st dominic Flashcards
When is St. Dominic Born?
1170
Where is St. Dominic Born?
Caleruega, Spain
St. Dominic is a founder of what order?
Dominican Order / Order of Preachers
What order did st dominic join before founding the order of the preachers?
Augustinian Order
When Did st dominic die?
August 6, 1221
What age did st dominic die?
50
In where did st. dominic die
bologna, italy
there are three forms of this gesture: the simple bow of the head, a bow from the shoulders, and the profound bow from the waist.
1st way of prayer
Dominic laid face down, outstretched on the floor. It was said that he assumed this posture when overtaken with great sorrow, and he wept.
2nd way of prayer
The ___ of prayer was one of repentance. We need to remember the context of the time in which Dominic lived which provides an understanding of what would now appear an unacceptable form of prayer.
3rd way of prayer
Genuflection became the _____ way of prayer of St. Dominic.
And in these postures a change would come over him and he would feel great confidence in God’s mercy toward himself, toward his brothers, toward all sinners. He could sometimes be heard murmuring, “Unto you will I cry, O Lord: O my God, be not silent to me…” (Ps. 27:1)
4th way of prayer
Dominic stood with his hands held before him as if reading from a book.
5th way of prayer
Dominic stood with outstretched arms, in the form of a cross. It is said that he prayed in this way in anticipation of a miracle that God would perform.
6th way
The ___ way of prayer was supplication where Dominic’s whole being was seen as an arrow directed heavenward shot from a bow.
7th way of prayer
Reflective reading, might be described as Dominic in table conversation with the Word.
Dominic would go off to some quiet place and seated at a table he would sign himself and begin to read a book.
8th way of prayer
