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Novena to St. Dominic with the Nine Ways of PrayerThe nine ways of prayer of St. Dominic is a treasured document detailing St. Dominic's method of prayer. It was written by an anonymous author in the late 1200s. These ways of prayer were the actual practice of St. Dominic and offer a glimpse into the inner life of St. Dominic and his profound love of God. -
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August 8
He would walk and pray.Read More -
August 7
He would sit quietly, and after the sign of the cross, begin to read from a book opened before him.Read More -
August 6
He would stand with hands outstretched above his head and joined together, or at times slightly separated as if about to receive something from heaven.Read More -
August 5
Our Holy Father, Saint Dominic, was seen to pray standing erect with his hands and arms outstretched forcefully in the form of a cross.Read More -
August 4
His hands would be extended before his breast in the manner of an open book; he would stand with great reverence and devotion as if reading in the very presence of God.Read More -
August 3
He genuflected frequently, again and again. He would continue sometimes from after Compline until midnight, now rising, now kneeling again.Read More -
August 2
At the end of the prayer, Saint Dominic would rise from the ground and give himself the discipline.Read More -
August 1
Saint Dominic used to pray by throwing himself outstretched upon the ground, lying on his face.Read More -
July 31
Saint Dominic's first way of prayer was to humble himself before the altar.Read More
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