(Ebook) Dominic by J. B. Midgley ISBN 9781860824524, 1860824528

(Ebook) Dominic by J. B. Midgley ISBN 9781860824524, 1860824528

In Italy, the layman Francis of Assisi saw a need for preachers and, withapostolic zeal, preached penance and the wonder of Christ’s saving mercy,calling on all to turn away from sin to praise, love and serve God. Theordained and learned Dominic in Spain had the wider vision of an organisedreligious order that would announce the mysteries of God’s Kingdom,answer Our Lord’s call to make disciples of all nations, teach them toobserve His commands, reveal the truths of the Faith, and correct departuresfrom that truth. Both men gathered followers to preach the Gospel in thehighways and byways, care for the poor and oppressed, develop the homilyas a parochial feature, call people to follow Christ, teach them the ChristianFaith, and combat heresy. Their Friars described themselves as mendicantbecause they owned nothing, relied on alms for their subsistence, andaccepted the most basic place to sleep.