st dominic

Jeremiah 31:1-7; The Lord will guard us as a shepherd  guards  his flock; Mt 15:21-28 

Here are a few words from St. Dominic whose feast we celebrate today

Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword;
wear humility rather than fine clothes."

"I kept on digging the hole deeper and deeper looking for the treasure chest until I finally lifted my head, looked up and realized that I had dug my own grave."

A man who governs his passions is master of his world. We must either command them or be enslaved by them. It is better to be a hammer than an anvil.

A few did bits about Dominic:

1)He spoke only when needed. In fact he lived out the words of St. Paul, "say only the good things men need to hear."

Now, that takes discipline and great devotion of faith to practice our tongue in such a manner. 

2) He always carried the gospel of matthew so that the words of Christ would be ready at hand. 

Think about the many things we carry with us when we leave the house.  Think about how much stuff is in a purse or wallet: lip stick,  make up, money, chains and bracelets and rings and other unmentionables.  Think about all that we carry in our vehicles.  

Do we create space for a bible or a copy of the new testament or even just a copy of one of the gospels.  Today with these new smart phones, there are apps for the bible.  PErhaps we can follow St. Dominic's lead and in our down time rather than turning on the radio or watching TV we can open the bible a read a little each day so that the word of God and the lessons of Christ are always ready at hand.

3)He also helped spread the devotion to the rosary.  He his honored at the one who spurred the devotion to meditating on the life of Christ through the beads.  How often our life would benefit form a simple pause in our routine to think on the life of Christ.  How often would others benefit if they read the life of CHrist written in our life.

We can follow in his footsteps and thus grow our spiritual lives in such a manner that we too might be enrolled in the call of saints. 

Saint Dominic pray for us