Mass for Aug. 8: St. Dominic, Confessor

Aug 8 2009 12:10 pm

Dominic Guzman, born in Spain, opposed the errors of the Albigenses.  He founded the Order of the Friars Preachers, contributing to devotion to the Rosary, saving the Western Church from heresy and anarchy.  He died A.D. 1221.
Proper on pages 1407, 1037, 1033. Common Preface on page 886.