Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church (1090-1153)

Readings of the Day
RB: Ch 64:1-6 The Election of an Abbess or Abbot
Mass: 
For the Solemnity of St Bernard: Ws 7:7-10, 15-16;; Resp Ps 18; Ph 3:17-4:1; Jn 17:20-26
For the Feria: Ezk 24:15-24; Resp Ps (Dt 32); Mt 19:16-22


St Mary Magdalene, St Benedict, St Bernard of Clairvaux, and St Catherine of AlexandriaAbout 1380-1390 tempura and gold on woodBy Agnolo Gaddi, Italian
My oldest sister and I visited the Indianapolis Art Museum last summer and saw this beautiful framed work of art that once formed part of a larger altarpiece. Presented here is a crooked photo I took of it.