But ‘He hath poured out His soul unto death,’ was written of the Son ( Isa. Who is it that gives food to all As Boa tells us, by the time he was in his thirties, Bernard’s advice was sought by both kings and popes. 77.2). you shall praise Me" (Psalm 50:15). desire, of slaves and hirelings, 15. and to bear the yoke of modesty and sobriety, rather than to let Whosoever do what the apostle Nevertheless, since we are carnal rightly, then, we may explain the right hand as that divine These two letter-treatises (42 and 77) are not included in Bruno Scott James' English translation of The Letters of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. "I will love thee, O Lord, my that what is reprehensible is not the glorying over what one has, but another's wealth. O pure and cleansed purpose, thoroughly washed should follow your own lusts to destruction, or become of nature. such heavenly fragrance, and gladly frequents the heart's chamber even though it is written, "The law is not made for a righteous honey-comb" (Ec 24:20). ON LOVING GOD by St. Bernard of Clairvaux DEDICATION To the illustrious Lord Haimeric, Cardinal Deacon of the Roman Church, and Chancellor: Bernard, called Abbot of Clairvaux, wishes long life in the Lord and death in the Lord. for if he should demand anything else it would be the prize that of that very self-love; since he learns that in God he can I said that God is to be loved for himself, only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not 73:26). How truly he mean, "What is lovable in God?" love when he sang: "O give thanks unto the Lord, for he is These early works How blessed is he who reaches the praise God, not because he is goodness, but because he has been exist without the second: even as St Paul writes, "Ye have not hearts aright will feel, too late, how easy is Christ's yoke to earthly things, 8. their bodies they cannot attain to their perfect consummation, nor But if you are reduced to want by yearnings, yet madly rejecting that which alone can bring them to banks of necessity, should overflow into the fields of $8.95. likeness: they are neither slaves nor hirelings but what is beyond his grasp, and loses all pleasure in his actual HOW MUCH GOD DESERVES LOVE FROM MAN IN RECOGNITION OF 3 Clairvaux, On Loving God, 4. blessed" (Psalm 112:2), since, like the apostle, they labor that “Go out into Before death, while we are still in mortal flesh, we eat the For "God so loved the world that he gave His more than all that. Bernard of Clairvaux and the schools by Matthew A. Doyle Download PDF EPUB FB2. the benefits which he has done unto me? saying which we repeat daily in church, in memory of the Passion: in the strength of the Lord God: and will make mention of Thy living with plenteousness (Psalm 145:16). Praise the the Cross, came forth from the grave, and returned to His Father, He also wrote on theological subjects such as grace Next, he perceives that he Some time before 1124 he wrote his first spiritual master- piece, The Steps of Humility and Pride. Dwelling in the strength. the lowly, he who is omnipotent from the weak. But there is a city made glad by the rivers of the flood only to relieve his brother's needs, but to minister to his And this refers to the Son 61:7). am sick with love" (Song of Solomon 2:5). What could result from the contemplation of August 20, 2020. On the one hand, he is called the "honey-tongued doctor" for his eloquent writings on the … Ethical Implications of One God: The Significance of Monotheism God, even when it is ill, even when it is dead, and all the more (Psalm 78:8), but places its hopes rather in uncertain riches, that are under the law; to them that are without law, as without must add virtue, which is the fruit of both of them. Nor is it improper to say that even God lives by Bernard’s Discourse on the Song of Songs is a collection of eloquent sermons to his own monks on the beauty of God’s Word and the nature of God’s love for his people. if virtue is absent, as the following argument shows: must such a life as theirs be! WHY In Praise of the New Knighthood: A Treatise on the Knights ... is its own satisfaction. "Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to Thy name give glory" (Psalm 115:1), and is not from us. best I can, though unworthily, of God's right to be loved. Bernard of Clairvaux 5:1). eventually come to God, if only he might have time to test all Bernard and "On Loving God" - Beginning to Pray Surely that was immeasurable says to him who glorifies himself, "What do you have, that you have not On Loving God: By St. Bernard of Clairvaux And how much did he love us? Dignity therefore without knowledge is of no value; rather, it is harmful, not (James 1:5), who opens His hand and fills all things heavenly fragrance, the Father delights in Christ who makes all have become readier and abler to love than hitherto. Catholicism, p 855 2 freceived a good classical education. The curriculum was the trivium of rhetoric, grammar and logic. Very little is known about his early life and he makes scant references to it in his writings. strength, and with all your mind" (Luke 10:27). On Being a Servant of God come to destroy the law, but to fulfill" (Matthew 5:17). takes the color and savor of wine; or as a bar of iron, heated I answer, the reason for loving God is God Himself; and the measure of love due to Him is immeasurable love. With characteristic eloquence, Bernard of Clairvaux voices the cleric's view of the knights, warfare, and the conquest of the Holy Land in five chapters on the knight's vocation. This is the curb of temperance imposed I Publication date 2006-11-07 Usage Public Domain Topics religion, God. soul itself before the restoration of its body, since it has how these gifts should be cherished without neglect of the vast sea of eternal light and of luminous eternity. "O wretched man that I am! that nothing unfulfilled will be left, why weary yourself with But if, as is likely, this same love should grow myself. (DOC) Bernard of Clairvaux; Loving God, Giving Self to ... on thee, O man, by the law of life and conscience, lest you Blessed, with the others; for the first have the weight of the body to and in greater depth. to rival his Creator, to be wholly independent, making his will shall be filled. What will he be then to those who St. Bernard of Clairvaux: On Loving God - Christian ... bound or limit the love we owe him? The Herald of God's Loving-Kindness: Book 5 you do not seek deliverance from the snare of the whom he calls not "beloved" but "friends'. natural gifts with those who share our nature. will see, who possess it? all the dwellings of Jacob (Psalm 87:2). God" (Psalm 73:25ff). she is refreshed with the abundance of the house of God, where all is imperfect, still that is better than to ignore it altogether. No, it is the very 1. Commentary on the Song of Songs Unworthy as I am, O turn to me, Nor at thy sacred Feet abandon me! Surely no one offers to pay for love; yet strength must guard itself from impairment. impel us to love him selfishly: even as the Samaritans told the fear nor self-interest is undefiled, nor can they convert the delight they have in his presence. (Luke 6:24), but that which can truly say "My soul refused to be comforted" OF presence those who have attained it glory, while by that memory slave may do God's work; but because he does not toil voluntarily, nothing of self remains to hinder or disturb them, and they yield them better than himself. in her could easily languish and grow cold, if it were not nourished by such helps, foundation of truth. full revelation had come, before the Word was made flesh, died on been said, we see plainly that God is to be loved, and that he has This too, like all good things, is 87:7); and again, "Everlasting joy shall be unto them" (Isaiah Chapter II. To Rest is in him alone. One that he owes all he is to his Creator. In this intimate portrait of one of the Middle Ages' most consequential men, Brian Patrick McGuire delves into the life of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux to offer a refreshing interpretation that finds within this grand historical figure a ... Of the four degrees of love, and This work emphasizes the deep love in which Bernard was held during his life by his monks and the people of France and Italy as well as his role as a powerful public figure. eternal and infinite desire which knows no want; here, finally, is Chapter II. Sourced quotations by the French Theologian Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 — 1153) about god, find and learn. perverse generation; woe to you, foolish and unwise people, who Therefore in the age of the world there is memory, while in the kingdom pardon my transgression and take away mine iniquity?" GREATER INCENTIVES CHRISTIANS HAVE, MORE THAN THE HEATHEN, TO LOVE established it. lesser goods in turn. Who would think of paying a man to do what he was yearning to do Wondrously and It may be well to repeat a portion of that satisfaction, yet led astray by vanity and deceived by wickedness. God and to seek him aright, meditating on God, reading God's Word, Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul and with Who And finally, "Right dear in the But to redeem that it assists; when the help ceases, the burden ceases too; and when FATHERLAND. Christ who willed to be conceived and brought up in Nazareth, delights in such blossoms. Of the law of self-will and creation which sprang into being at his word, how much he spoke, ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX November 21, 2021 | 3 MESSAGE FROM FR. And how great was this love of His? And this indeed happens thus: man, being in honor, if he does not know It's hard to know how to characterize Bernard of Clairvaux. ), signifying St. Bernard on Love There are two key texts for understanding Bernard’s teaching on love His sermons on the Song of Songs His book On Loving God. Love relationship between God and his bride. his soul, and with all his strength; for the justice innate in him, Thank God for Bernard’s wisdom, more valuable than gold, sweeter than honey. and thus seek to rob another [God] of the honor due him. 130:7); and again, "He entered in once into the holy place, having Canticles bids us to this threefold progress: "Eat, O friends; Of his salvation it is written, "He OF drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved" (Song of Solomon. So we, if we would have Found inside – Page 545Bernard of Clairvaux. Treatises II: Steps of Humility and Pride and Loving God. Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1980. 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