⛪ Novena to Saint Hildegard of Bingen - Day 7: Mother Church ⛪

⛪ Day 7: Mother Church ⛪

Today we reflect with Saint Hildegard on the mystery of Mother Church - radiant, clothed with the sun, and adorned as the bride of Christ. Saint Hildegard’s visions remind us that the Church is both a mother who nurtures us in grace and a bride who longs for union with her divine Bridegroom.

St. Hildegard’s Words:
“The Church is the virgin mother of all Christians. She is radiant in wholeness and beauty.”

Prayer:
O Saint Hildegard, who saw the splendor of Mother Church, pray for us that we may love the Church as our holy mother, remain faithful within her embrace, and shine as living stones in her radiant beauty. 

O God, by whose grace your servant Hildegard, kindled with the Fire of your love, became a burning and shining light in your Church: Grant that we also may be aflame with the spirit of love and discipline, and walk before you as children of light; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Saint Hildegard of Bingen, pray for us!