Opening Prayer
Your covenant is the deepest source of life for us, Holy God. Continue to write it on our hearts that we may respond to You with wholehearted love. It moves my soul that You have espoused Yourself to us. As You embrace us as Your people, give us the faith of Peter, who wholeheartedly responds to Your revelation, so that we recognize Jesus as Your gift and revelation to us. Keep us faithful to following Jesus and his teachings, and help us not to fear when walking in his footsteps is challenging and threatening to us. Be our strength and source of life this day, God of the Covenant.
Lord, St. Dominic loved with great integrity and conviction. He preached the truth and power of Your love. He taught self-denial to be more open to You. Our Scriptures challenge us to remember all that You have done for us – how You chose and choose us to be Your people – to believe in Your outstretched arm and ever-saving presence. Help us to preach the Good News of Your unconditional love by our lives, attitudes and behaviors. Empower us with the humility and discipline to follow Jesus, by taking up our daily crosses – by denying ourselves for you and others. Free us of addictions by which we try to fill ourselves. Inspire us with faith to know that You will fill our emptiness. Be our faithful and nurturing God. Bless the Dominicans with passion and vocations as they preach Your truth.
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