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Bonaventure of Bagnoregio Seraphic Doctor of the Church the Devout Doctor
against bowel disorders Cochiti Indian Pueblo Saint Bonaventure University, New York
cardinal's hat ciborium Holy Communion cardinal in Franciscan robes, usually reading or writing
The Mind's Road to God Psalter of the blessed Virgin Mary Journey of the Mind into God; also in MicrosoftReader and MobiPocket versions New Catholic Dictionary Catholic Encyclopedia Catholic Information Network Catholic Online Catholic-Pages Columbia Encyclopedia Encyclopedia Britannica For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein Franciscan Archive Google Directory: Saint Bonaventure Google Directory: works Kirken i Norge norwegian Paschal Robinson La vita di San Bonaventura italiano The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Brunson
- Pope Gregory X on hearing of the death of Bonaventure
Mary seeks for those who approach her devoutly and with reverence, for such she loves, nourishes, and adopts as her children.
- Saint Bonaventure
When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than that proceeding from the mouth.
Saint Bonaventure
Christ is both the way and the door. Christ is the staircase and the vehicle, like the "throne of mercy over the Ark of the Covenant," and "the mystery hidden from the ages." A man should turn his full attention to this throne of mercy, and should gaze at him hanging on the cross, full of faith, hope, and charity, devoted, full of wonder and joy, marked by gratitude, and open to praise and jubilation. Then such a man will make with Christ a "pasch," that is, a passing-over. Through the branches of the cross he will pass over the Red Sea, leaving Egypt and entering the desert. There he will taste the hidden manna, and rest with Christ in the sepulcher, as if he were dead to things outside. He will experience, as much as is possible for one who is still living, what was promised to the thief who hung beside Christ: "Today you will be with me in paradise."
from Journey of the Mind to God by Saint Bonaventure