St. Bernard, Patron

St. Bernard of Clairvaux is the patron saint of Cistercians, Burgundy, beekeepers, candlemakers, Gibraltar, Queens' College, (Cambridge), Speyer Cathedral, and the Knights Templar.

I find it interesting that Bernard is patron of a college where one of my best friends earned her doctorate. I had stayed there in the 1980s and could sense nothing of the spirit of Bernard.

To my readers in Gibraltar, you have a great champion as a patron. Likewise to anyone reading from Burgundy, have a great feast day.