St. Dominic Guzman
Born:
1170
Castile-Leon, Spain
Died:
August 6, 1221
Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Honored In:
Roman Catholic, Anglican & Lutheran Churches
Canonized:
1234
Feast Day:
August 8
Patron Saint of:
Astronomers, Astronomy, Dominican Republic,
and the falsely accused
Prayer to St. Dominic
Wonderful Saintly Founder of the eloquent
Order of Preachers
and friend of St. Francis of Assisi,
you
were a fiery defender of the Faith
and a fighter against the darkness of heresy.
You resembled a great star
that shone close to the
world
and pointed to the Light which was Christ.
Help astronomers to study the stars
and admire their wonderful Maker,
proclaiming:
"Give
glory to God in the highest!"
Amen.
Prayer of St. Dominic
May God the Father who made us bless us.
May God the Son send his healing among us.
May God the Holy
Spirit move within us and
give us eyes to see with, ears to hear with,
and hands that your work might be done.
May we walk and preach
the word of
God to all.
May the angel of peace watch over us and
lead us at last by God’s grace to the
Kingdom.
Amen.
