Bienheureux Jean Dominici
Frère
prêcheur, évêque de Budapest (✝ 1413)
A lire:
"La plus
grande vertu est la charité"
Du Traité de l’amour de charité du bienheureux Jean Dominici - préparé par l’Université Pontificale Urbaniana, avec la collaboration des Instituts Missionnaires (site du Vatican)
À Buda en
Hongrie, l’an 1419, le trépas du bienheureux Jean Dominici, évêque de Raguse.
Après la peste noire, il rétablit dans les couvents de Prêcheurs en Italie,
l’observance de la règle et, envoyé en Bohême et en Hongrie pour s’opposer à la
prédication de Jean Hus, c’est là qu’il mourut.
Martyrologe romain
SOURCE : http://nominis.cef.fr/contenus/saint/1301/Bienheureux-Jean-Dominici.html
La plus
grande vertu est la charité
"La foi et l’espérance n’ont leur raison d’être que pour l’homme; la
charité existe en Dieu. La foi peut transporter les montagnes; la charité crée
les montagnes, le ciel et la terre. La foi exhorte la créature à faire tous ses
efforts pour s’acheminer vers le paradis; la charité demande à Dieu de la faire
descendre sur la terre pour que l’homme parvienne au ciel par la route de sa
propre charité. La foi dit à l’homme: Sers Dieu, comme c’est ton devoir. La
charité dit à Dieu: Fais-toi homme et mets-toi au service de l’homme car il te
doit plus qu’il ne peut te donner.
La foi dit à l’homme: Frappe à la porte du ciel, pour qu’il s’ouvre à
toi. La charité dit à Dieu: Déchire le ciel pour que l’homme le trouve
ouvert.La foi enseigne à l’homme à mourir par amour pour Dieu. La charité
invite Dieu à mourir pour l’homme, et l’homme à mourir pour son Dieu.La foi
montre Dieu à l’homme, mais de loin. La charité rapproche l’homme de Dieu; elle
qui a fait de Dieu un homme, elle fait que l’homme soit Dieu.
La foi est une dame parce qu’elle règne seulement ici-bas où nous
n’avons pas de cité permanente, mais où nous attendons la cité future. La
charité est l’impératrice du ciel et de la terre. La foi est paysanne, la
charité est citadine.La foi est l’impératrice de beaucoup d’humbles créatures;
la charité est l’impératrice des anges. La foi est située au-dessus des
esclaves; la charité au-dessus des enfants bien-aimés et des saints.
Réfléchissez bien à ceci.S’il y avait dans le soleil un monde pareil au
nôtre, par quoi ce monde serait-t-il éclairé, chauffé, réjoui et dirigé?
Nullement par les rayons du soleil, mais par sa substance seulement, puisque le
soleil contiendrait dans sa substance cet univers entier. En fait, il éclaire,
chauffe, réjouit et dirige notre monde non par lui-même, car il ne peut venir
jusqu’à nous, mais par son rayon. La raison pour laquelle le soleil accomplit
tout cela par son rayon est qu’il ne peut venir à nous. Songe que cela est
encore plus vrai de Dieu.
Le Père, comparable au soleil, engendre son rayon, qui est son Verbe
éternel et essentiel. Le Père et le Verbe, comme le soleil et le rayon, produisent
la chaleur essentielle qui est l’Esprit Saint, si bien que ce soleil divin est
puissance, lumiere et feu; Père, Fils et Saint-Esprit; puissance, vérité et
charité; un seul Dieu et trois personnes; et ce soleil divin est tout entier
puissant, tout entier brillant, tout entier ardent.Non pas trois
puissant mais une seule; non pas trois lumières, mais une seule, non pas
trois feux, mais un seul.
Néanmoins, ici peut naître un léger doute, On a dit que nous tous sommes
en Dieu, et que Dieu est amour; il peut donc sembler que nous sommes tous dans
l’amour de charité et qu’ainsi nous sommes tous dans la vérité, et tous dans la
vraie puissance. Mais cela est faux, parce que peu d’hommes sont dans la
charité; beaucoup, au contraire, vivent dans l’erreur et le mensonge, et le
plus grand nombre est faible et paralysé par sa fragilité.
Je réponds d’abord par un exemple. Beaucoup de poissons sont au soleil,
mais comme ils sont protégés par l’eau, ils ne succombent pas à la chaleur. Beaucoup
d’aveugles sont dans la lumière et ne voient pas; beaucoup de récipients
contiennent des aliments et ne mangent pas.Vous voyez donc qu’il ne suffit pas
d’être dans un lieu pour participer à sa vertu, si l’on n’y est pas disposé. Un
malade mange sans profit, un mort approché du feu ne sent pas la chaleur.
Quelqu’un qui se trouve au soleil et qui se fait asperger sans cesse d’eau
glacée ne se réchauffe pas et ne cesse de frissonner.
Ainsi, bien que nous soyons placés dans le feu divin, qui ne réchauffe
pas le corps mais qui embrase l’âme, nous ne retirons aucun bénéfice de ce feu
divin si l’on ne cesse de jeter sur notre âme la grêle des désirs charnels, la
glace de l’esprit du monde, la bise des tentations. Il est nécessaire que nous
tenions notre âme éloignée de tout cela et alors il sera vrai, comme dit le
psalmiste, que nul n’échappe à son ardeur."
Du Traité de l’amour de charité du bienheureux Jean Dominici
Préparé par l’Université Pontificale
URBANIANA,
avec la collaboration des Instituts Missionnaires
SOURCE :
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JEAN DOMINICI
Dominicain, Évêque, Cardinal, Saint
ca. 1359-1419
Il obtint des succès
remarquables dans la prédication ; il prêchait souvent jusqu'à cinq fois
par jour, et ses discours, aussi soldes que touchants, remuaient tous les
cœurs. Après avoir exercé son talent à Florence et dans d'autres villes de la
Toscane, il alla se faire entendre à Rome, où il opéra de nombreuses
conversions dans toutes les classes, mais surtout parmi les débauchés et les
femmes de mauvaise vie. Son zèle s'étendit aussi jusqu'aux monastères, qui, à
cette époque, avaient grand besoin de réforme, et il en fonda plusieurs dans
lesquels il établit une régularité parfaite, afin qu'ils pussent servir de
modèle aux maisons qui étaient tombées dans le relâchement ; aussi mérita-t-il
le litre de restaurateur de la discipline régulière eu Italie. Parmi les
personnes qu'il gagna à Dieu et qu'il conduisit dans les voies de la
perfection, on peut citer saint Antonin, qui devint ensuite archevêque de
Florence.
Le pape Boniface IX,
ayant cru devoir publier une croisade contre Bayezid I, qui menaçait la
chrétienté, chargea eu 1394 le P. Jean Dominici de la prêcher dans diverses
provinces d'Italie; mais celle croisade n'eut pas lieu, à cause de la division
que le grand schisme d'Occident mettait parmi les princes chrétiens. Grégoire
XII, qui connaissait depuis longtemps le mérite du bienheureux Jean, le fit
venir auprès de lui, lorsqu'il eut été élevé sur le Saint-Siège, pour l'aider à
pacifier l'Église. L'ayant ensuite nommé dans un archevêché important, l'humble
dominicain fut obligé par obéissance d'accepter cette dignité ; mais il
s'abstint de se faire sacrer, dans l'espérance qu'il pourrait se soustraire au
fardeau de l'épiscopat, et aussi parce que, se trouvant retenu à Rome, il se
voyait dans l'impossibilité de résider dans son diocèse. Grégoire XII, pour
récompenser ses talents et ses services, le créa, en 1408, cardinal du titre de
Saint-Sixte. Cette élévation, que Jean n'avait pas recherchée, fut pour lui une
source d'amertume ; comme il possédait l'estime et la confiance du pape,
on l'accusa de s'être emparé de l'esprit du pontife, et on le regardait comme
un ambitieux avide d'honneurs. Le bienheureux Jean ne fut pas plus ébranlé par
ces calomnies qu'il ne l'avait été parles applaudissements que lui avaient
valus ses succès dans la prédication. Il montra la même patience envers
d'anciens cardinaux, qui, mécontents de sa promotion, refusaient de reconnaître
en lui la dignité dont il était revêtu.
Après que le concile de
Pisé eut élu Alexandre V, il pressa vivement Grégoire XII de renoncer à la
tiare ; mais il ne put obtenir cette renonciation qu'au concile de
Constance. Aussitôt que cette importante affaire, à laquelle il eut plus de
part que personne, eut été consommée, il quitta en plein concile les insignes
du cardinalat, qu'il ne se croyait plus en doit de porter, et il alla se placer
parmi les évêques. Le concile, touché de celle noble conduite, l'engagea à
reprendre son rang et le confirma dans ses dignités. L'humble cardinal continua
donc à siéger dans cette auguste assemblée, qui le regardait comme une de ses
lumières. Il y ménagea autant qu'il put les intérêts de Grégoire XII, son
bienfaiteur, et contribua à l'élection de Martin V, qui mit fin au
schisme : il eut lui-même plusieurs voix pour la papauté.
L'empereur Sigismond,
qui savait apprécier la haute sagesse du cardinal, désira qu'il fût chargé de
faire recevoir en Bohême les décrets du concile et de ramener les Hussites à
l'unité catholique. En conséquence, Martin V le chargea de cette mission par
une lettre très flatteuse, datée du 10 juillet 1418, et Jean partit aussitôt
pour ce royaume, désolé par les révoltes et les cruautés des disciples
fanatiques de Jean Hus. Le saint cardinal, voyant que ses efforts étaient sans
résultat, passa en Hongrie, où il espérait plus de succès, et il se trouvait à
Bude lorsque Dieu lui fit connaître que sa fin était prochaine. Atteint d'une
fièvre grave, il se fit administrer les derniers sacrements de l'Église et
demanda d'être enterré sans cérémonie et comme un simple religieux, chez les
frères de Saint-Paul-Ermite. Il mourut le 10 juin 1419, âgé de près de soixante
ans. Le pape Grégoire XVI approuva en 1832 le culte qu'on lui rendait de temps
immémorial.
Le bienheureux Jean
Dominici a laissé des Commentaires sur divers livres de l'Écriture
sainte, et un livre de piété qui fut accueilli avec beaucoup de ferveur lors de
sa publication.
SOURCE : http://nova.evangelisation.free.fr/jean_dominici.htm
Prière du
Bienheureux Jean Dominici
Voici la Prière « Dis, douce Marie, avec quel amour Tu regardas ton petit enfant,
le Christ, mon Dieu ! » du Bienheureux Jean Dominici
(1357-1419), Cardinal dominicain italien et Archevêque de Raguse en Dalmatie,
auteur de nombreux hymnes et poèmes religieux, déclaré Bienheureux par le Pape
Grégoire XVI.
La Prière du
Bienheureux Jean Dominici « Dis, douce Marie, avec quel amour Tu regardas
ton petit enfant, le Christ, mon Dieu ! » :
« Dis, douce Marie, avec
quel amour Tu regardas ton petit enfant, le Christ, mon Dieu ! Quand Tu
L’eus enfanté sans peine, la première chose, je crois que Tu fis fut de
L’adorer, ô Pleine de grâce ! Puis sur le foin, dans la crèche, Tu Le
posas ; Tu L’enveloppas dans quelques pauvres langes, L’admirant et Te
réjouissant, je crois. Oh ! Quelle joie Tu avais et quel bonheur quand Tu
Le tenais dans Tes bras ! Dis-le, Marie, car peut-être conviendrait-il que
par pitié du moins, Tu me satisfasses un peu. Tu L’embrassais alors sur le
Visage, si je crois bien, et Tu Lui disais : « Ô mon petit
enfant ! » Tantôt enfant, tantôt père et seigneur, tantôt Dieu et tantôt
Jésus, ainsi Tu L’appelais. Ô quel doux amour Tu sentais en Ton cœur, quand sur
Ton sein Tu Le tenais et L’allaitais ! Que de doux et suaves gestes
d’amour charmaient Tes yeux, quand Tu regardais ton Fils ! Si parfois dans
le jour Il s’endormait un peu et que Tu voulusses éveiller ce Trésor de
paradis ; Tu marchais tout doucement, tout doucement, pour qu’il ne
T’entendît pas et Tu posais Ta bouche sur Son visage, et puis Tu Lui disais
avec un sourire maternel : « Ne dors plus, cela Te ferait mal ».
Fille du souverain Père, humble servante du Seigneur, très pieusement par Lui
Tu fus appelé « Mère ». À cette seule pensée, le cœur se fond à qui sent
quelque douce étincelle de cet Amour, dont toujours je m’éloigne. Va, ma
chanson, vers Marie, notre chère Avocate, agenouillée devant Elle, prie-La pour
moi afin qu’elle ne me soit pas trop avare de son Fils, qui jamais ne Lui
refusa, ni ne Lui refuse rien. Et dis-Lui : « Ah ! Retiens,
retiens pour jamais celui qui toujours s’éloigne de Toi ! » Amen. »
Giovanni Dominici (1357-1419)
SOURCE : http://site-catholique.fr/index.php?post/Priere-du-Bienheureux-Jean-Dominici
Blessed John Dominici de
Banchini, OP B (AC)
Born in Florence, Italy,
1376 (or 1350?); died in Hungary 1419; cultus confirmed in 1832; beatified in
1837 by Pope Gregory XVI.
John is an example of
the triumph of spirit over difficulty, and an indication that God can use any
type of instrument He chooses, if He has a certain work to be done. John was
almost rejected by the Dominicans because he had such a severe speech defect
that the superior felt he would never be able to preach--a real impediment in
the Order of Preachers.
The saint was born into
a poor Florentine family. His early years were noted for piety. In fact, if
anyone came looking for him, his mother would say, "Go and look in the
church. He spends most of his time there." He had a special love for the
Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, and he haunted it from early morning
to late at night. It was not a surprise to anyone when, at the age of 17, he
decided to enter the Dominican order.
Here several
difficulties presented themselves. John had no background of education, which
was absolutely necessary in an order of scholars. To make matters worse, he had
the speech defect. Some of the fathers felt that he should support his parents,
although they protested that this should not stand in the way of their son's
vocation. It was two years before John was allowed to begin his novitiate at
Santa Maria Novella. The order soon discovered the treasure they had. John
excelled in theology and Sacred Scripture, and so he was sent, with the other
superior students, to finish his studies in Paris.
Now he was face to face
with the difficulty that his superiors had seen from the beginning. An ordained
priest, member of a preaching order, he must fulfill his vocation by preaching.
His superiors attempted to forestall any embarrassment by assigning him work in
the house. John felt that the intervention of heaven was required, so with the
utmost simplicity he prayed to Saint Catherine of Siena, who had just died, to
cure him. The impediment disappeared, and John joyfully began to preach. He
became one of the most famous Dominican preachers.
In 1392, after years of
successful missionary work in all the cities of Italy, John was appointed
vicar-provincial of the Roman province. It was a task that, both intellectually
and spiritually, called for a giant.
The plague had cut into
the order with such devastating effect that regular life barely existed. The convent
of Santa Maria Novella had lost 77 friars within a few months; other convents
were in even worse condition. The mortality had been higher among the friars
than anywhere else, because they had gone quite unselfishly to the aid of the
stricken people. However, this misfortune had left the order perilously
understaffed, and there were a good many members who believed quite sincerely
that the conditions of the time called for a mitigated observance of the rule.
Many of the houses were already operating in this fashion. It was to be the
principal work of Blessed John Dominici to right this condition, and bring back
the order to its first fervor.
He began his work with a
foundation at Fiesole. Before he had even erected the new convent, four young
men received the habit, one of whom was Antoninus--future saintly archbishop of
Florence. Two years later, two of the most gifted young artists in Italy, whom
history would know as Fra Angelico and his brother, Fra Benedetto, received the
habit. With these and other earnest young men, John Dominici set about the
difficult work of building anew an order that had suffered a diminution of its
original fervor. Soon the house at Fiesole,and others modeled upon it, could be
described, as the first houses of the order were, the "homes of
angels."
Difficult days were in
preparation for John Dominici. He was appointed cardinal in 1407, named
archbishop of Ragusa, and chosen as confessor to the pope. Due to schism, there
were two claimants to the papacy. The situation grew even worse when, after
another election, no less than three powerful men claimed to have been lawfully
elected pope.
Largely through the
diplomacy and wise counsel of John Cardinal Dominici, the rival claimants to
the papal throne agreed to withdraw their claims, and the groundwork was laid
for the election of a new and acceptable candidate. At this time, John Dominici
publicly renounced his cardinalate, thus indicating to the enemies who accused
him of political ambition that he cared nothing for honors in this world.
John was preaching in
Hungary against the heresies of John Hus at the behest of the pope when he
died. He was buried in the Church of Saint Paul the Hermit in Buda. Many
miracles were worked at his tomb before it was destroyed by the Turks (Benedictines,
Dorcy).
SOURCE : http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0610.shtml
Blessed Giovanni Dominici
Cardinal, statesman and writer,
born at Florence, 1356; died at Buda, 10
July, 1420. He entered the Dominican Order at Santa Maria Novella in 1372 after having been cured, through the intercession of St. Catherine of Siena, of an impediment of speech for which he had been
refused admission to the order two years before. On his return from Paris, where he completed his theological studies, he laboured as professor and preacher for twelve years at Venice. With the sanction of the master general, Blessed Raymond of Capua, he established convents of strict observance of his order at Venice (1391) and Fiesole (1406), and founded the convent of Corpus Christi at Venice for the Dominican Nuns of the Strict Observance. He was sent as envoy of Venice to the conclave of 1406 in which Gregory XII was elected; the following year the pope, whose confessor and counsellor he
was, appointed him Archbishop of Ragusa, created him cardinal in 1408 and sent him as ambassador to Hungary, to secure the adhesion of Sigismund to the pope. At the Council of Constance Dominici read the voluntary resignation which Gregory XII had adopted, on his advice, as the
surest means of ending the schism. Martin V appointed him legate to Bohemia on 19 July, 1418, but he accomplished little with the followers of Hus, owing to the supineness of King Wenceslaus. He was declared blessed by Gregory XVI in 1832 and his feast is observed 10 June.
Dominici was not only a
prolific writer on spiritual subjects but also a graceful poet, as his many vernacular hymns, or Laudi, show. His "Regola del governo di cura familiare", written between 1400 and 1405, is a valuable
pedagogical work (edited by Salvi, Florence, 1860)
which treats, in four books, of the faculties of the soul, the powers and senses of the
body, the uses of earthly goods, and the education of children. This last book has been translated into German by Rosler (Herder's Bibliothek der katholischen Pädagogik, VII,
Freiburg, 1894). His "Lucula Noctis" (R. Coulon, O.P., Latin text of the fifteenth century with an introduction, Paris, 1908) in
reply to a letter of Nicola di Piero Salutati, is the most important
treatise of that day on the study of the pagan authors. Dominici does not flatly condemn classical studies, but
strenuously opposes the paganizing humanism of the day.
Schwertner, Thomas. "Blessed Giovanni
Dominici." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York:
Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 10 Jun.
2015 <http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05112a.htm>.
Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Marcia L. Bellafiore.
Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. May 1, 1909. Remy
Lafort, Censor. Imprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York.
SOURCE : http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05112a.htm
Blessed John Dominici,
B.C.O.P.
Memorial Day: June 10th
Profile
John
is an example of the triumph of spirit over difficulty, and an indication that
God can use any type of instrument He chooses, if He has a certain work to be
done. John was almost rejected by the Dominicans because he had such a severe
speech defect that the superior felt he would never be able to preach--a real
impediment in the Order of Preachers.
The
saint was born into a poor Florentine family. His early years were noted for
piety. In fact, if anyone came looking for him, his mother would say, "Go
and look in the church. He spends most of his time there." He had a
special love for the Dominican church of Santa Maria Novella, and he haunted it
from early morning to late at night. It was not a surprise to anyone when, at
the age of 17, he decided to enter the Dominican order.
Here
several difficulties presented themselves. John had no background of education,
which was absolutely necessary in an order of scholars. To make matters worse,
he had the speech defect. Some of the fathers felt that he should support his
parents, although they protested that this should not stand in the way of their
son's vocation. It was two years before John was allowed to begin his novitiate
at Santa Maria Novella. The order soon discovered the treasure they had. John
excelled in theology and Sacred Scripture, and so he was sent, with the other
superior students, to finish his studies in Paris.
Now
he was face to face with the difficulty that his superiors had seen from the
beginning. An ordained priest, member of a preaching order, he must fulfill his
vocation by preaching. His superiors attempted to forestall any embarrassment
by assigning him work in the house. John felt that the intervention of heaven
was required, so with the utmost simplicity he prayed to Saint Catherine of
Siena, who had just died, to cure him. The impediment disappeared, and John
joyfully began to preach. He became one of the most famous Dominican preachers.
In
1392, after years of successful missionary work in all the cities of Italy,
John was appointed vicar-provincial of the Roman province. It was a task that,
both intellectually and spiritually, called for a giant.
The
plague had cut into the order with such devastating effect that regular life
barely existed. The convent of Santa Maria Novella had lost 77 friars within a
few months; other convents were in even worse condition. The mortality had been
higher among the friars than anywhere else, because they had gone quite
unselfishly to the aid of the stricken people. However, this misfortune had
left the order perilously understaffed, and there were a good many members who
believed quite sincerely that the conditions of the time called for a mitigated
observance of the rule. Many of the houses were already operating in this
fashion. It was to be the principal work of Blessed John Dominici to right this
condition, and bring back the order to its first fervor.
He
began his work with a foundation at Fiesole. Before he had even erected the new
convent, four young men received the habit, one of whom was Antoninus--future
saintly archbishop of Florence. Two years later, two of the most gifted young
artists in Italy, whom history would know as Fra Angelico and his brother, Fra
Benedetto, received the habit. With these and other earnest young men, John
Dominici set about the difficult work of building anew an order that had
suffered a diminution of its original fervor. Soon the house at Fiesole,and
others modeled upon it, could be described, as the first houses of the order
were, the "homes of angels."
Difficult days were in preparation for John Dominici. He was appointed cardinal
in 1407, named archbishop of Ragusa, and chosen as confessor to the pope. Due
to schism, there were two claimants to the papacy. The situation grew even
worse when, after another election, no less than three powerful men claimed to
have been lawfully elected pope.
Largely through the diplomacy and wise counsel of John Cardinal Dominici, the
rival claimants to the papal throne agreed to withdraw their claims, and the
groundwork was laid for the election of a new and acceptable candidate. At this
time, John Dominici publicly renounced his cardinalate, thus indicating to the
enemies who accused him of political ambition that he cared nothing for honors
in this world.
John
was preaching in Hungary against the heresies of John Hus at the behest of the
pope when he died. He was buried in the Church of Saint Paul the Hermit in
Buda. Many miracles were worked at his tomb before it was destroyed by the
Turks (Benedictines, Dorcy).
Born: 1356 at Florence, Italy
Died: June 10, 1419 of a fever at Buda, Hungary; buried in the Church of Saint
Paul the Hermit in Buda; his tomb became noted for miracles, and was briefly a
pilgrimage point; it was destroyed by the Turks
Beatified: 1832 (cultus confirmed); 1837 (beatified) by Pope Gregory XVI
Prayers/Commemorations
First Vespers:
Ant. Strengthen by holy
intercession, O John, Confessor of the Lord, those here present, that we who
are burdened with the weight of our offenses may be relieved by the glory of
thy blessedness, and may by thy guidance attain eternal rewards.
V. Pray for us, Blessed
John.
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Lauds:
Ant. Well done, good and
faithful servant, because Thou hast been faithful in a few things, I will set
thee over many, sayeth the Lord.
V. The just man shall
blossom like the lily.
R. And shall flourish
forever before the Lord.
Second Vespers:
Ant. I will liken him
unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock..
V. Pray for us. Blessed
John.
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ.
Prayer:
Let us Pray: O God, the giver of charity, who dist strengthen Blessed John, Confessor
and Bishop, in the work of preserving the unity of the Church and establishing
regular discipline, grant, through his intercession, that we may be of one mind
and perform our actions in Christ Jesus our Lord, who with Thee liveth and
reigneth world without end. Amen.
Pascal Time
First Vespers:
Ant. Come, O
daughters of Jerusalem, and behold a Martyr with a crown wherewith the Lord
crowned him on the day of solemnity and rejoicing, alleluia, alleluia
V. Pray for us, Blessed
John with thy companions, alleluia
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ, alleluia.
Lauds:
Ant. Perpetual light
will shine upon Thy Saints, O Lord, alleluia, and an eternity of ages,
alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
V. The just man shall
blossom like the lily, alleluia.
R. And shall flourish
forever before the Lord, alleluia
Second Vespers:
Ant. In the city of the
Lord the music of the Saints incessantly resounds: there the angels and
archangels sing a canticle before the throne of God, alleluia.
V. Pray for us, Blessed
John with thy companions, alleluia
R. That we may be made
worthy of the promises of Christ. alleluia
Prayer:
Let us Pray: O God, the giver of charity, who dist strengthen Blessed John, Confessor
and Bishop, in the work of preserving the unity of the Church and establishing
regular discipline, grant, through his intercession, that we may be of one mind
and perform our actions in Christ Jesus our Lord, who with Thee liveth and
reigneth world without end. Amen.
SOURCE : http://www.willingshepherds.org/Dominican%20Saints%20May.html#John Dominici
Beato Giovanni Dominici
Domenicano
Firenze 1355 - Buda 1419
Giovanni Banchini, o Bacchini, meglio noto come "Dominici"
è stato uno dei protagonisti della vita ecclesiale a cavallo tra Trecento e
Quattrocento. Fu il braccio destro del beato Raimondo di Capua nella riforma
dell'ordine domenicano. Era entrato a 17 anni tra i frati predicatori del
convento di Santa Maria Novella a Firenze, città dove era nato nel 1355.
Coinvolse nella riforma il convento di San Domenico a Venezia e ne fondò uno di
stratta osservanza a Fiesole. Nel 1408 fu nominato arcivescovo di Ragusa e
cardinale da Papa Gregorio XII. Ne divenne consigliere tanto da convincerlo ad
abdicare. C'erano al tempo due Papi e Giovanni portò al Concilio di Costanza la
rinuncia di Gregorio; e la propria al cardinalato, che gli venne reso. Nel 1418 fu inviato in Boemia,
Polonia e Ungheria dove si diffondevano eresie. Morì a Buda nel 1419. È beato
dal 1832. (Avvenire)
Martirologio
Romano: A Budapest in Ungheria, transito del beato Giovanni Dominici, vescovo
di Dubrovnik, che, al termine della Peste Nera, riportò nei conventi dei
Predicatori in Italia l’osservanza della disciplina e, mandato in Boemia e in
Ungheria per contrastare la predicazione di Giovanni Hus, morì in questa città.
Giovanni Banchini o Bacchini, detto “Dominici” entrò nell’Ordine Domenicano
a diciassette anni, a Firenze, nel Convento di S. Maria Novella. Ben presto
s’infiammo di quello zelo che lo distinse in tutta la vita. Fu il braccio
destro del Beato Raimondo da Capua per il ritorno dell’Ordine ai suoi sacri
ideali e, in Italia, egli fu il promotore principale della Riforma. Nel 1395
iniziò l’opera restauratrice nel Convento di S. Domenico di Venezia. Da Venezia
il sacro fuoco divampò di convento in convento, preparando la più promettente
fioritura di santità e di apostolato, così come Domenico aveva voluto. Per
opera sua, nel 1406, sorse il Convento di stretta osservanza di S. Domenico di
Fiesole, che fu fabbrica di santi e di apostoli, tra i quali brilla Sant’Antonino
Pierozzi. Ambasciatore nel 1406 di Firenze nel presso il Pontefice, Papa
Gregorio XII, ammirato dalle virtù del Dominici, lo nominò, nel 1408,
Arcivescovo di Ragusa e Cardinale del titolo di S. Sisto. La Chiesa era allora
afflitta dal doloroso Scisma d’Occidente e la cristianità, disorientata, non
sapeva più quale fosse il vero Papa dei tre continenti. Giovanni Dominici si
valse della stima e dell’affetto del Pontefice per indurlo ad abdicare. Egli
stesso portò al Concilio di Costanza (1414-1418) la rinunzia di Gregorio XII,
rinunziando da parte sua al Cardinalato, ma i Padri gli resero la porpora. Al nuovo Pontefice, Martino V, il Re
Sigismondo, nel 1418, richiese il Beato per inviarlo quale Legato in Boemia,
Polonia e Ungheria, dove serpeggiavano nefaste eresie. Egli vi si portò
col suo zelo di apostolo. Una febbre ardente lo colse a Buda il 10 giugno 1419.
Si spense tra una festa di angeli. Le sue reliquie andarono disperse con la
distruzione, nel 1541, della chiesa degli Eremiti di San Paolo, dove erano
state deposte. Papa Gregorio XVI il 9 aprile 1832 ha confermato il culto.
Autore: Franco Mariani
