits the House of Grace, recognizing the growth and mission of the monastery.
  • January 17, 2025: The First seven novices will profess their simple vows.

Significant Milestones:

Guided by the spirituality of St. Teresa of Avila and St. Benedict, the monastery is deeply rooted in the Oriental monastic tradition and Carmelite-Benedictine spirituality.