Feast of Beato Gioacchino da Fiore

Beato Gioacchino da Fiore, ora pro nobis

March 30th is the Feast of Blessed Joachim of Fiore (ca. 1135—1202), Calabrian theologian, exegete, seer, ascetic, philosopher, mystic, Cistercian abbot and founder of the monastic order of San Giovanni in Fiore. Regarded as one of the great thinkers of the Middle Ages, his Trinitarian conception of history, divided into the age of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, corresponds with the Old Testament, the New Testament, and an impending age of regeneration of the church and society respectively. In celebration, we’re posting a prayer to Blessed Joachim of Fiore. Evviva Beato Gioacchino da Fiore!

Prayer to Blessed Joachim of Fiore

Grant, we beseech Thee, almighty God, that the examples of Blessed Joachim of Fiore may effectually move us to reform our lives; that while we celebrate his feast, we may also imitate his actions. Look upon our weakness, almighty God, and since the burden of our own deeds weighs heavily upon us, may the glorious intercession of Blessed Joachim protect us. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.