Dom Donald's Blog: pre-Passion Week

Wednesday, 24 March 2010

pre-Passion Week

Mass
Wednesday of the Fifth Week of Lent 24 March 2010

In the Hymn we sang the words:
The King of Kings, and Lord of Lords,
and heaven’s eternal light.
The Days of Holy Week are well mapped out for each days of Palm Sunday to Easter.
The pre-Passion Week days, the Fifth Week of Lent, are also mapped out clearly, the movements of Jesus located between Mt. Olives and the Temple, and the hours named in Chapter 8 of St. John’s Gospel.
Sunday, Jn. 8:1, the Mount of Olives, but early in the morning in the temple areas. (The Woman taken in Adultery, 1-11).
Monday, Jn. 8:12’Jesus spoke to then again, saying “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me …. Will have the light of life”. (The Light of the World 12-59).
The tone is set in the Preface of the Weekday Mass of the Fifth Week of Lent
The suffering and death of your Son
brought life to the whole world,
moving our hearts to praise your glory.
The power of the cross reveals your judgment on this world
and the kingship of Christ crucified.

For the Penitential Rite we sing the special Lent invocation:

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Bernard 900 at Citeaux

O.C.S.O. Order of Cistercians
of the the Strict Observance

Vocations Year 2012-2013

The ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entry into the Abbey of Cîteaux

Monday, 06 August 2012

On the occasion of the ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entry into the Abbey of Cîteaux, Dom Olivier, abbot of Cîteaux, has asked us to pass on the following invitation to all the members of the Order:

Our community is going to celebrate the ninth centenary of St Bernard’s entering Cîteaux (1112 or 1113?). To mark the event, we are setting up a campaign of prayer for vocations, from 20^th August 2012 to 20^th August 2013. We invite you to join us with this prayer:

PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS

Most gracious Father,
in setting up the New Monasteryour fathers followed the poor Christ into the desert.
Thus they lived the Gospel
by rediscovering the Rule of Saint Benedict in its purity.

You gave Bernard of Fontaine
the ability to make this new life attractive and appealing to others,
in the joy of the Holy Spirit.

Grant that we today, after their example,
may live our charism deeply
in a spirit of peace, unity, humility,
and above all, in the charity which surpasses all other gifts.
May men and women of our time
be newly called to follow the Gospel in monastic life,
in the service of the Church’s mission,
and in a world forgetful of You.

Remember Lord, Cîteaux,

where Bernard arrived with his companions.
May the brothers there
continue to live in the enthusiastic and generative spirit of the founders.

Remember all who live the Cistercian charism.

Remember all Cistercian communities,
those which are aging and those newly-born,
in all parts of the world, north and south, east and west.

Let them not lose courage in times of trial,
but turn to her whom Bernard called the Star of the Sea.

Holy Father,
from whom we have already received so much,
grant us again your blessing
that our communities may grow in numbers,
but above all in grace and in wisdom,
to your glory,
who are blessed for ever and ever.

Amen.

900 years, anniversary

Bernard arrived 1112-1113

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Fra_bartolomeo_02_Vision_of_St_Bernard_with_Sts_Benedict_and_John_the_Evangelist.jpg