The New York herald., 1876-08-21
ST. BERNARD'S r. G. CHURCH.
pANEGYRIC ON ST. BERNARD BY THE REV. DIR

BRAfN.
Yesterday being the Feast Of St. Bernard, grand
high celebrated at the above church. the Rev
Gabriel A. Healy the pastor, officiating celebrant
and tho Rev Father John j. Riordan and the Rev.
Father McTammany, S. j., deacon and
sub deacon, Mr. Hugh Kelly acting master OF ccre
monies The kew. Dr. Henry Brann, pastor of st
Ezabe,h's church, at Fort Washington preached the
psnegyric of the saint His text taken from
Prophet Maachas, H., 7-"For tho lips Of the priest
shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law
his mouth" lie sad 123 years ago the
greatest man OF tho twelfth century died,
and that is the whom We honor to-day, ST. Ber-
nard. He born 1920 A.. d. and died on the llth
of August 1853 A. u. He nourished in age of iur-
buence and enervesence yet his counsels and his
teachings swayed the world IN his time. He tho
erca, CHAMPION tho defender of tie faith, the great
leader OF his day. He left behind 700 monks in tho
Abbey OF Clairvaux, which he founded, and 160 other
monas,eries acknowledged him their founder. He
was remarkable IN his experience and knowledge OF
practical affairs anu
THE GREATEST
bowed to ms superior wisdom. Empcrors, princes,
kings all caught The law from his II is upon
tile life OF great SAINT to-day asked med
tate and the preparation he underwent to iuihl the
mission ass gued TO him by God He had quick intel
eo,, re'enmve memory, be utiiui mag halion and
he bctook himself with all his gi.,s and
talents the solitude Of the monastery, there to pre-
II
undergo this preparation with cry ambitious pros
pccls in view but he went there conducive to the will
OF cd to be ready when called ior There he began
feel the inspiration OF the Holy Ghost, Tor the law of
sanctity is the law of cooperation With grace. His
two great opponents Abclard and Arnold, of
Brcscia Aboard lived TO repent. but Arnold
wound up bis lie fanatic aud
preacher OF false doctrines. Abeard n OF
great intellect, bu, his pridc ana his scnsuay over
came him. Arnold was mau of stern morality, but
OF diaboiical pride he intel CT Is not something
possess ourselves; II is not sun liked star that
shines own light The intellect Of is
buta
SPARK DIVINE INTELLIGENCE.
II Is a borrowed light and arcout the lighthouse,
In which the divine nature has put the lamp to guide
particular sphere. IL becomes us, there
fore, think how great should be our humility. ST
Bernard, though all tho sciences were known 10 him
ana his mind vast encyclopedias, was the
/ humbcst OF Gods creatures, and his humility and
his purity permitted his intellect 10 battle
IN the ofthe divine nature He knew that oil gifts
came from God aud greatness was thrust on him. tor
he never sought greatness. Once when preaching at
Forjny Is recorded :hat both the preacher and The
congregation disturbed by the buzz ne oil the flies
/ ST. Bernard put his hand forth and said:-"flcs |
excommunicatc you ~ The flies dropped the
grouuG and the next day they were carried OF In
shovelsiul from the floor VI hc church Oh. tina, some
like ST. Bernard should arise in this nineteenth
century which is the child OF the twelfth century and
brush away with one hama tho intellectual flies that
buzz around all the avenues to truth aud the true
knowledge OF Jesus Christ