Letters380 Letter CCCLXXX. To THE SAME. On the unhappy state of the Church in the East. (A.D. 1149)
Letter CCCLXXX. To THE SAME. On the unhappy state of the Church in the East. (A.D. 1149)
To his very dear father and lord SUGER, by the grace of God Abbot of S. Denys, BERNARD, Abbot of Clairvaux, health and the assurance of his humble prayers.
The news which the Grand Master of the Temple and Brother John have brought I have received as joyfully as if I thought it came from God Himself. For the Church in the East utters such cries of distress now that whosoever does not sympathize with his whole heart is shown not to be a son of the Church. But though rejoiced at the news, I am distressed at the short notice you give me, which renders me unable to come to you at the time you named. I had promised the Bishop of Langres to meet him on that day for a conference on grave and important matters, which he had accepted in reliance upon me. I have, however, mentioned a time when, if convenient to you, I will gladly come to you with the same Bishop, who will be perhaps of great service in the conference which we are to hold.
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Amantissimo patri et domino SUGERIO, Dei gratia Beati-Dionysii abbati, BERNARDUS Clarae-Vallis vocatus abbas, salutem, et quas potest orationes in Domino.
Verbum quod attulerunt magister Templi et frater Joannes tam laetus accepi, quam id quod a Deo crederem processisse. Ipsa enim jam Orientalis Ecclesia tam miserabiliter clamat, ut quisquis non toto compatitur affectu, Ecclesiae filius esse non probetur. Verum quam laetus de nuntio, tam tristis de angusto termino, ad quem vestrae Dilectioni occurrere non potui. Siquidem promiseram Lingonensi episcopo ipsa die occurrere ad colloquium, quod de magnis et gravibus negotiis fiducia nostri acceperat. Indicavi autem ipsum tempus, quando, si placet, laetus occurram cum eodem episcopo qui multum poterit utilis esse colloquio.