Just to leave you with a quote from St Bernard which the pope used recently to great effect in one of his sermons.
"Only Jesus is 'honey to the mouth, song to the ear, joy to the heart.
Only one name counts, that of Jesus the Nazarene. 'Arid is all food of the soul,' 'if it is not sprinkled with this oil; insipid, if it is not seasoned with this salt. What is written has no flavor for me, if I have not read Jesus.' 'When you discuss or speak, nothing has flavor for me, if I have not heard resound the name of Jesus.'
| Pope Benedict XVI In recent weeks the Holy Father has been devoting his general audiences to the topic of monastic theology. Several speeches have focused specifically on the Cistercian Fathers. Here are links to the texts, on the On William of St Thierry, 2 December 2009 Libreria Editrice Vaticana Zenit On Bernard and Abelard, 4 November 2009 Libreria Editrice Vaticana Zenit On Bermard of Clairvaux, 21 October 2009 |
William writes:
Christmas fast approaches! I see from a liturgical diary that from 17th December each day carries one of the Names of God (Wisdom, Adonai, Stock of Jesse, Key of David, Rising Sun, King, Emmanuel). I wondered if, on your Blog, you could tell us the origin of this tradition?
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