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[cruger2984]

THE DESCRIPTION OF SAINT DOMINIC Patron Saint of Astronomers and Astronomy Feast Day: August 8

"One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world."

Dominic de Guzmán (Domingo Félix de Guzmán), the founder of the Ordo Praedicatorum (Order of Preachers aka Dominicans), was born in Caleruega, Kingdom of Castile (present-day Castile-Leon, Spain), on August 8, 1170.

In the earliest narrative source, by Jordan of Saxony, Dominic's parents are not named. The story is told that before his birth, his barren mother, Joan of Aza (Juana de Aza), made a pilgrimage to the Abbey at Silos, and dreamt that a dog leapt from her womb carrying a flaming torch in its mouth, and seemed to set the earth on fire. This story is likely to have emerged when his order became known, after his name, as the Dominican order, Dominicanus in Latin and a play on words interpreted as Domini canis: 'Dog of the Lord.'

Joan of Aza was beatified by Pope Leo XII in 1829.

After his ordination, he was assigned to the Burgo de Osma Cathedral, where he followed the Rule of St. Augustine. In 1204, as he was on his way to Denmark, he converted the owner of a hotel in Toulouse. This event made him realize that preaching was his special charism (or spiritual gift). Afterwards, he was sent by the Pope to convert the French Albigenses, and after a few years of intense preaching, accompanied by the example of a holy life, many people returned to the Catholic church.

To the monks of Cîteaux, whose efforts against the heretics were fruitless, he said: 'Arm yourself with prayer, rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes.'

One day, when being asked in what book he studied his beautiful sermons, he answered: 'In no other than the book of love.'

Together with a few missionary companions, he founded in Toulouse the Ordo Praedicatorum, or 'the Order of Preachers', whose members were dedicated to sacred studies and preaching.

They received official approval in 1216. Dominic advised his brothers in these words: 'Speak only of God, or with God.'

One day, he had a vision of the Virgin Mary, who instructed him to propagate the prayer of the Holy Rosary throughout the world.

On the feast of the Assumption in 1217, he sent the Dominicans in all directions, saying: 'We must sow the seed, not hoard it.'

Dominic spent a couple of years in Rome before taking up permanent residence in Bologna (present-day Emilia-Romagna, Italy). There, he died on the Feast of the Lord's Transfiguration - August 6, 1221, at the age of 50, worn out by a life of an intense apostolate.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINT OF THE DAY (August 8)

On August 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Dominic Guzman, who helped the cause of orthodoxy in the medieval Church by founding the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominicans.

“This great saint reminds us that in the heart of the Church, a missionary fire must always burn,” Pope Benedict XVI said in a February 2010 General Audience talk on the life of St. Dominic.

In his life, the Pope said, “the search for God's glory and the salvation of souls went hand in hand.”

Born on 8 August 1170 in Caleruega, Spain, Dominic was the son of Felix Guzman and Joanna of Aza, members of the nobility.

His mother would eventually be beatified by the Church, as would his brother Manes who became a Dominican.

The family's oldest son Antonio also became a priest.

Dominic received his early education from his uncle, who was a priest, before entering the University of Palencia where he studied for ten years.

In one notable incident from this period, he sold his entire collection of rare books to provide for the relief of the poor in the city.

After his ordination to the priesthood, Dominic was asked by Bishop Diego of Osma to participate in local church reforms.

He spent nine years in Osma, pursuing a life of intense prayer, before being called to accompany the bishop on a piece of business for King Alfonso IX of Castile in 1203.

While traveling in France with the bishop, Dominic observed the bad effects of the Albigensian heresy, which had taken hold in southern France during the preceding century.

The sect revived an earlier heresy, Manicheanism, which condemned the material world as an evil realm not created by God.

Dreading the spread of heresy, Dominic began to think about founding a religious order to promote the truth.

In 1204, he and Bishop Diego were sent by Pope Innocent III to assist in the effort against the Albigensians, which eventually involved both military force and theological persuasion.

In France, Dominic engaged in doctrinal debates and set up a convent whose rule would eventually become a template for the life of female Dominicans.

He continued his preaching mission from 1208 to 1215, during the intensification of the military effort against the Albigensians.

In 1214, Dominic's extreme physical asceticism caused him to fall into a coma, during which the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to him and instructed him to promote the prayer of the Rosary.

Its focus on the incarnation and life of Christ directly countered the Albigensian attitude towards matter as evil.

During that same year, Dominic returned to Tolouse and obtained the bishop's approval of his plan for an order dedicated to preaching.

He and a group of followers gained local recognition as a religious congregation, and Dominic accompanied Tolouse's bishop to Rome for an ecumenical council in 1215.

The council stressed the Church's need for better preaching but also set up a barrier to the institution of new religious orders.

Dominic, however, obtained papal approval for his plan in 1216 and was named as the Pope's chief theologian.

The Order of Preachers expanded in Europe with papal help in 1218.

The founder spent the last several years of his life building up the order and continuing his preaching missions, during which he is said to have converted some 100,000 people.

After several weeks of illness, Dominic died in Italy on 6 August 1221.

He was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 13 July 1234.

He is the patron saint of astronomers and natural scientists.

He and his order are traditionally credited with spreading and popularizing the rosary.

The country Dominican Republic and its capital Santo Domingo are named after Saint Dominic.

[alcanlobo]

Close to Nature, Closer to God ⛪️

📍Caleruega Church is a newer structure, that doesn't lessen how magnificent it is. The name of the church is derived from St. Dominic, the man who founded the Dominican Order, who was born in the little Spanish town of Caleruega. Visitors can enjoy a stunning view of the surrounding vegetation and mountain ranges thanks to the Caleruega Church's hilltop location. Even though getting there requires traveling down a rocky and narrow road, Caleruega Church is unquestionably worth visiting. 

We’ve been to Caleruega Church once and we would always remark how beautiful it was. Caleruega Church is often listed as one of the most beautiful churches in Tagaytay but it’s really located in Nasugbu, Batangas. What makes Caleruega Church even more attractive is the view of Mount Batulao as well as the boundless green plains surrounding Caleruega Church adds to its allure. Add in the cool Tagaytay air, and you have the ideal hideaway to heal both your mind and your spirit.

So, to visit Caleruega Church, you must pay a P30 admission fee each person. With that, you may now explore the property and discover for yourself the features and amenities. It's a soothing pastime to go for a leisurely walk, be near to nature, and nourish your spirituality.  Things to see and do at Caleruega are a large dining hall is Refectory Hall, The female dorm is located at Catalina Hall,The men's dorm is located at Tomasino Hall, Hermitage cottages Pahingalayan and Fra Angelico offer simple lodging options, Outdoor activities are also highly recommended at Kampo Arriba, a campsite and many more, Consequently, I suggest Caleruega Church if you want to visit a serene church. 

[bisayangprayle]

"Amang Sto. Domingo" (my colored pencil drawing)

August 8 is the Feast Day of St. Dominic of Caleruega, the founder of the Dominican Order. He was a contemporary and a friend of St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Dominic was born in 1170 in old Castile, Spain. As he grew up, he was trained for the priesthood by a priest-uncle, studied the arts and theology, and became a canon of the cathedral at Osma, where there was an attempt to revive the apostolic common life described in Acts of the Apostles.

Later on, he embarked on a diplomatic mission to southern France with the goal of evangelizing unreached rural populations, as well as combatting the errant views of a faction that was disrupting and confusing the Church- the Albigensians.

One night, Dominic stayed at the house of an Alibigensian leader, discussing matters of theology until the rising of the sun. The conversation changed the mind of the Albigensian, who saw the merit of Dominic’s views on Christ. Saint Dominic remained of the opinion that rational argumentation – and not threats of violence – was the proper path to persuading dissenters. It was upon this conviction that he based the Order of Preachers in 1214. Today known as the Dominicans, this order was committed to the conversion of unbelievers and the re-conversion of non-practicing Catholics, focusing on scholarship, preaching, and spiritual education. Dominic believed that education was imperative to properly equipping preachers, and that it was necessary to persuade others of truth with reasoned, scholarly argument. Christians should be respectful of and ready to respond to questions from reason, never resorting to force.

Saint Dominic died at age 52 in 1221. The legacy of his compassion and dedication to the spiritual education of church teachers serves as an enduring example of reasoned faith.

St. Dominic, Ora pro nobis.

[streetsofdublin]

STATUE OF ST DOMINIC IN KILKENNY

Saint Dominic (Spanish: Santo Domingo), also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo Félix de Guzmán; 8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), was a Castilian priest and founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic

[silentambassadors]

Requiescat in pace, St. Dominic.  Domingo de Guzmán was born to Castilian parents in Spain and established the Ordo Praedicatorum in the early 13th Century (earlier than the first office of Grand Inquisitor, by the bye--despite St. Dominic, and the Dominicans in general, being accorded a negative reputation as inquisitors and gleeful sadists, St. Dominic actually died on this date in 1221 [two days shy of his 51st birthday], a decade before the Inquisition was officially instated).

Stamp details: Issued on: May 25, 1971 From: Vatican City, Vatican City-State MC #586-589

[anastpaul]

Saint of the Day - 30 July - Blessed Manés de Guzmán OP (c 1168-1235)

Saint of the Day – 30 July – Blessed Manés de Guzmán OP (c 1168-1235)

Saint of the Day – 30 July – Blessed Manés de Guzmán OP (c 1168-1235) Dominican Priest and Frair, older Brother of Saint Dominic (1170-1221- born as Manés de Guzmán y Aza in c 1168 at Caleruega, Castile (in modern Burgos, Spain) and died in 1234 in the Monastery of San Pedro de Gumeil, Izan, Castile (in modern Burgos, Spain) of natural causes. Also known as – Mamerto, Mamés, Manez, Mannus.…

[youngfcs]

► Sinopse: Carla Rosón Caleruega esta de volta a espanha. Depois de passar sua adolescência em NY, ela está de volta para viver sua vida com seu Pai, que é o dono do maior hotel da cidade.

Na noite de sua chegada, ocorre o assassinato de uma das camareiras do hotel, chamanda Samantha Hall. Levando isso a um suposto assassino. 

 Dois meses depois tudo estava se normalizando, até a Chegada de Aron, o novo ajudante do hotel. Entre tudo isso, Carla começa a receber mensagens sobre o suposto assassinato e amea��as. 

Além de seu pai que está planejando seu futuro casamento com Dominic, um dos futuros herdeiros de terras da Espanha. 

Nessa hotel haverá muita morte, romance, mistério, disputas e o melhor MENTIRAS! Quem será o suposto assassino? Quem está mandando as mensagens? Quem Carla escolherá? 

► Autor (a): Giovanna Andrade 

► Gênero: Romance, Mistério 

► Link para a História:

[urbanhermit]

Blessed Mannes de Guzman, OP Friar, Priest, and Brother of St. Dominic Optional Memorial Blessed Mannes, an older brother of Saint Dominic, was born at Caleruega, Spain, about 1170. He was among his younger brother's first followers and later assisted in establishing the priory of Saint-Jacques at Paris in 1217. In 1219 he was entrusted with the care of the Dominican nuns at Madrid. According to an early source, he was "a contemplative and holy man, meek and humble, joyful and kind, and a zealous preacher." He died at the Cistercian monastery of San Pedro at Garniel d'Izan near Caleruega about the year 1235. The second reading is taken from the supplement to the Liturgy of the Hours for the Order of Preachers: From a letter of our Holy Father Dominic to the nuns of Madrid. "Mannes has worked so hard to bring you to this holy state of life." Brother Dominic, Master of the Preachers, to the dear prioress of Madrid and all the nuns in the community, greetings. May you progress every day!... ---Furthermore, I instruct my dear brother Mannes, who has worked so hard to bring you to this holy state of life, to organize you and make whatever arrangements he considers useful, to enable you to conduct yourselves in the most religious and holy way. I also give him power to visitate you and correct you, and, if necessary, to remove the prioress from office, provided that a majority of the nuns agree. I also authorize him to grant you any dispensations he thinks appropriate. Farewell in Christ." https://www.instagram.com/p/ChZY-xAOX81/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hzaidan]

09 works, Today, December 20th, is Saint Dominic's day, his story, illustrated #352

09 works, Today, December 20th, is Saint Dominic’s day, his story, illustrated #352

El Greco, (1541–1614)Saint Dominic in Prayer, c. between 1605 and 1610Oil on canvasHeight: 104.7 cm (41.2 in); Width: 82.9 cm (32.6 in)Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts Saint Dominic, also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, (8 August 1170–6 August 1221), was a Castilian Catholic priest and founder of the Dominican Order…Please follow link for full post

[thepastisalreadywritten]

SAINT OF THE DAY (August 8)

On August 8, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of St. Dominic de Guzman, who helped the cause of orthodoxy in the medieval Church by founding the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominicans.

“This great saint reminds us that in the heart of the Church, a missionary fire must always burn,” Pope Benedict XVI said in a February 2010 General Audience talk on the life of St. Dominic.

"In his life," the Pope said, “the search for God's glory and the salvation of souls went hand in hand.”

Born on 8 August 1170 in Caleruega, Spain, Dominic was the son of Felix Guzman and Joanna of Aza, members of the nobility.

He was named after Saint Dominic of Silos.

His mother would eventually be beatified by the Church, as would his brother Manes who became a Dominican. The family's oldest son Antonio also became a priest.

Dominic received his early education from his uncle, who was a priest, before entering the University of Palencia where he studied for ten years.

In one notable incident from this period, he sold his entire collection of rare books to provide for the relief of the poor in the city.

After his ordination to the priesthood, Dominic was asked by Bishop Diego of Osma to participate in local church reforms.

He spent nine years in Osma, pursuing a life of intense prayer, before being called to accompany the bishop on a piece of business for King Alfonso IX of Castile in 1203.

While traveling in France with the bishop, Dominic observed the bad effects of the Albigensian heresy, which had taken hold in southern France during the preceding century.

The sect revived an earlier heresy, Manicheanism, which condemned the material world as an evil realm not created by God.

Dreading the spread of heresy, Dominic began to think about founding a religious order to promote the truth.

In 1204, he and Bishop Diego were sent by Pope Innocent III to assist in the effort against the Albigensians, which eventually involved both military force and theological persuasion.

In France, Dominic engaged in doctrinal debates and set up a convent whose rule would eventually become a template for the life of female Dominicans.

He continued his preaching mission from 1208 to 1215, during the intensification of the military effort against the Albigensians.

In 1214, Dominic's extreme physical asceticism caused him to fall into a coma, during which the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to him and instructed him to promote the prayer of the Rosary.

Its focus on the incarnation and life of Christ directly countered the Albigensian attitude towards matter as evil.

During that same year, Dominic returned to Tolouse and obtained the bishop's approval of his plan for an order dedicated to preaching.

He and a group of followers gained local recognition as a religious congregation, and Dominic accompanied Tolouse's bishop to Rome for an ecumenical council in 1215.

The council stressed the Church's need for better preaching but also set up a barrier to the institution of new religious orders.

Dominic, however, obtained papal approval for his plan in 1216 and was named as the Pope's chief theologian.

The Order of Preachers expanded in Europe with papal help in 1218.

The founder spent the last several years of his life building up the order and continuing his preaching missions, during which he is said to have converted some 100,000 people.

After several weeks of illness, St. Dominic died in Italy on 6 August 1221.

He was canonized by Pope Gregory IX on 13 July 1234.

He is the patron saint of astronomers, natural scientists, falsely accused people, the Dominican Republic, and other locales throughout the world.

[1universe1soul]

Saint Dominic (Spanish: Santo Domingo), also known as Dominic of Osma and Dominic of Caleruega, often called Dominic de Guzmán and Domingo Félix de Guzmán (8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221), was a Castilian priest and founder of the Dominican Order. Dominic is the patron saint of astronomers.

[imhillaryanne]

As what Maya Angelou said, “each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for. Each of us needs to withdraw from the cares which will not withdraw from us.” And for us, we didn’t only have a day, but three!

Last November 8th to 10th, we had a retreat at Caleruega Philippines, in Nasugbu, Batangas. It is a 3-day disconnection from the real world and reconnection to our friends and foes through allowing the dominance of our vulnerability and dormancy of our negative judgments towards each other. There was also a spiritual empowerment and a pause to see a bigger picture of our past decisions.

With Luisse!

Our estimated departure time was 11 AM– but me being so excited about this I wasn’t even able to sleep— I arrived in UST at around 9:30 AM.  It was very sunny, it was almost difficult to walk around UST to get some last-minute *~retreat letters~*. Before we board the bus we had lunch at Jollibee Asturias first because we will no longer be having any stopover for lunch.

At around 11 AM, we started traveling to Nasugbu, Batangas. We traveled for roughly 3 hours, but I was never able to sit down because I  was very busy taking pictures, distributing retreat letters, asking payments for the mass offerings, and singing in the karaoke as well! In fact, I felt really honored to be a dispatcher– I even realized that I could be a good surfer because of my talent in balancing in a moving bus in a zigzag highway!

At 2:30 PM we arrived in Caleruega Philippines and upon entering, I automatically felt bliss because this place has been my jar of good memories. And I am very excited to make new memories with new people in the same place.

When we arrived we were just oriented about the house rules and then they gave us the room assignments and we went to our room to fix our things. I was also tasked to become the bell ringer and key holder.

I was excited about our rooms this time because when I had a retreat 5 years ago in this place, we were in a room good for 4-8 people with one bathroom. But now, almost 30 girls are in a very big room in Catalina Hall with almost 40 bunk beds and there is also a huge bathroom that sheltered around 10 toilet and 10 shower cubicles.

It just made our experience way better because it felt like we were in a ladies’ dormitory and we don’t need to knock on someone’s door because we can just go barge into their beds.

At 3:00 PM we had our snack: Spaghetti.

While waiting for our first session we decided to take pictures first. Hoping to find a picture that is decent enough for a profile picture for the Social Media accounts. lol

At around 4:15 PM we had our first session with Fr. Rafael “Pop” Lusuergo, OP. When we arrived in the Gazekubo there were envelopes with papers on our chair, and then after some talk, he told us to make an emblem describing ourselves, plot our life graph of happiness, and he also asked us to design the envelope where people can put the encouraging/kind notes and then we placed it on the panel board.

Conceptualizing the emblem, writing and coloring them– I really found them therapeutic. I was really having fun and I was putting enough effort on them.

Although I know it’s not really noticeable because I am not very good at these forms of art.

At around 6:30 PM we already had our dinner. Then, we took pictures and had some free time to read our retreat letters.

Our last session started at 7:30 PM and it was more of a sharing. In fact, I felt like I am the retreat master because I was the one facilitating the sharing! So many dream jobs getting unlocked today! 

We formed a big circle, and we shared the reason why our emblem was designed that way and the story behind our life graph of happiness. We finished this until 12 midnight, and it was just relaxing because we were all just letting our emotions take over us, exhausting all the negativities that we have been concealing. We were very vulnerable and it’s just so beautiful how we are able to see the genuineness of each other because we are sincere with how we really feel.

The lights out was supposed to be at 11 PM but we were informed that it’s not really followed so we can just go on and finish the sharing. It was almost midnight when we were able to finish.

We finished with a group hug and a prayer, then we went back to our room (Catalina Hall) and we started preparing for sleep. But of course, no one slept until 2 AM.

Like me.

#Retreat2017: Day 1 As what Maya Angelou said, "each person deserves a day away in which no problems are confronted, no solutions searched for.

[kuba-tolubie]

Św. Dominik jadący na rowerku w Caleruedze (gdzie się wychował) na dominikańskiej pielgrzymce śladami św. Dominika. Fragment animacji, którą przygotowałem w zeszłym roku dla kurii generalnej Zakonu Kaznodziejów ( http://www.op.org/ ). Całość animacji można zobaczyć tutaj: https://vimeo.com/229099746 lub też w dominikańskich filmikach na YouTubie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy0FoaM49y4&list=PLiR8AUfBlyDXoicVFN3LwF7-OpTfXAGdO&index=1#TheWalkingDom // St Dominic riding a bike in Caleruega (where he grew up) from an animated intro I made about a year ago for the General Curia of the Order of Preachers ( http://www.op.org/ ). Whole animation can be seen here: https://vimeo.com/229099746 and you can also see it being used in the dominican YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy0FoaM49y4&list=PLiR8AUfBlyDXoicVFN3LwF7-OpTfXAGdO&index=1

[globalworship]

By Night We Hasten for Living Water (St. Dominic)

Today, the 8th of August, we celebrate the life of Saint Dominic (Domingo de Guzmán, born in 1170). He is the founder of the Order of Preachers, popularly known as the Dominicans. Dominic lived an austere life, traveling and spreading the Good News of the Gospel.

To celebrate his life, here are some quotations attributed to Saint Dominic. “We must sow the seed, not hoard it.” “A person who governs his passions is the master of the world. We must either rule them or be ruled by them. It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.“ “I could not bear to prize dead skins, when living skins were starving and in need.” Dominic after selling books inscribed on parchment (sheepskin) and giving the money to the poor. “Arm yourself with prayer rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes.“ 

All the text above, and the art below, is reposted from the fine blog entry by Fr. Philip Chircop at http://www.philipchircop.com/post/163941656872/saint-dominic-today-the-8th-of-august-we

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Dominic (8 August 1170 – 6 August 1221) was from Caleruega in Spain. The story is told that before his birth his barren mother made a pilgrimage to the Abbey at Silos,[4] and dreamed that a dog leapt from her womb carrying a torch in its mouth, and "seemed to set the earth on fire". This story drew resonance from the fact that his order became known, after his name, as the Dominican order, Dominicanus in Latin which a play on words interpreted as Domini canis: "Dog of the Lord." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Dominic

To celebrate the long history of the Christian faith in Spain, here’s a lovely song in Spanish from the Taizé  community. I’m sure that St. Dominic would have enjoyed singing this.

De noche iremos, de noche que para encontrar la fuente, sólo la sed nos alumbra, sólo la sed nos alumbra By night, we hasten, in darkness, to search for living water, only our thirst leads us onward, only our thirst leads us onward

Here’s a 1-minute video of the song being sung in the community.

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This art is reposted from the fine blog entry by Fr. Philip Chircop at http://www.philipchircop.com/post/163941656872/saint-dominic-today-the-8th-of-august-we

[apostleshop]

Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 - Saints & Angels

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Saint of the Day for Wednesday, August 8th, 2018 - Saints & Angels

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