the French writer Lacordaire described Dominic thus:
Scarcely one ray falls on Dominic’s cappa, yet so pure
and holy is he that this little light is in itself a brilliant
witness. The light is hidden because the man of God
is far from the noise and blood of the battle; because,
faithful to his mission, he opens his mouth only to bless,
his heart to pray, and his hand to work for love; and
because virtue when it stands alone, is lit only by the
light of God.