
Christ Embracing St Bernard, by Francisco Ribalta (1565– 1628). From Wikipedia.
¶ Or this:
O God, by whose grace the blessed abbot Bernard, enkindled with the fire of thy love, became a burning and a shining light in thy Church: Grant that we may be inflamed with the same spirit of love, and ever walk before thee as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.