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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Bernard
DESCRIPTION:A reading from a letter by \nPOPE JOHN PAUL THE FIRST \n◊◊◊ \nYou were a great monk and\, in quite an original way\, a great statesman. \nThere was a moment when Clairvaux was more important than Rome: \nemperors and popes turned to you\, kings\, feudal lords\, vassals. You initiated a \nCrusade: an action much debated today\, but then part of the system. \nOn the other hand\, in your outspoken defense of the Jews\, you were\, \nprophetically\, opposed to the anti-Semitism of the time. You did not mince \nwords! To a pope you wrote: “For you I do not fear the sword or poison\, but the \npride of ruling.” And to the king of France\, who named an abbot to the post of \nseneschal (that is to say generalissimo)\, you wrote: “Now what will happen? \nWill the new seneschal say Mass with helmet…or will he lead the troops wearing \nsurplice and stole?” \nOthers in the Middle Ages had led Europe by wielding a sword. You\, by \nwielding your pen\, with letters that were sent off in all directions and of which\, \nunfortunately\, only a part survive today: about five hundred. \nMost of these deal with ascetic matters. But there is one\, the twenty- \nfourth in the Collected Letters\, which contains a synthesis of your Christian \nview of government; this letter became a classic under extraordinary \ncircumstances. \nThere was a Conclave in progress. The cardinals were vacillating among \nthree candidates\, one favored because of his holiness\, the second because of his \ngreat learning\, the third because of his practical sense. \nOne cardinal put an end to the indecision\, quoting\, in fact\, your letter. “It \nis futile to hesitate any more\,” he said; “our situation is already contemplated in \nthe twenty-forth letter of the Doctor Mellifluous. We have only to apply it and \neverything will proceed as smooth as silk. Is the first candidate saintly? Very \nwell… let him say some Paternosters for us poor sinners. Is the second \ncandidate learned? This delights us… Let him write some erudite book. Is the \nthird prudent?… Let him govern us\, let him become Pope.” \nIn view of all this\, dear abbot\, why not resume your old profession and \nwrite some letters\, with the charity of useful advice\, to me\, a poor bishop\, and to \nother Christians who face numerous difficulties in serving the public? A monk’s \nvoice\, from the depths of the Middle Ages\, resounding in the complicated \ndynamism of modern life! It is a possibility of doing good. Exploit it\, please\, \nFather Abbot!
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