St. Dominic

It has been said that Dominic was always speaking about God or to God. He never had his own bed because he spent the night in the church praying. He would lie down on the steps to get a little sleep. Dominic’s companions often saw him praying in many different postures. He would raise his arms in supplication, genuflect several times in front of the altar, or bow before a crucifix or statue of Jesus. His example of prayer made an impression on his followers. Soon after his death, the Dominicans wrote The Nine Ways of Prayer of St. Dominic.