Readings Psalm 12 * Psalm 22 * 2 Samuel 11:1–27 * 1 Corinthians 11:17–34 * Apology of the Augsburg Confession, V, 137–139 CommemorationToday we commemorate Bernard of Clairvaux, Hymnwriter and Theologian*. Born into wealth, Bernard abandoned a life of affluence and entered a monastery at twenty-two. Eventually he was sent to start a new monastery, which monastery would go on to found many daughter houses, but he is best known for his preaching and hymn-writing.