(Just a noteworthy follow-up to yesterday's slice of bread: I met with three young men for whom I've been praying for several years: one, whom I hadn't seen for 3-4 years, is doing very well, going on to be a doctor of physical therapy, another is in more desperate need of prayer than I imagined, and the third is thriving. It was not simply by chance that we met. E-mails and calls from friends on the list all were positive; and so were several text messages, one from a man for whom I just started praying: much going well for him as he is reborn in the faith. The moral: keep praying and don't hesitate to add to your list!)
St. Dominic was dedicated to passing on the TRUTH through his preaching and even more importantly by his way of life, which included substantial amounts of daily prayer and contemplation, daily Mass, a life of self-imposed asceticism, and enormous concern for the poor, not only in spirit, but in material goods as well. At one point he sold his precious books, so rare in those days, to help feed the poor in a time of famine. He is noted for his confrontations with the heretics of his day, the Albigensians, who denied the value of the body, and for founding Orders of men and women to continue the work of spreading the truth. His life give us a template for our own: dedication to the truth, prayer, and help to the poor. St. Dominic, help us to put into practice to some degree, these ideals.
Bro. Rene
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