Our Holy Father, St. Dominic. Priest, founder of the Order of preachers, friend of St. Francis.

 Feast of Holy Father, St. Dominic, priest, founder of the order of preachers, friend of St. Francis of Assisi. 

-Born in Spain in 1170. 

-The convent for nuns was founded first, to rescue young girls from heresy and crime. Then a company of apostolic men gathered around him, and became the Order of Friar Preachers. Lastly came the Tertiaries, persons of both sexes living in the world.

-Our Lady appeared to him, gave him the Rosary, and bade him go forth and preach. Beads in hand, he revived the courage of the Catholic troops, led them to victory against overwhelming numbers, and finally crushed the heresy. His nights were spent in prayer; His words rescued countless souls, and three times raised the dead to life. At length, on August 6, 1221, at the age of fifty-one, he gave up his soul to God.