The
name of Jesus is the purest, and holiest, the noblest and most
indulgent of names, the name of all blessings and of all virtues; it
is the name of the God-Man, of sanctity itself. To think of Jesus is
to think of the great, infinite God Who, having given us His life as
an example, has also bestowed the necessary understanding, energy and
assistance to enable us to follow and imitate Him, in our thoughts,
inclinations, words and actions. If the name of Jesus reaches the
depths of our heart, it leaves heavenly virtue there. We say,
therefore, with our great master, St. Paul the Apostle: If any man
love not our Lord Jesus Christ, let him be anathema (1 Corinthians
16:22).
– Saint
Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint
Bernard of Clairvaux's
patronage: Beekeepers;
bees; candlemakers; chandlers; wax-melters; wax refiners; Gibraltar;
Queens College, Cambridge.
