{"id":27122,"date":"2012-08-20T07:33:52","date_gmt":"2012-08-20T11:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2012\/08\/saint-bernard-900-years-since\/"},"modified":"2012-08-20T07:33:52","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T11:33:52","slug":"saint-bernard-900-years-since","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/2012\/08\/saint-bernard-900-years-since\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Bernard, 900 years since entering Cîteaux"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nNearly 900 years ago Bernard of Fontaine-lès-Dijon led
\na group of young Burgundian noblemen, to the Abbey of Cîteaux in 1112 or 1113. The fledgling
\nnew monastery got a burst of new life and from there set the world ablaze with
\nwhat became the Cistercian charism. <\/i><\/span><\/p>\n


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Let us pray for the Cistercians in the
\nNorth America, paying particular attention to the intention of young men and women entering the
\nmonastic life under the gaze of Saint Bernard. Beginning today until a year from now, the Cistercians are observing a Year of Saint Bernard. Let’s join them in knowing more about this pivotal saint and monk.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Vision<\/a><\/p>\n

Most loving Father, in establishing
\nthe New Monastery at Cîteaux our fathers followed the poor Christ into the
\ndesert. Thus they lived the Gospel, by rediscovering the Rule of Saint Benedict
\nin its purity.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
You gave Bernard of Fontaine the ability to make this new life
\nattractive and appealing to others, in the joy of the Holy Spirit.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
Grant that
\nwe today, after their example, may live our charism deeply in a spirit of
\npeace, unity, humility, and above all, in the charity which surpasses all other
\ngifts.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
May men and women of our time be called to follow the Gospel in monastic
\nlife, in the service of the Church’s mission, in a world often forgetful of
\nYou.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
May the monks and nuns of our Order  continue to live in the
\nenthusiastic and generative spirit of the founders. And in all of our needs may
\nwe always turn to Our Lady whom Bernard called the Star of the Sea.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
Holy
\nFather, from whom we have already received so much, grant us again your
\nblessing that our communities may grow in numbers, but above all in grace and
\nin wisdom, to your glory, who are blessed for ever and ever. Amen.<\/span><\/div>\n

<\/span><\/div>\n
Prayer adapted from the original by Dom Olivier, abbot of Citeaux.<\/font><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nearly 900 years ago Bernard of Fontaine-lès-Dijon led a group of young Burgundian noblemen, to the Abbey of Cîteaux in 1112 or 1113. The fledgling new monastery got a burst of new life and from there set the world ablaze with what became the Cistercian charism.  Let us pray for the Cistercians in the North … Continue reading Saint Bernard, 900 years since entering Cîteaux<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[1727,1756,2270],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27122"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27122"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27122\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27122"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27122"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/communio.stblogs.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}