DOMINICAN IDENTITY

as a dominican student, Dominican histroy is part of your _____

identity

the Dominican Order, or _____ __ ______, is over 800 years old

order of preachers

we share many of the same princeiples, such as school ___, ____, ____, and these can be traced back to the beginning of the order

colors, shield, motto

order of preachers: the orders _____ was the Dominicans

nickname

founded in ____ by Dominic de Guzman, a priest

1216

Mission is to proclaim the Gospel message so that _____ ___ __ __ __ ___ ___ __ ___ __-

every soul may come to know and love Jesus Christ

born in _____, Spain around 1170 to a wealthy family

Caleruega

mother- ______

father- ______

Jane d’Aza

Felix de Guzman

_____ known for compassion to poor and needy

mother

mothers dream

she gave birth to a black and white dog that was racing around the world w a flaming torch in its mouth and setting everything on fire

This dream was indeed prophetic. Dominic did ____ the world through preaching and teaching and a burning desire to gain ____ for Christ!

ignite; souls

dominic was first educated by an uncle who was a ___

priest

at the age of ___ he went to go live with his uncle

7

at the age of ____ he was sent to the nearby city of ___— to study arts and theology at the university there

14

Palencia

Dominic was a good ___ and had good ___ habits

student

prayer

Dominic learned compassion for the ___ and ___ from his mother, Jane d’Aza

poor and needy

when dominic was about ____ years old, a ____ hit Spain ad left many desolate and homeless

20

famine

although Dominic enjoyed studying and loved his books, ____ ___ he had including furniture, clothes, and books and bought ___ for the poor

sold everything

food

what did St Dominic say after selling books inscribed on parchment (sheepskin) and giving the money to the poor?

“I could not bear to prize dead skins, when living skins were starving and in need”

as a canon, Dominic accompanied Bishop _____ on his first diplomatic mission [1203] to arrange the marriage of Prince ____ of Spain to a princess from Denmark

Diego, Ferdinand

On the way to Denmark Dominic and Diego pass through France and discovered the ______ ____ Which was widespread in the south of France

Albigensian heresy

Two years later when the pair arrived in Denmark to accompany the Princess to Spain for the marriage they found out that she had ___

died

a heresy is any belief opinion or theory that is in conflict with the Church’s ____. a person who believes and promotes a heresy is called ____

Teachings, heretic

• Dominic's encounter with the Albigensian innkeeper had a lasting effect on him

• hours passed as Dominic and the innkeeper argued back and forth. he couldn't resist this holy preacher who refuted every point he raised with confidence born of study prayer and a constant search for___

Truth

The ____ meeting was saint dominic's first meeting with an albigensian

Innkeeper

Dominic and his followers used the practice of _____ to teach and to combat the spread of the heresy

Disputatio

disputatio means entering into a respectful ____ with others who hold a differing position from our own in order to arrive together at ____

Dialogue

Truth

priests were poorly educated in the ____ and in the church _____. priests had abandoned daily prayer and did not prioritize having a good prayer life and _____with Jesus

Scriptures; doctrine: Relationship

____ were not able to respond to or refute what was wrong about the Albigensian heresy (not able to use disputatio]

Priests

Priests live richly pompous and care too much about having nice things clothing homes and other stuff. They would _____ __ ___

Ignore the poor

Faithful ____ could not relate to them

Laypersons

after meeting these priests Dominic was convinced that priests needed to live more simply needed to be grounded in ____ _ __ ____ through study and be defenders of the true catholic faith

Truth of the Gospel

Years later when he was form The Order Saint Dominic wanted his followers to be ____ ____ to know scriptures and to live modestly and simply both their ___ and ____ need to reflect the Gospel's message

Well educated

Words

Actions

From the very beginning of the order of Preachers Dominicans were both ___ and _____but it is emphasized even more when St Dominic begins to send the Friars out to preach 2 by 2

mendicant and itinerant

A person who lives by begging for food and money

mendicant

A person who travels from place to place

itinerant

Saint Dominic was given a certain ___ from God which was to be the gift all Dominicans would receive

Charism

Special graces of the Holy Spirit that are given to individuals or to a group for the good of others

Charism

Saint Dominic was given a special spiritual ___ to found the Order. That grace is also given to other men and women who are called by God to the Order preachers

Grace