Solemnity of Saint Dominic 2017
Feast of St Dominic - preaching on 1 Samuel 3:1-10 8 August 2017 Team KADML 2017 - photo credit: Fr Philip McShane OP On the Feast of St. Dominic, it was my great joy to preside and preach at Morning Prayer at the Knockadoon Music and Liturgy Week. Our theme was "Seek the Lord" and the chosen Scripture that morning was 1 Sam. 3:1-10, recounting the call of Samuel. Here is what I said to those gathered. We begin this day as we begin all things, +In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Today, the 8th of August, is a very important and joyous day for Dominicans all over the world. Today, we celebrate the Solemnity or Feast Day of St. Dominic de Guzman, the man who founded the Dominican Order, the Order of Preachers. For us Dominicans, today is celebrated as a Solemnity – that’s the biggest type of celebration there is!! One of my Dominican sisters often teaches people that if they are involved with us they are, in their own way, part of our Domi...