August 20, 2026, Memorial of St. Bernard of Clairvaux, Holy Rosary (Luminous Mysteries)

Friends of the Rosary, We honor today Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church (1090-1153). He was a Cistercian abbot known for deep prayer, love for Jesus and Mary, and his teaching on loving God. The monastic rule, which he perfected at Clairvaux, became the model for 163 monasteries of the Cistercian reform. He was a theologian, poet, orator, and writer. He is one of the last…