Dec. 20 Saint Dominic of Silos. breski1 December 20, 2007 Saint Dominic of Silos (Santo Domingo de Silos) (1000 – December 20, 1073) was a Spanish saint, to whom the Monastery of Santo Domingo de …More
Dec. 20 Saint Dominic of Silos.
breski1 December 20, 2007 Saint Dominic of Silos (Santo Domingo de Silos) (1000 – December 20, 1073) was a Spanish saint, to whom the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is dedicated.
breski1 December 20, 2007 Saint Dominic of Silos (Santo Domingo de Silos) (1000 – December 20, 1073) was a Spanish saint, to whom the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is dedicated.
DECEMBER 20, 2010
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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"GOD IS WITH YOU"
December 20, 2010
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Father Robert DeCesare, LC
Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called
Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house
of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said,
"Hail …More
DECEMBER 20, 2010
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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"GOD IS WITH YOU"
December 20, 2010
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Father Robert DeCesare, LC
Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called
Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house
of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said,
"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly
troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this
might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for
you have found favor with God. "Behold, you will conceive in your
womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great
and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give
him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house
of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." But Mary
said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no relations with a
man?" And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her
old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God." Mary said, "Behold, I am the
handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word."
Then the angel departed from her.
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I know by faith that these are some of
the most important moments of my day. I freely open my mind, heart
and will for you to do as you please, because I know you can desire
and do only what is good for me. I know that you will give me the
grace to do whatever you ask of me and that you will always accompany
me. That is enough for me.
Petition: Lord, give me the grace to do your holy will.
1. Pleasing God through the Small, Daily Tasks The angel Gabriel
finds Mary doing nothing extraordinary, but rather doing ordinary
tasks like washing clothes, sweeping, getting water, doing the same
daily prayer as every devout Jew. But in doing the ordinary she is
doing what is pleasing to God. Her example should be our guide. Work
can be an ordinary means of holiness. Man, as Pope John Paul II
said, "not only transforms nature, adapting it to his own needs, but
he also achieves fulfillment as a human being and indeed, in a sense,
becomes ‘more a human being'" (Laborem Exercens, no. 9). We
please God when we do our duties, fulfill our responsibilities, work
to meet our basic needs. While we may not be doing something
extraordinary at every moment, we still praise and glorify God when
we undertake the ordinary with love. If an angel were to come
looking for me, would he find me doing my daily tasks lovingly?
2. "Do Not Be Afraid" Mary "was greatly troubled and pondered what
sort of greeting this might be." When God presents us with his plan,
we too might be afraid. We may not fully understand what he has in
mind. It can seem that his plan is too great for us. But when God
wants something from us, he shows us that it is not beyond our reach.
As with Mary at the Incarnation, God will make it happen and will
provide all the grace necessary for its completion.
3. "May It Be Done to Me According to Your Word" When Gabriel
clarifies Mary's mission and illustrates that with God all things are
possible, Mary makes an act of faith. Her act of faith is what the
Second Vatican Council terms the "obedience of faith." ‘The
obedience of faith' ‘is to be given to God who reveals, an
obedience by which man commits his whole self freely to God,
offering the full submission of intellect and will to God who
reveals,' and freely assenting to the truth revealed by Him" (Dei
Verbum, 5). God supplied Mary with his grace and did not abandon her;
nor will he abandon us. When we do what God wants and cooperate with
his plan, he will support us. He will accompany us as we carry out
his will and bring his plan to fulfillment. God's will is our
holiness, and when we do his will we help God to make us saints.
Conversation with Mary: Mary, teach me how to do God's will as you
did, so that I can remain in his company. I want to do his will, even
though at times I know that it may seem difficult or impossible. Ask
your son for the grace of perseverance for me so that I, too, may
cooperate with the Lord, whether he is asking something of me that is
ordinary or extraordinary.
Resolution: In a difficult situation, I will pray a "Hail Mary,"
asking Mary for help in being faithful.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
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"GOD IS WITH YOU"
December 20, 2010
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Father Robert DeCesare, LC
Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called
Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house
of David, and the virgin's name was Mary. And coming to her, he said,
"Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you." But she was greatly
troubled at what was said and pondered what sort of greeting this
might be. Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for
you have found favor with God. "Behold, you will conceive in your
womb and bear a son, and you shall name him Jesus. He will be great
and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give
him the throne of David his father, and he will rule over the house
of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end." But Mary
said to the angel, "How can this be, since I have no relations with a
man?" And the angel said to her in reply, "The Holy Spirit will come
upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you.
Therefore the child to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
And behold, Elizabeth, your relative, has also conceived a son in her
old age, and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren;
for nothing will be impossible for God." Mary said, "Behold, I am the
handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word."
Then the angel departed from her.
Introductory Prayer: Lord, I know by faith that these are some of
the most important moments of my day. I freely open my mind, heart
and will for you to do as you please, because I know you can desire
and do only what is good for me. I know that you will give me the
grace to do whatever you ask of me and that you will always accompany
me. That is enough for me.
Petition: Lord, give me the grace to do your holy will.
1. Pleasing God through the Small, Daily Tasks The angel Gabriel
finds Mary doing nothing extraordinary, but rather doing ordinary
tasks like washing clothes, sweeping, getting water, doing the same
daily prayer as every devout Jew. But in doing the ordinary she is
doing what is pleasing to God. Her example should be our guide. Work
can be an ordinary means of holiness. Man, as Pope John Paul II
said, "not only transforms nature, adapting it to his own needs, but
he also achieves fulfillment as a human being and indeed, in a sense,
becomes ‘more a human being'" (Laborem Exercens, no. 9). We
please God when we do our duties, fulfill our responsibilities, work
to meet our basic needs. While we may not be doing something
extraordinary at every moment, we still praise and glorify God when
we undertake the ordinary with love. If an angel were to come
looking for me, would he find me doing my daily tasks lovingly?
2. "Do Not Be Afraid" Mary "was greatly troubled and pondered what
sort of greeting this might be." When God presents us with his plan,
we too might be afraid. We may not fully understand what he has in
mind. It can seem that his plan is too great for us. But when God
wants something from us, he shows us that it is not beyond our reach.
As with Mary at the Incarnation, God will make it happen and will
provide all the grace necessary for its completion.
3. "May It Be Done to Me According to Your Word" When Gabriel
clarifies Mary's mission and illustrates that with God all things are
possible, Mary makes an act of faith. Her act of faith is what the
Second Vatican Council terms the "obedience of faith." ‘The
obedience of faith' ‘is to be given to God who reveals, an
obedience by which man commits his whole self freely to God,
offering the full submission of intellect and will to God who
reveals,' and freely assenting to the truth revealed by Him" (Dei
Verbum, 5). God supplied Mary with his grace and did not abandon her;
nor will he abandon us. When we do what God wants and cooperate with
his plan, he will support us. He will accompany us as we carry out
his will and bring his plan to fulfillment. God's will is our
holiness, and when we do his will we help God to make us saints.
Conversation with Mary: Mary, teach me how to do God's will as you
did, so that I can remain in his company. I want to do his will, even
though at times I know that it may seem difficult or impossible. Ask
your son for the grace of perseverance for me so that I, too, may
cooperate with the Lord, whether he is asking something of me that is
ordinary or extraordinary.
Resolution: In a difficult situation, I will pray a "Hail Mary,"
asking Mary for help in being faithful.
meditation.regnumchristi.org
www.abadiadesilos.es/-official website
Saint Dominic of Silos (Santo Domingo de Silos) (1000 – December 20, 1073) was a Spanish saint, to whom the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is dedicated.
Born in Cañas, La Rioja, to a family of peasants, he worked as a shepherd before becoming a Benedictine monk at the monastery of San Millán de Cogolla. There, he became novice master and then prior before …More
www.abadiadesilos.es/-official website
Saint Dominic of Silos (Santo Domingo de Silos) (1000 – December 20, 1073) was a Spanish saint, to whom the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is dedicated.
Born in Cañas, La Rioja, to a family of peasants, he worked as a shepherd before becoming a Benedictine monk at the monastery of San Millán de Cogolla. There, he became novice master and then prior before being driven out with two of his fellow monks by the King of Navarre, who wished to annex the monastery's lands.
Under the protection of Ferdinand I of León, they found refuge at the monastery later named after him. 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 Dominic raised funds to ransom Christians taken prisoner by the Moors. He died of natural causes in 1073.
Ferdinand welcomes Domingo de Silos by Martín Bernat and Bartolomé Bermejo, 1477-79
[edit] Veneration
Dominic's 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.
The mother of Saint Dominic of Guzmán is said to have prayed at the shrine of Dominic of Silos before she conceived the child that would subsequently found the Dominican Order.
Gonzalo de Berceo wrote an account of his life called the Vida de Santo Domingo de Silos.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Domingo de Silos
Patron Saints Index: Dominic of Silos[dead link]
Dominic of Silos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_of_Silos
Saint Dominic of Silos (Santo Domingo de Silos) (1000 – December 20, 1073) was a Spanish saint, to whom the Monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos is dedicated.
Born in Cañas, La Rioja, to a family of peasants, he worked as a shepherd before becoming a Benedictine monk at the monastery of San Millán de Cogolla. There, he became novice master and then prior before being driven out with two of his fellow monks by the King of Navarre, who wished to annex the monastery's lands.
Under the protection of Ferdinand I of León, they found refuge at the monastery later named after him. 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 Dominic raised funds to ransom Christians taken prisoner by the Moors. He died of natural causes in 1073.
Ferdinand welcomes Domingo de Silos by Martín Bernat and Bartolomé Bermejo, 1477-79
[edit] Veneration
Dominic's 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.
The mother of Saint Dominic of Guzmán is said to have prayed at the shrine of Dominic of Silos before she conceived the child that would subsequently found the Dominican Order.
Gonzalo de Berceo wrote an account of his life called the Vida de Santo Domingo de Silos.
[edit] External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Domingo de Silos
Patron Saints Index: Dominic of Silos[dead link]
Dominic of Silos
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominic_of_Silos