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This book is absolutely phenomenal, For any family or anyone discerning religious life, this book will change your life, May we all strive to overtake Christ One time through isn't enough to take in all this book has to offer, So much great stuff to ponder, I'll be starting it over again soon, I really loved this book, From the way it was written to the inspiring conversations that went on between these saints, This is one of those books I have wanted to read for a long time, but kept putting it off, I am so happy I have it, was able to read it and get so much from it, Saint Bernard, Blessed Humbeline and Blessed Alice, the whole family, Wonderful inspirations! Some of the pages in this book light fires in the soul, Fantastic book, I forced myself to read it in small chunks so I could enjoy it more and get more out of it, I love how the author used a variety of writing techniques to tell the story too dialogue between family members, between observers, third person narrative, . . all used very effectively. I also enjoyed how the author told the story of the whole family, person by person, but without becoming repetitive, An amazing story about an amazing family, and written so well what a great combination! I read on Kindle a great book by the late Cistercian, Fr M Raymond OCSO, "The Family that Overtook Christ".
It's the story of St Bernard of Clairvaux and his amazing family, Very inspiring! Fr Raymond really knows how to dramatise a story and hold your interest, all the while teaching and motivating, I think I'll read it again before long, . . so many great teachings and sayings of Bernard, A couple of notes: "You ask me with what measure God is to be loved, and I answer: Without measure, . . sine modo what a great motto! And again, "meditation and prayer are thefeet we all need, . . meditation teaches us what is lacking, . . prayer obtains for us the supply of it"
Excellent ! Una gran novela histórica, que te traslada profundamente a una época dónde la santidad era habitual.
This was a great book, Not just Bernard, but the whole family is very holy, It's amazing how Bernard could convince all those noble's and nights to come and join a small order in the middle of nowhere, I don't even know where to start, I just loved this book and think everyone should read it, La familia que alcanzó a Cristo

Ésta es la historia de la familia de San Bernardo de Clairvaux, el hombre más influyente de su tiempo a mi parecer.
El libro cuenta cómo cada uno de los miembros de la familia alcanzó la Santidad, y cómo cada uno de ellos influyó en el otro para lograr ese tan preciado anhelo de encuentro cara a cara con Dios: la vida eterna.


Lo que más me gusta de este libro es que exhorta a todos a ser santos, rompe el paradigma de que sólo los consagrados pueden serlo.
El ejemplo del Venerable Tescelin y la Beata Alice de Montbar, padres de Bernardo, es perfecto, Ellos se santificaron viviendo el día a día, siendo lo que Dios quería que ellos sean: formadores de nuevos santos sus hijos,

El libro narra de manera muy sintetizada la vida de cada uno de estos personajes, tan distintos pero parecidos a la vez en su santidad.
Los personajes son:

LOS PADRES:
Venerable Tescelin
Beata Alice

LOS HERMANOS MAYORES:
Beato Guy
Beato Gerardo

SAN BERNARDO



LOS HERMANOS PEQUEÑOS:
Beata Humbelina
Beato Andrés
Beato Bartolomé
Beato Nivardo

Como podemos ver, Tescelin, Alice y sus siete hijos alcanzaron a Cristo.
Qué familia! Este libro nos exhorta a ser santos desde cualquiera que sea nuestra vocación, a ser desprendidos ésta fue la clave para que los hijos logren ser monjes y, sobretodo, a enamorarnos de Cristo.
The Family that Overtook Christ, He was called the man of his age, the voice of his century, His influence towered above that of his contemporaries, and his sanctity moved God Himself, Men flocked to himsome in wonder, others in curiosity, but all drawn by the magnetism of his spiritual gianthood,

Bernard of Clairvauxwho or what fashioned him to be suitable for his role of counseling Popes, healing schisms, battling errors and filling the world with holy religious and profound spiritual doctrine Undoubtedly, Bernard is the product of God's grace.
But it is hard to say whether this grace is more evident in Bernard himself or in the extraordinary family

in which God chose to situate this dynamic personality.


This book is the fascinating account of a family that took seriously the challenge to follow Christ and to overtake Him, With warmth and realism, Venerable Tescelin, Blesseds Alice, Guy, Gerard, Humbeline, Andrew, Bartholomew, Nivard and St, Bernard step off these pages with the engaging naturalness that attracts imitation, Here is a book that makes centuries disappear, as each member of this unique family becomes an inspiration in our own quest of overtaking Christ, This is the sequel to "The Three Religious Rebels", Inspiradores relatos sobre las vidas de San Bernardo de Claraval y todos sus familiares que elevan el alma y animan a pensar que la santidad es posible si nos entregamos sin reservas a Dios.
Fr. Mary Raymond Flanagan, O. C. S. O. Born Joseph David Flanagan in, he grew up in Massachusetts, He joined the Jesuits in, teaching at Holy Cross College fromtoand later serving as retreat master, In, he joined the Order of the Cistercians of the Strict Observance Trappists at the cloister of the Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemane in Kentucky where he received the name he is most know by today, Fr.
Mary Raymond. He wrote twenty two books as a Trappist, many dealing with the subject of how the laity could achieve sanctity, .