Dominican Spirituality: Monastic and Priestly Elements

Contemplative Element = Emphasizes living a contemplative, penitential life seeking Christian perfection Priestly Element = Focuses attention on God, loyalty to the Church, the pope, and the truths of faith Monastic Element = Involves breaking with the world, committing to God, and living a contemplative life Apostolic Element = Involves preaching, urging others to preach, and being solicitous for the salvation of souls

The rosary = Combines affective devotion with strict theology and leads to contemplation Devotion to the Mother of God = Flowed from devotion to Christ and is an epitome of spirituality Preaching = Forming Apostles spiritually and sending them out two by two to preach Imitating the poor Christ = Consists in imitating the Preacher who sent out his Apostles to preach

Preaching = Spreading the supernatural truths of faith with charity and zeal Study = Focusing on the Word of God revealed through Scripture, Tradition, and the natural world Prayer = Solemn, common celebration of Mass and liturgy of the hours Community = Being of 'one mind and one heart in God' and holding all things in common

<p>Contemplation = Must be primary and redemptive, centering on Christ and engendering the apostolate Apostolate = Centering on love of neighbor, vitalizing the priestly and contemplative vocations Evangelical vocation = Directing priestly and contemplative vocations to their highest development, exemplified by Christ and the Apostles Communal dimension = A challenge to be of 'one mind and one heart in God'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Old and New Testament = Constant study admonished by St. Dominic Word of God = Fullest manifestation is the very person of Christ himself Sacred truth = Neglecting its study exposes the vocation of a Dominican Authority to preach everywhere = Given to the Dominicans by Pope Honorious III at their beginnings</p> Signup and view all the answers