On Thursday I made a short trip to Bologna with three of my friends to visit the Tomb of St. Dominic. I was excited to learn a few weeks ago that such a great saint was buried so close to where I am living so I decided to make a day trip to visit. The little town itself was so great! We arrived in the morning and started to make our way in the direction of Basilica di San Domenico. There were cute little shops everywhere and it was a pretty peaceful city - definitely not as busy as Rome or Florence or a lot of the other cities that we have spent time in. On our way to see St. Dominic we stopped into the Parrocchia di San Benedetto and the Cattedrale di San Pietro and both were very beautiful. We finally arrived at the Church where St. Dominic's tomb is and made our way inside. It was so beautiful and such a blessing to be able to pray in front of the tomb of such a great saint. We spent the rest of our time there having a picnic in a park and playing with the pigeons. We made it to the airport on time and boarded a flight to Krakow!
Parrocchia di San Benedetto.
St. Benedict & Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Cattedrale di San Pietro.
St. Peter and those keys again!
Basilica di San Domenico.
Our Lady.
San Domenico.
Beautiful painting at the entrance.
Inside the Church.
Crucifix.
Tomb of St. Dominic.
Lit a candle for and said lots of prayers for my favorite Dominican friar :)
Another beautiful painting.
Rosary Chapel.
The chapel of St. Dominic.
You are awesome, Brianna! Thanks for the prayers--they came at the perfect time. Dominic promised his brothers that he would be more helpful to them after his death than he was here on Earth. And with you praying alongside him, I have some pretty awesome intercessors!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your final month or so! Keep praying and stay awesome!
In the spirit of the Joyful Friar,
-Br. Samuel