Hello all, Happy feast day to all born, baptized and married today Happy feast day to all Deacons, Seminarians, Priests, Bishops, Monks, Nuns, Religious Brothers and Sisters in Christ Jesus. Happy feast day to all named Dominic and parents of all named Dominic Happy feast day to all devoted to Saint Dominic of Silos Happy feast day to all pregnant women, especially all who invoke the intercession of Saint Dominic of Silos during labor. Happy feast day to all clerics of the “Order of Preachers”, popularly known as the “Dominicans Happy feast day to all children of Mary especially all who recite Her Holy Rosary with true devotion Happy feast day to all Catholic Missionaries Today (December 20) marks the feast of Saint Dominic of Silos Saint Dominic of Silos is not the founder of the Dominican order. The Dominican Order popularly known as the Dominicans was founded by Saint Dominic of Guzman whose feast we celebrated on the 8th of August Saint Dominic of Silos was born to a family of peasants. He was born year 1000, in Cañas (modern Rioja), Spain He worked as a shepherd before becoming a Benedictine monk at the monastery of San Millán de Cogolla. He became novice master at the monastery Dominic of Silos, with two of his fellow monks were driven out by the King of Navarre, who wished to annex the monasterys lands. Under the protection of King Ferdinand I of León, they found refuge at the monastery later named after him. They established a new monastery in what at first seemed an unpromising location. Under Dominic’s leadership, however, it became one of the most famous houses in Spain. Many healings were reported there. Dominic rebuilt the monastery, both spiritually and physically, and turned it into a center of book design, gold and silver work, scholarship, and charity. The monastery became one of the centers of the Mozarabic liturgy, and also preserved the Visigothic script of ancient Spain. Wealthy patrons endowed the monastery, and Saint Dominic raised funds to ransom Christians taken prisoner by the Moors. Saint Dominic of Silos died of natural causes in 1073. He died on the 20th of December, 1073 in Silos His relics were translated to the monastery church at Silos on January 5, 1076. Churches and monasteries were dedicated to him as early as 1085. His special patronage was connected with pregnancy, and before 1931, his abbatial staff was used to bless Spanish queens and kept by their beds when they were in labor. --------------------------------------------------------- History tells that the mother of (founder of the Dominican order) is said to have prayed at the shrine of Dominic of Silos before she conceived the child that would subsequently found the Order of Preachers! The Catholic Tradition tells us that about 100 years after Dominic’s death, a young woman made a pilgrimage to his tomb. There Saint Dominic of Silos appeared to her and assured her that she would bear another son. The woman’s name was Joan of Aza, and the son she bore was Saint Dominic of Guzmán who grew up to be the other Dominic—the one who founded the ‘Order of Preachers’ popularly known as the Dominicans. Saint Dominic of Guzmán introduced the world to the devotion to the Most Holy Rosary after an apparition of the ever Blessed Virgin Mary --------------------------------------------- Saint Dominic of Silos is invoked against rabies and against rabid dogs He is also invoked against insects He is the patron Saint of captives He is popularly known as the patron Saint of pregnant women He is the patron saint of prisoners He is also the patron saint of shepherds -------------------------------------- Let us pray that through the works, spiritual direction, spiritual maturity and intercession of Saint Dominic of Silos, we may in this group find the spiritual motivation to win our souls for God. Amen Summary of the life of Saint Dominic of Silos can be viewed by clicking the photo of the Saint in our groups photo section. Saint of the day would be communicated to you as promptly and consistently as humanly possible, by Gods grace. May we all in this group and beyond this group, Christians and non Christians alike, Catholics and non Catholics alike, be saved from the fires of hell and lifted up into heaven after our stay here on this exile. Amen May our Lord Jesus Christ, through the intercession of Saint Dominic of Silos and all other Saints before and after him, through Gods Divine Mercy strengthen our souls, open out the way for us all, and above all, intoxicate us with HIS love. Amen May Christ make us into blazing fires to enkindle the earth with the heavenly fire HE brought us. Amen Jesus, Mary and Joseph, we give you our lives and our salvation. Jesus we love you, all we have is yours, yours we are and yours we want to be, please do with us whatever you will. Amen Jesus, Mary we love you, please save our souls. Amen God bless you and grant your heart’s desire. Amen Saint Dominic of Silos, pray for us. Amen. ----------------------------------- For a brief on our Saint of today, please click the link below: https://youtube/watch?v=IBbZHBwsM9w For a song in honour of our Saint of today, please click the link below: https://youtube/watch?v=b2JCa-YuDc0
Posted on: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 09:58:28 +0000
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