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Saint Bernard - Waiting for Mary’s Fiat: Family Reflection Video
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By: Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C. on August 20th, 2020

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Saint Bernard - Waiting for Mary’s Fiat: Family Reflection Video

Holy lives of inspiration

Today is the feast of St. Bernard of Clairvaux. I beg your indulgence as I share part of a sermon from this great Christian figure of the 12th century.

St. Bernard, 1090-1153, was a French abbot and now a Doctor of the Church. He was mellifluous speaker and powerful preacher, attracting people, clergy and religious from all walks of life, from near and far. Gratefully, over 900 of his sermons still exist.

This is an excerpt from what I believe to be one of his best. He’s describing Mary at the moment the archangel Gabriel announces the Good News to her. I hope you’ll agree, St. Bernard seems to capture the tension that must have been in the air.

St. Bernard, pray for us and our families.

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About Father Willy Raymond, C.S.C.

Father Wilfred J. Raymond, C.S.C. (Father Willy), a native of Old Town, Maine, is the eighth of 12 children. He joined the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1964 and was ordained to the priesthood in 1971. He earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Stonehill College in 1967 and a master’s in Theology from the University of Notre Dame in 1971. He served in ministry at Stonehill College (1979-1992), Holy Cross leadership (1994-2000), National Director of Family Theater Productions, Hollywood (2000-2014), and President of Holy Cross Family Ministries (2014-2022). In addition to English, he is conversant in French and Spanish. He remains a diehard fan of the Boston Red Sox, even though he has served as Chaplain for the Los Angeles Dodgers.