St. Dominic icon © Cecilia Lawrence August 10th 2016 4.5 x 6 inches Ink, watercolor, gold leaf “O Light of the Church, Teacher of Truth, Rose... St. Dominic icon

Saint Dominic

Roman Catholic Saint. He is remembered as the young boy who did God's work in the mid-19th century Italy. Many thought he was too young to be considered for sainthood. Dominic was canonized in 1954. His Liturgical Feast Day is October the ninth. Born second in a family of eleven siblings, his father was a blacksmith...

Saint Dominic receiving the Holy Rosary from the Blessed Virgin Mary. Hehehe @melissa dominic Bronson :D

Entrance Antiphon, Cf. Sir 15:5:In the midst of the Church he opened his mouth, and the Lord filled him with the spirit of wisdom and understanding and clothed him in a robe of joy.Communion Antiphon, Luke 12:42:This is the steward, faithful and prudent, who the Lord set over his household to give

“What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action.” ~ Meister Eckhart As Catholics, many of us look to the lives of the

Lives of the Saints for every day - Saint Dominic, Founder

"Almighty and ever-living God, you called our brother Vincent Ferrer to preach the gospel of the last judgment. At the coming of your Son may we be found preaching the gospel in your kingdom. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen." - Collect for the feast of St Vincent Ferrer, which the Order celebrates today, 5 May. This painting of the saint is in the house of St Dominic in Toulouse, France.

Leon Bloy once wrote: “The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.” Indeed, coming closer to God is the whole reason for our existence! Yet, it can seem so hard. But Jesus has paid the price, and God’s grace is available to us gratuitously. All we have to do is cooperate. While many of us adults are still works in progress, there are examples of young children who lived such holy lives that, even though they didn’t made it to adul

A Portrait of St. Dominic I would describe the appearance of Blessed Dominic in the following way. He was slender and of medium height. His face was handsome and somewhat ruddy. His hair and beard were reddish and his eyes beautiful. From his brow and eyes emanated a kind of radiance which drew eve

St. Dominic in Malta

Virgin with St. Francis and St. Dominic, Vicente López y Portaña (Spain, 1772-1850), circa 1790, Paintings, Oil on panel.