Saturday 20 August

St Bernard

Ezekiel 43:1-7; Ps 85; Matthew 23:1-12

Christ our Master, our Teacher

St Bernard of Clairvaux, remembered today, once preached: “You are calling us. You are sending us. And wherever we settle, you are there already. You who have borne us, moulded, guided, freed us; you are there already. You who lead us in new and unimagined ways, you are there already. We walk with you, encounter you, in ways we could never have believed – for you are already there. We set out, and we are not abandoned – for you go with us.” He also wrote: “Keep the name of Mary often on your lips, and more often in your heart.”