Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot, Doctor, and Poet
by CCW | 20 August 2014 01:00
The collect for today, the Feast of St. Bernard (1090-1153), Abbot of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church, Poet (source[1]):
O merciful redeemer,
who, by the life and preaching of thy servant Bernard,
didst rekindle the radiant light of thy Church:
grant that we in our generation
may be inflamed with the same spirit of discipline and love
and ever walk before thee as children of light;
through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord,
who liveth and reigneth with thee,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
The Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:1-8[2]
The Gospel: St. John 15:7-11[3]
[4]Artwork: Francisco Ribalta, Christ Embracing St. Bernard, 1625-27. Oil on canvas, Museo del Prado, Madrid.
- source: http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/collects-and-post-communions/traditional-language/tradaugust.aspx
- 2 Timothy 4:1-8: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Timothy%204:1-8;&version=ESVUK;
- St. John 15:7-11: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%2015:7-11;&version=ESVUK;
- [Image]: http://christchurchwindsor.ca/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/RibaltaF_ChristEmbracingStBernard.jpg
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