August can be a crazy month for Dominicans. We roll into the month with the Feast of the Transfiguration on the 6th immediately followed by the Patronal Solemnity of our father Dominic on the 8th. Then, a week later it’s the Assumption of the Blessed Mother, followed by the Queenship of Mary, St Rose of Lima, St Monica and finally, St Augustine! With celebrating all of these wonderful days, things can get a bit hectic. Throw into the mix the fact that many of us are making our yearly retreats and preparing for the celebration of the Dominican Rites in our Groups and Chapters and we can easily find ourselves “going off the rails on the crazy train!”
So how are we supposed to keep yourselves sane? Laugh. Seriously, it really is the best medicine. Find something to laugh at or someone with which to laugh. Did you know that in Latin America they celebrate St Dominic’s Day with a ten day festival? Yup. 10 days of pure mayhem. Here is a picture of one of the street revelers from Managua, Nicaragua.
Now if this doesn’t make you laugh, then what will? I say that next year we need to organize an eleven day provincial celebration for St Dominic’s Day—one day for every state in our province. Who is with me!
