So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!
“So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!” Bernard of Clairvaux
“So far from being able to answer for my sins, I cannot even answer for my righteousness!” Bernard of Clairvaux
“Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.” Bernard of Clairvaux
“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 … Read More
“There are some who wish to learn for no other reason than that they may be looked upon as learned, which is ridiculous vanity … … Read More
“Prostrate, see Thy cross I grasp,And Thy pierced feet I clasp;Gracious Jesus, spurn me not;On me, with compassion fraught,Let Thy glances fall.Thy cross of agony,My … Read More
“Thus understanding and love, that is, the knowledge of and delight in the truth, are, as it were, the two arms of the soul, with … Read More
“Among us on the earth there is His memory; but in the Kingdom of heaven His very Presence. That Presence is the joy of those … Read More
“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 … Read More
“A pretext is never lacking to him who would break with a friend.” Bernard of Clairvaux
“Obey your bishop! “Obey those set over you [Heb 13:17],” the teachers of the Church… I remind you, my dear friends, of what I said … Read More
“The more I contemplate God, the more God looks on me. The more I pray to him, the more he thinks of me too.” Bernard … Read More
“I do a great wrong in His sight, when I beseech Him that He will hear my prayer, which as I give utterance to it, … Read More
“What of the souls already released from their bodies? We believe that they are overwhelmed in that vast sea of eternal light and of luminous … Read More
“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 … Read More
“From the best bliss that earth imparts, we turn unfilled to Thee again.” Bernard of Clairvaux
“There are three distinct comings of the Lord of which I know: His coming to men, His coming into men, and His coming against men.” … Read More
“Prayer is a wine which makes glad the heart of man” Bernard of Clairvaux
“”My burden is light,” said the blessed Redeemer, a light burden indeed, which carries him that bears it. I have looked through all nature for … Read More
“Nothing can work me damage except myself. The harm that I sustain I carry about with me, and never am a real sufferer but by … Read More
“Have death always before your eyes as a salutary means of returning to God.” Bernard of Clairvaux