When I was reflecting on St Dominic’s life in the light of today’s Gospel the thoughts that came to me weren’t about the ‘miracles of multiplication’ that occurred for the feeding of his Brothers (and on occasion Sisters), but rather that in the living of his life and the establishment of his Order he let Christ take, bless, break and distribute both himself and his Order as Christ wished and indicated. As Dominic said, “seed that is hoarded does not bear fruit.”

The presence of Saint Dominic in our chapel—in the painting by Fra Angelico—encourages me throughout the day to listen deeply once again to the Word of God.

With his left hand,Dominic gently touches the pages of Scripture. In reality, we cannot touch an object without being touched by it ourselves. A person touches God because God touches us first.