This text from Sirach (Ecclesiasticus) 39:11 concluded the Hebrew Scripture reading for the Feast of Bernard of Clairvaux, celebrated today throughout Christendom. If he lives long, he will leave a name greater than a thousand, and if he goes to rest, it is enough for him. Bernard is in many ways one of the fathers [...]

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