Mark A. Scott, OCSO, is a monk of the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, California, which he entered in 1978. From 2000 to 2008 he served as appointed superior and then abbot of Assumption Abbey, Ava, Missouri.

• ContentsGeneral Introduction   ixEditor’s Note and Acknowledgments   lxviiTable of Abbreviations   lxixThe SermonsOn the Time of Harvest (In lab mess)   1Sermon One: How a Twofold Evil Works for Good   1Sermon Two: Of the Two Tables   4Sermon Three: This is the generation of those who seek the Lord, of those who seek the face of the God of Jacob (Ps 23:6)   7On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Asspt)   14Sermon One: Of the Double Assumption   14Sermon Two: Of Cleaning, Adorning, and Furnishing the House   18Sermon Three: Of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus   26Sermon Four: Of the Four Days of Lazarus and the Celebration of the Virgin   33Sermon Five: On the Same as Before   41Sermon Six: To Establish “full of grace” in Mary in Three Ways   53Sunday within the Octave of the Assumption (OAsspt)   55Of the words of the Apocalypse: A great wonder appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun,and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars (Rev 12:1)   55On the Nativity of Blessed Mary (NatBVM)   70Of the Bringing of Water   70 A Sermon to the Abbots (Abb) 85How Noah, Daniel, and Job Crossed the Sea, Each in His own Way: on a Ship, by a Bridge, by the Shallows   85On the Feast of Saint Michael (Mich)   91Sermon One: Of the Threefold Reasons that the Angels Care for Us   91Sermon Two: Of the Words of the Lord, If anyone offends one of these little ones (Matt 18:6)   97Sunday of the First Week of November (1 Nov)   101Sermon One: Of the Vision of Isaiah   101Sermon Two   104Sermon Three   109Sermon Four   114Sermon Five   118On the Feast of All Saints (OS)   130Sermon One: Of the Gospel Reading: Jesus Seeing the Crowds   130Sermon Two: Of the State of the Saints before their Resurrection   146Sermon Three: In What Way Shall They Be without Blemish or Wrinkle? (Eph 5:27)   154Sermon Four: Of Abraham’s bosom, and of the altar beneath which Blessed John heard the voices of such souls of the saints,and of the seven loaves from which we read that the same number of baskets remained   159Sermon Five: Of the Advantage of Their Memory   167For the Dedication of a Church (Ded)   178Sermon One: Of the Five Sacraments of the Dedication   178Sermon Two: How We Should Cling to Ourselves and Others   184Sermon Three: Of Three Sorts of Equipment We Possess for Godly Vigilance   188Sermon Four: Of the Threefold Dwelling-Place   193Sermon Five: Of the Twofold Consideration of Oneself   200Sermon Six: Concerning the word of Jacob: Truly the Lord is in this place (Gen 28:16)   210On the Feast of Saint Martin, Bishop (Mart)   213Of Examples of Obedience 213 On the Feast of Saint Clement (Clem)   229Of the Three Waters   229Sermon on the Passing of Saint Malachy the Bishop (Mal)   235On the Vigil of Saint Andrew the Apostle (VAnd)  244How We Should Prepare for the Solemnities of the Saints with Fasting   244On the Feast of Saint Andrew (And)   249Sermon One: Concerning Clean Fish   249Sermon Two: Of the Four Arms of the Cross   258On the Death of Master Humbert (Humb)   266Index of Scriptural References in Bernard’s Liturgical Sermons (CF 51–54)   275Index of Subjects in Bernard’s Liturgical Sermons (CF 51–54)   334

"For those not familiar with the allegorical interpretation of Scripture that Bernard and most of his Christian predecessors and contemporaries used, reading these sermons will be a shock. They are like a quilt made up of many small pieces, sewn into a very complex pattern. If the pieces and patterns are studied and savored, they invite the reader/listener to meet the Word, presented by one of the great wordsmiths of Christian literature. Bernard's intent is to fashion the reader into a dwelling place for the Word."Hugh Feiss, O.S.B., Ascension Monastery, Jerome, ID, American Benedictine Review

Mark A. Scott, OCSO, is a monk of the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, California, which he entered in 1978. From 2000 to 2008 he served as appointed superior and then abbot of Assumption Abbey, Ava, Missouri.

• ContentsGeneral Introduction   ixEditor’s Note and Acknowledgments   lxviiTable of Abbreviations   lxixThe SermonsOn the Time of Harvest (In lab mess)   1Sermon One: How a Twofold Evil Works for Good   1Sermon Two: Of the Two Tables   4Sermon Three: This is the generation of those who seek the Lord, of those who seek the face of the God of Jacob (Ps 23:6)   7On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Asspt)   14Sermon One: Of the Double Assumption   14Sermon Two: Of Cleaning, Adorning, and Furnishing the House   18Sermon Three: Of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus   26Sermon Four: Of the Four Days of Lazarus and the Celebration of the Virgin   33Sermon Five: On the Same as Before   41Sermon Six: To Establish “full of grace” in Mary in Three Ways   53Sunday within the Octave of the Assumption (OAsspt)   55Of the words of the Apocalypse: A great wonder appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun,and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars (Rev 12:1)   55On the Nativity of Blessed Mary (NatBVM)   70Of the Bringing of Water   70 A Sermon to the Abbots (Abb) 85How Noah, Daniel, and Job Crossed the Sea, Each in His own Way: on a Ship, by a Bridge, by the Shallows   85On the Feast of Saint Michael (Mich)   91Sermon One: Of the Threefold Reasons that the Angels Care for Us   91Sermon Two: Of the Words of the Lord, If anyone offends one of these little ones (Matt 18:6)   97Sunday of the First Week of November (1 Nov)   101Sermon One: Of the Vision of Isaiah   101Sermon Two   104Sermon Three   109Sermon Four   114Sermon Five   118On the Feast of All Saints (OS)   130Sermon One: Of the Gospel Reading: Jesus Seeing the Crowds   130Sermon Two: Of the State of the Saints before their Resurrection   146Sermon Three: In What Way Shall They Be without Blemish or Wrinkle? (Eph 5:27)   154Sermon Four: Of Abraham’s bosom, and of the altar beneath which Blessed John heard the voices of such souls of the saints,and of the seven loaves from which we read that the same number of baskets remained   159Sermon Five: Of the Advantage of Their Memory   167For the Dedication of a Church (Ded)   178Sermon One: Of the Five Sacraments of the Dedication   178Sermon Two: How We Should Cling to Ourselves and Others   184Sermon Three: Of Three Sorts of Equipment We Possess for Godly Vigilance   188Sermon Four: Of the Threefold Dwelling-Place   193Sermon Five: Of the Twofold Consideration of Oneself   200Sermon Six: Concerning the word of Jacob: Truly the Lord is in this place (Gen 28:16)   210On the Feast of Saint Martin, Bishop (Mart)   213Of Examples of Obedience 213 On the Feast of Saint Clement (Clem)   229Of the Three Waters   229Sermon on the Passing of Saint Malachy the Bishop (Mal)   235On the Vigil of Saint Andrew the Apostle (VAnd)  244How We Should Prepare for the Solemnities of the Saints with Fasting   244On the Feast of Saint Andrew (And)   249Sermon One: Concerning Clean Fish   249Sermon Two: Of the Four Arms of the Cross   258On the Death of Master Humbert (Humb)   266Index of Scriptural References in Bernard’s Liturgical Sermons (CF 51–54)   275Index of Subjects in Bernard’s Liturgical Sermons (CF 51–54)   334

"For those not familiar with the allegorical interpretation of Scripture that Bernard and most of his Christian predecessors and contemporaries used, reading these sermons will be a shock. They are like a quilt made up of many small pieces, sewn into a very complex pattern. If the pieces and patterns are studied and savored, they invite the reader/listener to meet the Word, presented by one of the great wordsmiths of Christian literature. Bernard's intent is to fashion the reader into a dwelling place for the Word."Hugh Feiss, O.S.B., Ascension Monastery, Jerome, ID, American Benedictine Review

Mark A. Scott, OCSO, is a monk of the Trappist-Cistercian Abbey of New Clairvaux, Vina, California, which he entered in 1978. From 2000 to 2008 he served as appointed superior and then abbot of Assumption Abbey, Ava, Missouri.

• ContentsGeneral Introduction   ixEditor’s Note and Acknowledgments   lxviiTable of Abbreviations   lxixThe SermonsOn the Time of Harvest (In lab mess)   1Sermon One: How a Twofold Evil Works for Good   1Sermon Two: Of the Two Tables   4Sermon Three: This is the generation of those who seek the Lord, of those who seek the face of the God of Jacob (Ps 23:6)   7On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Asspt)   14Sermon One: Of the Double Assumption   14Sermon Two: Of Cleaning, Adorning, and Furnishing the House   18Sermon Three: Of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus   26Sermon Four: Of the Four Days of Lazarus and the Celebration of the Virgin   33Sermon Five: On the Same as Before   41Sermon Six: To Establish “full of grace” in Mary in Three Ways   53Sunday within the Octave of the Assumption (OAsspt)   55Of the words of the Apocalypse: A great wonder appeared in heaven, a woman clothed with the sun,and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars (Rev 12:1)   55On the Nativity of Blessed Mary (NatBVM)   70Of the Bringing of Water   70 A Sermon to the Abbots (Abb) 85How Noah, Daniel, and Job Crossed the Sea, Each in His own Way: on a Ship, by a Bridge, by the Shallows   85On the Feast of Saint Michael (Mich)   91Sermon One: Of the Threefold Reasons that the Angels Care for Us   91Sermon Two: Of the Words of the Lord, If anyone offends one of these little ones (Matt 18:6)   97Sunday of the First Week of November (1 Nov)   101Sermon One: Of the Vision of Isaiah   101Sermon Two   104Sermon Three   109Sermon Four   114Sermon Five   118On the Feast of All Saints (OS)   130Sermon One: Of the Gospel Reading: Jesus Seeing the Crowds   130Sermon Two: Of the State of the Saints before their Resurrection   146Sermon Three: In What Way Shall They Be without Blemish or Wrinkle? (Eph 5:27)   154Sermon Four: Of Abraham’s bosom, and of the altar beneath which Blessed John heard the voices of such souls of the saints,and of the seven loaves from which we read that the same number of baskets remained   159Sermon Five: Of the Advantage of Their Memory   167For the Dedication of a Church (Ded)   178Sermon One: Of the Five Sacraments of the Dedication   178Sermon Two: How We Should Cling to Ourselves and Others   184Sermon Three: Of Three Sorts of Equipment We Possess for Godly Vigilance   188Sermon Four: Of the Threefold Dwelling-Place   193Sermon Five: Of the Twofold Consideration of Oneself   200Sermon Six: Concerning the word of Jacob: Truly the Lord is in this place (Gen 28:16)   210On the Feast of Saint Martin, Bishop (Mart)   213Of Examples of Obedience 213 On the Feast of Saint Clement (Clem)   229Of the Three Waters   229Sermon on the Passing of Saint Malachy the Bishop (Mal)   235On the Vigil of Saint Andrew the Apostle (VAnd)  244How We Should Prepare for the Solemnities of the Saints with Fasting   244On the Feast of Saint Andrew (And)   249Sermon One: Concerning Clean Fish   249Sermon Two: Of the Four Arms of the Cross   258On the Death of Master Humbert (Humb)   266Index of Scriptural References in Bernard’s Liturgical Sermons (CF 51–54)   275Index of Subjects in Bernard’s Liturgical Sermons (CF 51–54)   334

"For those not familiar with the allegorical interpretation of Scripture that Bernard and most of his Christian predecessors and contemporaries used, reading these sermons will be a shock. They are like a quilt made up of many small pieces, sewn into a very complex pattern. If the pieces and patterns are studied and savored, they invite the reader/listener to meet the Word, presented by one of the great wordsmiths of Christian literature. Bernard's intent is to fashion the reader into a dwelling place for the Word."Hugh Feiss, O.S.B., Ascension Monastery, Jerome, ID, American Benedictine Review