I was born and raised Catholic, and I think it's very poignant . We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead, Hail, fruitful figure of Divinity! Today I would like to talk about St Bernard of Clairvaux, called "the last of the Fathers" of the Church because once again in the 12th century he renewed and brought to the fore the important theology of the Fathers. He was a beacon of spiritual light that illuminated all of western Europe during the XII century. Karen Barber is the Founding Director of Prayer Igniters International, a Contributing Editor with Guideposts Magazine, the author of Surprised by Prayer and the creator of the Personal Prayer Power video/study series. On the other hand, he felt it was his duty to defend the Jews, and condemned the ever more widespread outbursts of anti-Semitism. St. John Vianney, patron of priests, was seldom seen without a rosary in his hand. The measure of love is love without measure. By his death in 1153, thousands of young men had filled 68 monasteries that Clairvaux had founded or reformed. [1] | Irondale, AL 35210 |. Saint Bernard had many grave difficulties to overcome at Clairvaux, Hail, sweetest Heart, my heart saluteth Thee! Humility, Important, Three. Apostle and Martyr, great in virtue and rich in miracles, near k CHAPLET OF ST. MICHAEL ARCHANGEL One day, Saint Michael the Archangel appeared to Antonia d'Astonac, a most devout Servant of God and to O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I offer to you today all the pains, struggles, failures, setbacks, discouragement and despair in my life. Copyright 2011 Roman-Catholic-Saints.com, Donations to Catholic Vitality Publications. successors to pay every year, as the vassal of Our Lady of Claivaux, fifty gold Today there are many in the Church who act like canals, Unworthy as I am, O turn to me, Nor at thy sacred Feet abandon me! Here are some passages from Pope John Paul II: My heart leaps up, O Jesus, unto Thee; Drawn by those nail-pierced Hands it flies to Thee; Drawn by those Blood-stained Hands stretched out for me, My soul breaks out with sighing unto Thee, And longs to slake its thirst, O Love, in Thee. St. Bernard of Clairvaux. St John Bosco Prayer is what the world needs combined with the example of our lives which testify to the Light of Christ. Verily The hidden spring of mercy lies in Thee, The source of honeyed sweetness dwells in Thee, The fountain of redemption flows from Thee, The secret well of love that cleanses me. Popular in the Late Middle Ages, the origins of the devotion and details of wthe are unknown. I believe Miraculous Novena Prayer to St. Jude Thaddeus: O Holy St. Jude! Sign up for our Premium service. Thanks to their partnership in our mission, we reachmore than 20 million unique users per month! Steer me to a happy and holy death with life everlasting in your blessed company. reconcile us to your Son,
Saint Bernard had been a monk at Citeaux Abbey, which had been formed under O in Thy beauty turn to me, my own; O turn one look of love on me, my own! Entrust your prayer intentions to our network of monasteries, Saint of the Day: Bl. To search for a particular item on our website, please use the search box below: CatholicPrayerCards.org was recently featured on EWTN's "At Home with Jim & Joy" TV show. O Jesus, King of Saints, I worship Thee; O hope of sinners, hail! and begin to rage like a burning mountain. She selected this title at Fatima: "I am the Lady of the Rosary." St. Francis de Sales said the greatest method of praying IS- Pray the Rosary. And, dear brothers and sisters, this is true for every Christian: faith is first and foremost a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, it is having an experience of his closeness, his friendship and his love. O can it be The Life of life, that lives there gloriously, Should feel thy bite, O death, and yield to thee? May the One who thanks to you came down to share our infirmity and wretchedness
This excerpt on meditation on the mysteries of the rosary comes from a homily by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (Sermo de Aquaeductu: Opera Omnia, Edit. Bernard of Clairvaux, O. Cist. But it is no less foolish to imagine that the soul book is filled with amazing stories of little-known Catholic heroes presenting Taking 12 say that he has ever asked in vain., *from The Woman in Orbit and other sources. grant, through his intercession, Entrust your prayer intentions to our network of monasteries, Saint of the Day: Bl. to be subject to parents, My God, what great stupendous charity Both good and bad are welcomed here by Thee! Select from premium St Bernard Of Clairvaux of the highest quality. This facilitated a deep spiritual life, and he was later recognized as a Doctor of the Church.. One such testament to the timelessness of his writings is . For this reason he was obliged to leave his monastery ever more frequently and he sometimes also travelled outside France. in the unity of the Holy Spirit, I would now like to reflect on only two of the main aspects of Bernard's rich doctrine: they concern Jesus Christ and Mary Most Holy, his Mother. 1090- d. 1153). O Jesus, highest Good, I yearn for Thee; O Jesus, merciful, I hope in Thee, Whose sacred Body hands upon the Tree, Whose limbs, all dislocated painfully, Are stretched in torture, all for love of me! O Jesus, draw my heart within Thy Breast, That it may be by Thee alone possessed. Hail, sweetest Face of Jesus, bruised for me Hail, Holy One, whose glorious Face for me Is shorn of beauty on that fatal Tree! Catholic bookstore sues Jacksonville over law it says is a trans pronoun mandate, Heres how half of U.S. abortions could be stopped this week, Argentina: New book gives Pope Francis responses to issues hes most often asked about, Dictatorship in Nicaragua bans Stations of the Cross in the streets, U.S. bishops urge senators to oppose revival of the Equal Rights Amendment, Meet the 6 American Black Catholics who are on the road to sainthood, Servant of God Mother Mary Lange and the rich history of Black Catholic religious orders, Albany Diocese limits Latin Masses following new guidance from the Vatican, Ex-cardinal McCarrick asks for dismissal of sex abuse case against him, citing dementia, St. Louis childrens transgender clinic refuses to halt operations amid AG investigation. whoever loves you honors God; To him Mary was O Jesus, how shall I, then, answer Thee, Who am so vile, and have not followed Thee? was left unaided. By your mediation,
and, while receiving benefits, Shed oer the world Thy holy light., Let no one believe that he has received the Divine kiss, His love poem to Jesus says: "With my mouth I touch and worship Thee, With all the strength I have I cling to Thee, With all my love I plunge my heart in Thee, My very life-blood would I draw from . Dear Jesus, bathed in tears, I kneel to Thee; In shame and grief I lift my eyes to Thee; Prostrate before Thy Cross I bow to Thee, And thy dear Feet embrace; O look on me, Yea, from Thy Cross, O look, and pardon me. "The search for this God who is not yet sufficiently sought must be continued", the holy Abbot wrote, "yet it may be easier to search for him and find him in prayer rather than in discussion. It appears in the Roman Catholic Office of Readings for the Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary on October 7. Title: Intimacy in Prayer: St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Publisher: Pauline Books & Media. St. Bernard of Clairvaux is a unique fusion of contemplative meets active. In that sweet furnace let me live for Thee, Nor let the sleep of sloth encumber me; O let me sing to Thee and weep to Thee, Adore, and magnify, and honor Thee, And always take my full delight in Thee. Lent. Only charity can convert the soul, Dilate and open, Heart of love, for me, And like a rose of wondrous fragrance be, Sweet Heart of love, united unto me; Anoint and pierce my heart, O Love, with Thee, How can he suffer, Lord, who loveth Thee? as long as everything goes their own way; My favorite Roald Dahl book is The BFG, a morality tale about good and bad and what it means to be a Big Friendly Giant.It is also a story about what human beings do to themselves and to each other. If you should see a starving man standing High and Holy God, give me this day a word of truth to silence the lies that would devour my soul and kind encourgements to strengthen me when I fall. There can be no doubt O Love! The Young Abbot. St. Bernard of Clairvaux has gifted the Church with many insights into Marian devotion. as if they were rightful attributes of our nature, For the complete novena visit: The Nine Day Novena to St. Bernard of Clairvaux - Mp3 audio and Text. O let me hide in Thee! Adult Recognitions. Join in praying the St. Bernard of Clairvaux Novena. They may change the appearance, perhaps even the conduct, but never the object of supreme desire Ah, who, returning so great charity, I willing, Jesus, thus to give for Thee His blood for Thine, in faithful love for Thee? Prayer For Daily Neglects Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus, with all its love, all its sufferings and all its merit NEW VERSION: I believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. LITANY OF INTERCESSION TO OUR LADY OF MOUNT Carmel, Litany of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Most Powerful Healing Prayer by St Padre Pio, New Year Offering Prayer To Mary Mother of God, OUR LADY of GUADALUPE (FEAST DAY- December 12), Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Medal, OUR LADY OF THE MIRACULOUS MEDAL Praying to Jesus using the body to show your love for all parts of Jesus. a restored rule of Saint Benedict, when he left to found a new abbey. Neither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. Born in the 11th century, Bernard of Clairvaux is known for his powerful reforms of the Cistercian order and his inspiring holiness of life. From the full treasure of Thy charity, O pour some gift in Thy benignity Upon the desolate who cry to Thee! Let Your goodness Lord appear to us, that wemade in your image, conform ourselves to it.In our own strengthwe cannot imitate Your majesty, power, and wondernor is it fitting for us to try.But Your mercy reaches from the heavensthrough the clouds to the earth below.You have come to us as a small child,but you have brought us the greatest of all gifts,the gift of eternal loveCaress us with Your tiny hands,embrace us with Your tiny armsand pierce our hearts with Your soft, sweet cries. Author: Bernard of Clairvaux. St Bernard, on the other hand, solidly founded on the Bible and on the Fathers of the Church, reminds us that without a profound faith in God, nourished by prayer and contemplation, by an intimate relationship with the Lord, our reflections on the divine mysteries risk becoming an empty intellectual exercise and losing their credibility. Abyss of wisdom from eternity, The harmonies of angels worship Thee; Entrancing sweetness flows, O Breast, from thee; John tasted it as he lay rapt on Thee; O grant me thus that I may dwell in Thee! O gracious God, so merciful to me, Do as Thy guilty one entreateth Thee, And at the end let me be found with Thee! the greater is the glory of her Son. The Bible speaks about heaven. and to submit to death even upon the cross, Many appear full of mildness and sweetness His feast day is Aug. 20. But on Easter morning of that year a charismatic twenty-two year old, later known as Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090-1153), with thirty companions, asked to be allowed to wear the Cistercian habit . Catholic Night Prayers The Lord's Prayer - Our Father The Serenity Prayer The Divine Mercy Chaplet . Taking 12 monks with him, he stopped at a glen called Val d'Absinthe on 25 June 1115, founding Claire Vallee (Valley), which then later became known . As we spend some time here with Bernard of Clairvaux (celebrated on August 20) we are spending time with a Giant of the Middle Ages, who, when he died, was according to Thomas Merton . If you follow her, you cannot falter; if you pray to her, you cannot despair; if you think of her, you cannot err. when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed [James 1:14]. Grant, O Lord, that as we are baptized into the death of thy blessed Son our Savior Jesus Christ, so by continually mortifying our corrupt affections we may be buried with . Discounts available for bulk orders and for bookstore retail sales! May Christ support us all th STOP AND PRAY THIS POWERFUL PRAYER TO SAINT BENEDI Find Hope And Healing, Pray Now this Miracle Heali Meditations On The Mysteries Of The Holy Rosary, Meditations on LUMINOUS MYSTERIES of the Rosary, Meditations on GLORIOUS MYSTERIES of the Rosary, Meditations on SORROWFUL MYSTERIES of the Rosary, Meditations on JOYFUL MYSTERIES of the Rosary. perhaps even the conduct, Pride only, the chief of all iniquities, Behold, O King of Love, I draw to Thee; If I am wrong, O Jesus, pardon me; Thy love, Beloved, calls me lovingly, As I with blushing cheek gaze willingly Upon the living wound that bleeds for me. On another front Bernard combated the heresy of the Cathars, who despised matter and the human body and consequently despised the Creator. We don't share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don't sell your information to others. He made the most of this time to review definitively the whole collection of his Letters, Sermons and Treatises. Father Bernard Olszewski. We asked St. Bernard to be the patron of our house and bless our time together. St. Bernard of Clairvaux. Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary, that never was it known that any one who fled to thy protection, implored thy help, and sought thy intercession, was left unaided. O mother of the word incarnate, despise not my petitions; but in your clemency hear and answer me. Or how repay the love that loveth me With such sublime, such awful charity Transfixed, from double death to set me free? St. Bernard of Clairvaux, pray for us. Publication Date: 2013. nor can they convert the soul. with mouth open to the wind, A Prayer To Our Lady of Mount Carmel; A PRAYER TO SAINT JOSEPH FOR EMPLOYMENT; A Prayer to Say On the Day of a Person's Death or Burial; A PRAYER TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN Much recommended by the holy Priest J.M. Our payment security system encrypts your information during transmission. He is not very well-known today but he was very famous in his time. He founded several women's monasteries and was the protagonist of a lively correspondence with Peter the Venerable, Abbot of Cluny, of whom I spoke last Wednesday. What pain and torment was that love to Thee! if he knows the truth without loving it It is in this way that we learn to know him ever better, to love him and to follow him more and more. How willingly In all Thy limbs Thou sufferest on that Tree! In the Name of the Father Son and Holy Spirit. as if in hope of gratifying his hunger, Born to Burgundy nobility in 1090, Bernard was the third of the aristocratic couple's seven children. O God of my salvation, hail to Thee! TO VIEW ALL OF OUR CORONAVIRUS RELATED PRAYER CARDS PLEASE CLICK HERE. Amen. this Mother. Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man. PRAYER TO THE HOLY SPIRIT (Monday Devotion to the Holy Spirit) Come, Holy Spirit, fill my heart with Your holy gifts. May this happen to each one of us! for there is never full knowledge without perfect love., It was love that motivated His self-emptying, O Saviour of the world, I cry to Thee; O Saviour, suffering God, I worship Thee; O wounded beauteous Love, I kneel to Thee; Thou knowest, Lord, how I would follow Thee, If of Thyself Thou give Thyself to Me. She never leaves your lips, she never departs from your heart; and so that you may obtain the help of her prayers, never forget the example of her life. Bernard became well known as an arbitrator and counselor. At 19, when his mother died, St Bernard decided to join the Cistercian Order. Great! There he founded Clairvaux Abbey and was appointed its Abbot. His great and intense devotion was to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Mother of God. As from 1130, Bernard began to concern himself with many serious matters of the Holy See and of the Church. St. Bernard of Clairvaux was named a Doctor of the Church in 1830. . to thee I come, His five brothers, two uncles, and some 30 young friends followed him into the monastery. In the same period the holy Abbot wrote his most famous works such as the celebrated Sermons on the Song of Songs [In Canticum Sermones]. Author: St. Margaret Mary Alacoque Surely she is very fittingly likened to a star. These reflections, characteristic of a person in love with Jesus and Mary as was Bernard, are still a salutary stimulus not only to theologians but to all believers. . He was of a noble family and received a careful education in his youth. O bitter death and cruel! It is said that the great Saint Bernard of Clairvaux was his Memorial of Our Lady of Sorrows September 21: Feast of Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Hail, beauteous Face of Jesus, bent on me, Whom angel choirs adore exultantly! St. Bernard of Clairvaux composed the famous prayer. You can wrap a word in square brackets to make it appear bold. This and a light shining and burning in Your Church, Feb 23. Bernard of Clairvaux. Fear is the motive which constrains the slave; St. Expedite Novena Prayer. His father Tescelin was the . Their entry was like an overabundance of grace that revitalized the Order Featuring Collections of Catholic Prayers for everyone who needs it anytime. Collections; Project #ShowUs; Creative Insights; EDITORIAL; . Click the button and find the first one on your computer. As the founder and abbot of the Abbey of Clairvaux, St. Bernard (1091-1153) was centrally responsible for the early expansion of the Cistercian Order throughout Europe. When the Crusade failed, St. Bernard attributed the failure to the sins of the Crusaders. O Jesus, place Thy sacred Hands on me, With transport let me kiss them tenderly, With groans and tears embrace them fervently; And, O for these deep wounds I worship Thee; And for hte blessed drops that fall on me! St Bernard of Clairvaux: Pray for us that we will seek God's mercy and the forgiveness of all our sins. From an early age, he was considered devout and well-educated. 5 {1968, 282-283). Bernard of Clairvaux was a medieval French abbot who wrote homoerotic poetry about Jesus and had a passionate same-sex friendship with Irish archbishop Malachy of Armagh. Will Anointing of the Sick Forgive Mortal Sin? Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Bernard's great friendship with William, Abbot of Saint-Thierry, and with William of Champeaux, among the most important figures of the 12th century, also date to this period. O Blessed Mary, Source: Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th Century Source of this version: Freely modified from Prayers of the Middle Ages, edited by J. Manning Potts, 1954. Pelayo's resistance initiated the nearly 800-year-long Reconquista to take back his country from the ruthless invader who had conquered his homeland and sought to erase his culture and his faith. Entering your story is easy to do. implore pardon for our vanity. PRAYER FOR THE CONVERSION OF YOUR FAMILY In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. (By Pope Pius XI), Act of Consecration to Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, Act of Consecration to the Sacred Heart As a very young man he devoted himself to the study of the so-called liberal arts especially grammar, rhetoric and dialectics at the school of the canons of the Church of Saint-Vorles at Chtillon-sur-Seine; and the decision to enter religious life slowly matured within him. "Neither fear nor self-interest can convert the soul. How Sweet Thy savor is! The slothful heart Thou drawest graciously, The loving one Thou callest tenderly, And unto all a pardon grantest free. Although he was originally Share it! Lord, with my mouth I touch and worship Thee, With all the strength I have I cling to Thee, With all my love I plunge my heart in Thee, My very life-blood would I drawn from Thee, O Jesus, Jesus! The place or rather the state wher St. recommend us to him,
With an intense love for Jesus Christ and Our Lady, St. Bernard was determined to keep his soul pure and chaste for he wanted it to be the dwelling place of the Blessed Trinity. not only is God recognized but also the Father is loved; Legends attribute the selection and propagation of the devotion to Bernard of Clairvaux. By the grace your found,
The music chant used within this prayer is an excerpt from "Missa pro defunctis - VI. O condescend to show Thyself to me, Upon Thy saving Cross, dear Lord, to me, And let me die, my Lord, embracing Thee! In another famous Sermon on the Sunday in the Octave of the Assumption the Holy Abbot described with passionate words Mary's intimate participation in the redeeming sacrifice of her Son. St. Bernard of Clairvaux - Aglow with Love for Mary - He managed to iname whomever came close to him with the same love for God and Mary. I fly unto thee, And all for my unworthy sake, my own! "We pray that, through the time they spend here learning and praying, they will come to know and to love Christ even more." . Born of Burgundian landowning aristocracy, Bernard grew up in a family of . Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world, hear us, O Lord. Thou knowest whyin pity bear with me, And overlook the shame that covers me! Amen. The cantos with St Bernard of Clairvaux in the Paradiso were apparently well known to Pope John Paul II. Saint Bernard wrote the lovely prayer to Our Lady called the Memorare, which begins, "Remember, O most gracious Virgin Mary . St Bernard of Clairvaux once wrote, "Mary, the whole world awaits your reply". My Crucified Jesus, wash me with your most Precious Blood. . Although St Bernard preferred solitude, he was in constant demand by others. new abbeys. He made a difference, becoming an outstanding figure in the history of his time! In this book, which is still appropriate reading for the Popes of all times, Bernard did not only suggest how to be a good Pope, but also expressed a profound vision of the Mystery of the Church and of the Mystery of Christ which is ultimately resolved in contemplation of the mystery of the Triune God. O let the Blood I worship flow on me, That what I do may never anger Thee; The Blood which flows at every pore from Thee Each imperfection may it wash from me, That I may undefiled and perfect be. PRAYER: a man consumed with zeal for Your House St Bernard (1090 1153) was born into royalty, the third in a family of ten children at Fontaine-Les-Dijon, France. Thou Rose of wondrous fragrance, open wide, And bring my heart into Thy wounded Side, O sweet heart, open! All rights reserved. St Bernard quickly emerged as a leader and the abbot sent him with twelve other monks to start a new monastery in Champagne, which they called Clairvaux. This site, which is now using the Traditional Calendar, will mainly concentrate on Daily Prayers, Novenas and the Memorials and Feast Days of our friends in Heaven, the Saints who went before us and the great blessings the . Thou stay of weakness and infirmity, Sweet rest of weary souls who rest on Thee, Dear couch of loving ones who lean on Thee! Unite my heart, O Jesus, unto Thine, And let Thy wounded love be found in mine. O blessed Lady. Mary never departs from our hearts. . He is (mistakenly) credited with writing the Memorare. Woman of t. O God, who made of the Abbot Saint Bernard Hail, fruitful splendor of the Deity! by the mercy you brought forth,
This commemorative feast was established by Pope Saint Pius V . Behold, O Jesus, how it draws to Thee! We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread, And long to feast upon Thee still: We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead, And thirst our souls from Thee to fill. before thee I stand sinful and sorrowful. Our Mediatrix and Advocate
Today his prayers are still used by many. In the same way the Virgin brought forth her son with no injury to herself. religious orders. November 27 (Feast day), Patronage: Benedictine oblates; automobile drivers; widows, Pope Benedict XVI's Prayer For The Unborn, Powerful Healing Prayer by Saint Padre Pio, Powerful Novena Prayer to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Powerful Personal Prayer to Our Lord Jesus Christ, Powerful Prayer of Deliverance from All Evil Spirits, Prayer by a Sick Person for Healing to Infant Jesus, Prayer Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Prayer Dictated by Our Lady to Anna Maria, PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM EVERY KIND OF WAR, Prayer for financial help and urgent needs, Prayer for Financial help to Saint Jude Thaddeus, Prayer For Help Against Spiritual Enemies, Prayer for the Families of those who died from Covid 19, Prayer for the feast of our Lady of the Rosary Sake, my heart into Thy wounded Side, O Jesus, me... 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