Sermons on the Canticle of Canticles, Volume 1
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
43 chapters · 16 h 11 min · English
Read by Donk, Elijah Fisher, InTheDesert, Owlivia, HypocriticalHit, Cbteddy and others
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In this immortal code of divine love, he celebrates the nuptials of the soul with God, and depicts in lines of light that Bride who loves only for the sake of loving and being loved . . . Human tenderness, no matter how eloquent, has never inspired accents more passionate or more profound. - Summary by Charles Forbes René de Montalembert
Chapters
1 On the Meaning of the Title 18 min 2 On the Incarnation of Christ 20 min 3 On the Mystical Kiss of the Lord's Feet, Hand, and Mouth 13 min 4 On the Three Stages of the Soul's Progress 9 min 5 On the Four Orders of Spirits 17 min 6 On the Kiss of the Lord's Feet 12 min 7 On the Love of the Spouse, and on the Attention Due to the Word of God 18 min 8 On the Kiss of the Mouth Interpreted of the Holy Spirit 16 min 9 On the Breasts of the Bridegroom and of the Spouse 20 min 10 On the Spiritual Ointments 22 min 11 On the Mode and Fruit of Redemption 19 min 12 On the Ointment of Piety 32 min 13 Glory Belongs to God Alone 26 min 14 The Church and the Synagogue 25 min 15 On the Name of Jesus 28 min 16 On the Mystical Sense of the Number Seven 36 min 17 On the Coming and Going of the Spirit 21 min 18 On the Twofold Operation of the Holy Ghost 18 min 19 On the Motives on Account of Which Christ the Lord is Loved by the Angels 19 min 20 On the Various Degrees and Characteristics of the Love of Christ 22 min 21 In What Manner the Spouse Desires to Be Drawn 26 min 22 On the Four Ointments 27 min 23 On the Mystical Garden, Storeroom, and Bedchamber 41 min 24 On Detraction and the Necessity of Uniting Faith with Good Works 21 min 25 On the Blackness and the Beauty of the Bridegroom and the Bride 19 min 26 The Blackness of the Bride Compared to the Tents of Cedar, The Saint's Lament over His Brother 43 min 27 The Beauty of the Bride Compared to Solomon's Curtains 35 min 28 The Curtains of Solomon Explained with Reference to the Blackness of the Bridegroom and the Bride 34 min 29 On Domestic Discord and Fraternal Charity 23 min 30 On the Mystical Vineyards and Concerning the Prudence of the Flesh 29 min 31 On the Various Visions of God 24 min 32 On the Different Ways in Which the Word Manifests Himself to Different Souls, and on the Sources of Good and Evil Thoughts 22 min 33 On the Three Objects of the Devout Soul's Quest, on the Mystical Meridian, and the Four Kinds of Temptation 43 min 34 On Humility and Patience 8 min 35 On the Two Kinds of Ignorance Which We Should Fear and Avoid 20 min 36 On the Order to Be Observed in Acquisition of Knowledge 20 min 37 On the Knowledge and Ignorance of God and Self 16 min 38 On the Manner in Which Ignorance of God Leads to Despair, and on the Beauty of the Spouse 13 min 39 On the Chariots of Pharao and the Captains of His Host 22 min 40 On the Cheeks of the Spouse and What Constitutes Their Beauty 11 min 41 On What is Meant by the Neck of the Spouse, and by the Chains of Gold Promised Her 17 min 42 On Submission to Correction, and the Two Kinds of Humility 33 min 43 On the Remembrance of Christ's Sufferings 12 min
