Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard of Clairvaux, O.Cistwas a French abbot and the primary reformer for the Cistercian order...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionClergyman
CountryFrance
prayer wine heart
Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man
christian kings war
God has aroused the spirit of kings and princes to root up from the earth the enemies of the Christian name. Therefore gird yourselves manfully and take up joyful arms for the name of Christ.
earth bliss thee
From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.
mean eye
Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.
hate self fire
What does God hate or punish except self-will? Let self-will cease, and there will be no hell. On what does that fire feed except on self-will?
able answers sin
So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
devotion salvation mary
Love of Mary and devotion to her are a sure sign of obtaining eternal salvation.
pride use benefits
Pride causes us to use our gifts as though they came from ourselves, not benefits received from God, and to usurp our benefactor's glory.
salvation mark mary
To serve Mary is a mark of eternal salvation to come.
book wind tree
Death is the gate of life. Ingratitude is the soul's enemy... Ingratitude is a burning wind that dries up the source of love, the dew of mercy, the streams of grace. You will find something far greater in the woods than you will find in books. Stones and trees will teach you that which you will never learn from masters.
jesus kings said
Our King [Jesus] is accused of treachery; it is said of him [by the Muslims] that he is not God, but that he falsely pretended to be something he was not.
blessed love-you heart
O Blessed Mary, whoever loves you honors God; whoever serves you pleases God; whoever invokes your holy name with a pure heart will infallibly receive the object of his petition.
humility path study
As patience leads to peace, and study to science, so are humiliations the path that leads to humility.
powerful father angel
Let us affectionately love His angels as counselors and defenders appointed by the Father and placed over us. They are faithful; they are prudent; they are powerful; Let us only follow them, let us remain close to them, and in the protection of the God of heaven let us abide.