Pope John Paul II was supposed to greet the seminarians at Saint Mary's Seminary in Baltimore on the evening of the final day of his October 1995 visit to the United States. It certainly had been a full day. There had been a Mass, a procession through downtown streets, a visit to the Basilica of the Assumption, lunch at a Catholic Charities-run neighborhood soup kitchen, and a prayer service at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in North Baltimore. Lastly, there was to be a brief stop at Saint Mary's Seminary.
As time was of the essence, the intention was to just welcome the seminarians as they stood on the stairs outside. But the pope decided he wanted to enter the building, so he passed through the crowd. His first intention was to visit the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel.
God answers our prayers concerning the smallest details of our life and of course, He cares for our beloved pets also! This is a beautiful account of the miraculous Maltese!
It will be two years this coming October that Annie died, at the beautiful age of almost 17 years. She was such a sweet dog, first for my daughter Monica, who raised and trained her. They were loyal and devoted home school companions. Monica cleverly taught her many tricks for our Dinner and Dog Tricks Shows that was a common event in those early years of homeschooling our four children. Some super fun tricks was doing the Teeter-Totter with our Chocolate lab Duke, the balance beam, jumping through a hula hoop and riding in a silly circus costume in a wagon with Monica pulling her. .....
Such a surprise, to learn about the role of a dog in a dream of St. Dominic's mother that would foretell the great Dominican who would change the world. The heroic example of St. Dominic is perfect for our times. His gift of persuasion and teaching of the Truth during an era of great confusion and darkness. His unique role of being the recipient of the holy rosary from Our Lady, which is the sword against all evil, warrants that we know something about him!
