Blessed Bernard of Corleone
0112 Religious (First Order)
Entrance Antiphon [ Sir 3:18-19 ]
He humbled himself in all things and found favor with God. Great is the power of God; by the humble he is glorified.
Collect
God, our Father, you have given us Blessed Bernard as a wonderful example of penance and of Christian virtues. By the power of your Spirit make us firm in faith and effective in our work.We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Prayer over the Offerings
God of all mercy, you transformed Blessed Bernard and made him a new creature in your image.Renew us in the same way by making our gifts of peace acceptable to you. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Communion Antiphon [ Mt 16:14 ]
If anyone wishes to come after me, he must renounce himself, take up his cross and follow me, says the Lord.
Prayer after Communion
Lord Jesus, we have been nourished at your sacred Banquet.Grant us to walk in the way of humility and courage as Blessed Bernard did whom you gave us as an example of faith and constancy. You live and reign for ever and ever.
He humbled himself in all things and found favor with God. Great is the power of God; by the humble he is glorified.
Collect
God, our Father, you have given us Blessed Bernard as a wonderful example of penance and of Christian virtues. By the power of your Spirit make us firm in faith and effective in our work.We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Prayer over the Offerings
God of all mercy, you transformed Blessed Bernard and made him a new creature in your image.Renew us in the same way by making our gifts of peace acceptable to you. We ask this in the name of Jesus the Lord.
Communion Antiphon [ Mt 16:14 ]
If anyone wishes to come after me, he must renounce himself, take up his cross and follow me, says the Lord.
Prayer after Communion
Lord Jesus, we have been nourished at your sacred Banquet.Grant us to walk in the way of humility and courage as Blessed Bernard did whom you gave us as an example of faith and constancy. You live and reign for ever and ever.