Message of Pope Benedict XVI: St. Bernard found answers to life with prayer
Printer-friendly version
Send to friend
VATICAN CITY — The life and writings of a 12th-century abbot remind Christians that questions about the meaning of life and God cannot be answered without prayer and contemplation, Pope Benedict XVI said.
St. Bernard of Clairvaux, who led the important Cistercian monastery in Clairvaux, France, from 1115 until his death in 1153, put the love of God and Jesus Christ at the center of his numerous writings, the pope said at his weekly general audience Oct. 21.
His example is important today because “sometimes we try to resolve fundamental questions about God and man with rationality alone,” the pope said to the faithful gathered in a sunny, windy St. Peter’s Square.
“St. Bernard reminds us that, without deep faith in God that is strengthened by prayer, contemplation and an intimate relationship with the Lord, our reflections on the divine mysteries
A subscription is required to access this content.
Current online and print subscribers, click here to login and view this article.
Please click here to subscribe to the St. Louis Review. You may subscribe to the online edition only or both the online and print editions.
If you already have a subscription and are still unable to access this information, please contact the St. Louis Review.Why does the St. Louis Review require a subscription to access content online? (Click to view).
Related Articles
- Papal message | Pope appeals for prayers for Catholics in China
- Papal Message | In Croatia Pope promotes morals, family, life
- Pope sings prayers, talks about Marian devotion on new CD
- Making a prayer list? Include praise, thanks, not just requests, pope says
- At audience, pope says he feels supported by Catholics' prayers
