30/07/2026
Day 1 - The Power of His Good Example
“Like the morning star among the clouds, like the full moon at the festal season; like the sun shining on the temple of the Most High, how glorious he was.” (Sirach 50:6-7)
Spiritual Reading
LIGHT OF THE CHURCH
St. Dominic was born in Spain, ca. 1170. His childhood was most pious, and his youth angelic in purity. In the University of Palentia he was a model student. When twenty-five he became a Canon Regular at Osma, and with the religious habit he put on the Lord Jesus Christ and strove in all things to imitate Him. His time was divided into prayer, study of Holy Scripture, and community duties. Silence and retirement were his delight; works of penance and tears of contrition his meat and drink. Going in 1205 to France, he spent many years in every kind of labor for the conversion of the Albigensian heretics. Like Our Lord he passed the day in apostolic work, the night in prayer.
He was a man of truly apostolic heart, a pillar of the faith, a trumpet of the Gospel, the light of Christ to all.
Responsory
℣. The father bids the word prepare, the nuptials of the Lamb to share; The hour has struck, the Master sends, His faithful servant to His friends.
℟. Rich food of life He offers all Who come, responsive to His call.
℣. And Dominic His herald names, Who through the world the feast proclaims.
℟. Rich food of life He offers all Who come, responsive to His call.
℣. Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit:
℟. Rich food of life He offers all Who come, responsive to His call.
℣. Pray for us, O Holy Father Dominic,
℟. That we may be made worthy of the promises of Christ.
Let us pray,
May Saint Dominic come to the help of your Church by his merits and teaching, O Lord, and may he, who was an outstanding preacher of your truth, be a devoted intercessor on our behalf. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever.
℣. May the divine assistance remain with
us always.
℟. Amen.
℣. And may the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
℟. Amen.
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