St. Hildegard von Bingen Novena – Day 4
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Day 4
St. Hildegard you have said:
Listen: there was once a king sitting on his throne. Around Him stood great and wonderfully beautiful columns ornamented with ivory, bearing the banners of the king with great honour. Then it pleased the king to raise a small feather from the ground, and he commanded it to fly. The feather flew, not because of anything in itself but because the air bore it along. Thus am I, a feather on the breath of God.
O glorious St. Hildegard, abbess of the order of St. Benedict and doctor of the universal Church, we now join in the prayer you taught us….
God is the foundation for everything
This God undertakes, God gives.
Such that nothing that is necessary for life is lacking.
Now humankind needs a body that at all times honors and praises God.
This body is supported in every way through the earth.
Thus the earth glorifies the power of God.
O God, by whose grace your servant Hildegard, kindled with the Fire of your love, became a burning and shining light in your Church: Grant that we also may be aflame with the spirit of love and discipline, and walk before you as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
St. Hildegard von Bingen, pray for us
For the Discerning Hearts 9-Day Novena to St. Hildegard von Bingen page
Musical excerpt: Ave generosa, by Hildegard von Bingen (1089 – 1179)
Laurence Ewashko, conductor
30 January 2000, St. Matthew’s Church, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Novena to St. Hildegard von Bingen. Day 4. St. Hildegard you have said. Listen, there was once a king sitting on his throne, around him stood great and wonderfully beautiful columns ornamented with ivory, bearing the banners of the king with great honor. Can it please the king to raise a small feather from the ground? And he commanded it to fly. The feather flew, not because of anything in itself, but because the air bore it along. Thus am I, feather, on the breath of God. Will Gloria St. Hildegard, abyss of the Order of St. Benedict and Doctor of the Universal Church, we now join in the prayer you taught us.
God is the foundation for everything. This God undertakes. God gives. Such that nothing that is necessary for life is lacking. Now humankind needs a body that at all times honors and praises God. This body is supported in every way through the earth. Thus the earth glorifies the power of God. O God, by whose grace your servant Hildegard kindled with the fire of your love, became a burning and shining light in your church. Grant that we also may be a flame with the spirit of love and discipline and walk before you as children of light. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you. In the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever, amen. St. Hildegard von Bingen. Pray for us.
Amen.
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