The 86 sermons on the Song of Songs, Bernard's masterpiece on the love between Christ and the soul.
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BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX: SERMONS ON THE SONG OF SONGS Bernard of Clairvaux
Translated by Samuel J. Eales. Date: 1135–1153; translation 1896. Public domain. Source: https://archive.org/details/LifeWorksOfSBernardClairvauxV4
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Contents (289 sections)
- Opening
- Manuals Op Canon Law
- By the Same Author, Papers Read Before the Exeter Diocesan Society
- Of Saint Bernard
- Introductory Essay
- XVM
- Introductory Essay Xx1h
- Sermon
- Sermon Page
- Sermon
- Sermon Page
- Sermon Page
- Letter of Eberwin, Provost of Steinfeld, to Abbot Bernard
- Sermon
- Sermon
- (To Vol. IV. of His Second Edition)
- On the Title of the Book: ‘ the Song of Songs, Which Is
- The Title of the Book
- The Title of the Book
- Of the Incarnation of Christ, Which Was Announced by the Patriarchs and Prophets, and…
- The Incarnation of Christ
- The Incarnation of Christ 15
- The Incarnation of Christ
- What It Is to Kiss the Feet, the Hand, and the Lips of the Lord
- What It Is to Kiss the Feet of the Lord 1 9
- The Threefold Progress of the Soul
- Of the Threefold Progress of the Soul, Arising from the Kiss of the Foot, the Hand, and…
- The Threefold Progress of the Soul
- Of the Four Orders of Spirits— Namely, the Spirit of God, of the Angels, of Man, and of…
- The Four Orders of Spirits
- The Four Orders of Spirits
- Of the Supreme and Infinite Spirit, Who Is God; and of the Sense in Which Mercy and…
- The Supreme and Infinite Spirit 3 1
- The Ardent Love of the Soul for God
- Of the Ardent Love of the Soul for God; and of the Care and Attention That Ought to Be…
- The Ardent Love of the Soul for God
- The Ardent Love of the Soul for God 37
- That the Kiss of God Is the Holy Spirit; and That the Church Asks for This Kiss That She…
- That the Kiss of God Is the Holy Spirit 39
- That the Kiss of God Is the Holy Spirit 4 1
- That the Kiss of God Is the Holy Spirit
- Sermon IX
- The Breasts of the Bridegroom
- The Breasts of the Bridegroom
- The Three Spiritual Perfumes
- Of the Three Spiritual Perfumes — Namely, Penitence, Devotion, and Piety
- The Three Spiritual Perfumes
- The Three Spiritual Perfumes
- Of Two Principal Facts in the Redemption of the Human Race; the Manner in Which It Is…
- Facts in the Redemption of the Human Race 57
- Facts in the Redemption of the Human Race
- Of the Perfume of Piety, Which Is the Most Excellent of All; and of the Respect Which…
- The Perfume of Piety
- The Perfume of Piety
- The Perfume of Piety
- That Praise and Glory Is Always to Be Rendered Unto God, for All the Good Gifts Which We…
- Praise and Glory Is Always to Be Rendered Unto God 7 1
- Of the Church of Faithful Christians, and of the Synagogue of Perfidious Jews
- The Church of Faithful Christians
- The Church of Faithful Christians
- The Church of Faithful Christians
- In What Manner the Name of Jesus Is a Salutary Medicine to Faithful Christians in All…
- In Wkat Manner the Name of Jesus Is a Salutary Medicine 8L
- In What Manner the Name of Jesus Is a Salutary Medicine 83
- In What Manner the Name of Jesus Is a Salutary Medicine 85
- Of Contrition of Heart, and of the Three Kinds of True
- Contrition of Heart
- Contrition of Heart
- Contrition of Heart
- Contrition of Heart 93
- That It Is Needful to Observe with Care the Approach and the Departure of the Holy…
- Approach and Departure of the Holy Spirit
- Approach and Departure of the Holy Spirit 99
- Of the Two Operations of the Holy Spirit, of Which the One Is Called Effusion, and the…
- The Two Operations of the Holy Spirit
- The Two Operations of the Holy Spirit I03
- Of the Nature, Manner, and Properties of the Angelical Love Towards God, According to the…
- The Angelical Love Towards God I05
- The Angelical Love Towards God 107
- The Angelical Love Towards God Ioç
- Of the Three Ways in Which We Love God
- The Three Ways in Which We Love God
- The Three Ways in Which We Love God 113
- The Three Ways in Which We Love God 115
- In What Manner the Bride, That Is, the Church, Asks That She May Be Drawn to Follow After…
- The Bride Follows After Her Spouse, Who Is Christ 117
- The Bride Follows After Her Spouse, Who Is Christ 119
- The Bride Follows After Her Spouse, Who Is Christ 12 1
- The Bride Follows After Her Spouse, Who Is Christ 1 23
- Of the Four Perfumes of the Bridegroom, and of the Four Cardinal Virtues
- The Four Perfumes of the Bridegroom
- The Four Perfumes of the Bridegroom 1 27
- The Four Perfumes of the Bridegroom 1 29
- Of Three Wavs of Contemplating God, Represented Under the Figure of Three Storerooms
- Three Ways of Contemplating God T3i
- Principally against the Detestable Vice of Detraction: and in What Rectitude in a Man…
- Against the Detestable Vice of Detraction 145
- Against the Detestable Vice of Detraction I47
- Against the Detestable Vice of Detraction 1 49
- That the Bride, Namely, the Church, Is Black, Yet Comely
- The Bride, Namely, the Church, Is Black, Yet Comely 1 5 1
- The Bride, Namely, the Church, Is Black, Yet Comely 153
- Sermon Xxvi.1
- Of the Adornment of the Bride: and in What Sense the Holy Soul Is Called Heaven
- Of the Blackness, Yet Beauty, of the Bride: and in What Manner Hearing, Rather Than…
- The Blackness, Yet Beauty, of the Bride 1 77
- The Blackness, Yet Beauty, of the Bride 1 79
- The Blackness, Yet Beauty, of the Bride L8l
- The Blackness, Yet Beauty, of the Bride 1 83
- The Blackness, Vet Beauty, of the Bride 1 85
- Of the Complaint of the Church against Her Persecutors; That Is to Say, against Those Who…
- Sermon XXX
- The Faithful People, or the Souls of the Elect 1 93
- The Faithful People, or the Souls of the Elect 1 95
- The Faithful People, or the Souls of the Elect 1 97
- The Faithful People, or the Souls of the Elect 199
- Sermon XXXI
- The Excellency of the Vision of God 303
- The Excellency of the Vision of God
- The Excellency of the Vision of God
- Sermon XXXII
- Christ Communicates Himself to the Holy Soul 209
- Christ Communicates Himself to the Holy Soul
- Christ Communicates Himself to the Holy Soul 213
- Sermon XXXIII
- Those Things Which a Devout Soul Ought to Seek 21 7
- Those Things Which a Devout Soul Ought to Seek 2Iç
- Of Humility and of Patience
- Humility and Patience
- Humility and Patience
- Of the Sharp Reproof Which the Bridegroom Gives to the Bride, and of Two Kinds of…
- Sharp Reproof Which the Bridegroom Gives to the Bride 2 2Ç
- Sharp Reproof Which the Bridegroom Gives to the Bride 231
- Sharp Reproof Which the Bridegroom Gives to the Bride 233
- The Knowledge of Literature Is Good for Our Instruction, but the Knowledge of Our Own…
- Knowledge of Literature Is Good for Our Instruction 235
- Knowledge of Literature Is Good for Our Instruction 237
- Of the Two Kinds of Knowledge and the Two Kinds of Ignor- Ance: the Evils or Injuries…
- How from Ignorance of God Comes Despair: and How the Bride Is Called the Fairest Among…
- From Ignorance of God Comes Despair 245
- Of the Chariots of Pharaoh, That Is, the Devil; and of the Chiefs of His Army, Who Are…
- The Chariots of Pharaoh
- The Chariots Qf Pharaoh
- What Is Meant by the Face of the Soul; What Constitutes Its Beauty or Its Deformity, Its…
- What Is Meant by the Face of the Soul 253
- What Is Meant by the Face of the Soul
- Of the Great Consolation Which the Bride Feels from the Contemplation of the Divine Glory…
- The Great Consolation Which the Bride Feels 257
- Two Kinds of Humility
- Of Two Kinds of Humility: the One Born of Truth, the Other Warmed by Charity
- Two Kinds of Humility
- Two Kinds of Humility
- Two Kinds of Humility
- Sermon XLIII
- The Bride Meditates on the Sufferings of Jesus Christ 267
- The Bride Meditates on the Sufferings of Jesus Christ 269
- Sermon XLIV
- Correction to Be Adapted to the Character of Offenders 273
- Correction to Be Adapted to the Character of Offenders 275
- Of the Twofold Beauty of the Soul: How the Soul Speaks to God the Word, and the Word to…
- The Twofold Beauty of the Soul 277
- The Twofold Beauty of the Soul
- The State and Composition of the Whole Church 28 1
- Sermon XLVI
- The Manner in Which, by an Active Life Spent Under Obedience, the Life of Contemplation…
- The State and Composition of the Whole Church 283
- The State and Composition of the Whole Church 285
- Of the Threefold Flower Of Holiness , Namely, of Virginity, of Martyrdom, and of Good…
- The Threefold Flower of Holiness 289
- The Threefold Flower of Holiness
- Of the Praises Which the Bride and the Bridegroom Address Reciprocally to Each Other; and…
- The Shadow of Christ
- The Shadow of Christ
- The Shadow of Christ
- Sermon XLIX
- Members of the Church, That Is, the Elect, Are Held Together by Mutual Bonds
- How Charity Is Regulated by Discretion 299
- How Charity Is Regulated by Discretlon 301
- Of Two Kinds of Char It V — Namely, That of Feeling and That of Action — and How They Are…
- Two Kinds of Charity
- Two Kinds of Charity
- Two Kinds of Charity
- How the Bride Makes Petition That the Fruits of Good Works and the Perfumes of Faith May…
- The Bride Makes Petition
- The Bride Makes Petition
- The Bride Makes Petition
- Of That Ecstasy Which Is Called Contemplation, in Which the Bridegroom Causes the Holy…
- That Ecstasy Which Is Called Contemplation 315
- That Ecstasy Which Is Called Contemplation
- Sermon Lui
- By ‘Mountains’ and ‘Hills Are Signified Heavenly Spirits 32 1
- By ‘Mountains' and ‘Hills Are Signified Heavenly Spirits 323
- Sermon LIV
- How It Is Possible, Through a True Penitence, to Escape the Judgment of God
- How to Escape the Judgment of God
- How to Escape the Judgment of God
- That Sins and Vices Are as Walls Interposing Between God and the Sinner
- Sins and Vices Are as Walls
- Sins and Vices Are as Walls
- That the Visitations of the Lord Are to Be Carefully and Reverently Observed, and by What…
- Visitations of the Lord to Be Reverently Observed 34 1
- Visitations of the Lord to Be Reverently Observed 343
- Visitations of the Lord to Be Reverently Observed 345
- Sermon LVIII
- The Rule and Training of Souls
- The Rule and Training of Souls 35 1
- The Rule and Training of Souls
- Of the Groans of the Soul,. Which Sighs for Its Heavenly Fatherland; and of the…
- Of the Incredulity of the Jews, and of Their Slaying Christ, by Which They Filled Up the…
- The Incredulity of the Jews
- The Incredulity of the Jews
- The Incredulity of the Jews
- How the Church Finds the Riches of Divine Mercy in the
- Of the Martyrs, Which They Have Received of Christ
- The Fortitude of the Martyrs
- The Fortitude of the Martyrs
- The Fortitude of the Martyrs
- Sermon LXII
- Sermon LXIII
- The Pious and Wise Man Ought to Cultivate His Vineyard 379
- The Pious and Wise Man Ought to Cultivate His Vineyard 38 1
- Sermon LXIV
- The Temptations of More Mature Monks 385
- The Temptations of More Mature Monks
- Letter of Eberwin, Provost of Steinfeld, to Abbot Bernard
- Letter of Eberwin to Abbot Bernard 389
- Letter of Eberwin to Abbot Bernard 39 1
- Letter of Eberwin to Abbot Bernard
- Of Secret Heretics, Whose Perverse Doctrines and Studied Care to Hide Their Mysteries St.…
- To the Baptism of Infants, to Purgatory, to Prayers for the Dead, and to the Invocation…
- Of the Wonderful Expression of the Love of the Bride, Which Is Called Forth by the…
- Sermon LXVIII
- How Christ the Bridegroom Inclines Unto His Bride 417
- How Christ the Bridegroom Inclines Unto His Bride 419
- Sermon LXIX
- Sermon LXX
- Why the Bridegroom Is Called Beloved 427
- Why the Bridegroom Is Called Beloved 429
- Why the Bridegroom Is Called Beloved
- Sermon LXXI
- Spiritual Lilies, That Good Works
- Sermon LXXII
- ‘The Day Breaks and the Shadows Flee Away 445
- How Christ Shall Come to Judge in Human Form, That He May Appear Delightful to the Elect…
- How Christ Shall Come to Judge in Human Form 449
- How Christ Shall Come to Judge in Human Form 45 1
- How Christ Shall Come to Judge in Human Form 453
- Sermon LXXIV
- God Is to Be Sought in Due Time, Place, and Manner 46 1
- Sermon LXXV
- Sermon LXXVI
- The Glory of the Bridegroom
- The Glory of the Bridegroom
- The Glory of the Bridegroom
- Sermon LXXVII
- Concerning the Bad Pastors of the Church 475
- Concerning the Bad Pastors of the Church 477
- Sermon Lxxviii
- The Church of the Elect
- The Church of the Elect
- Sermon LXXIX
- The Return of the Bridegroom
- The Return of the Bridegroom
- Sermon LXXX
- The Image or Word of God
- The Image or Word of God
- The Image or Word of God
- Of the Similarity and Likeness of the Soul to the Word, in Respect of Its Identity of…
- How the Soul, While Still Remaining Like Unto God, Loses by Sin a Portion of Its Likeness…
- The Soul’s Likeness to God
- The Soul’s Likeness to God
- The Soul’s Likeness to God 507
- Sermon Lxxxiii
- The Soul Recovers Its Resemblance to Christ 509
- The Soul Recovers Its Resemblance to Christ 51i
- That the Soul, Seeking God, Is Anticipated by Him; and in What Consists That Search for…
- The Soul, Seeking God, Is Anticipated by Him 513
- The Soul, Seeking God, Is Anticipated by Him 5 1 5
- Sermon LXXXV
- The Seven Needs of the Soul
- The Seven Needs of the Soul
- The Seven Needs of the Soul
- The Seven Needs Ok the Soul
- The Praise of Modesty
- Of the Caution and Modesty Becoming to the Soul in Seeking the Word, and of the Praise of…
- The Praise of Modesty
- The Praise of Modesty (continued)
- The Praise of Modesty (continued)
- Abbot of Clairvaux
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- Bernard of Clairvaux (1135–1153; translation 1896). Bernard of Clairvaux: Sermons on the Song of Songs (Samuel J. Eales, Trans.). Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/LifeWorksOfSBernardClairvauxV4
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