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Saint Albert of Jerusalem
Bishop and Lawgiver of Carmel
September 17: Celebrated as a Feast with proper texts.
 Albert
Avogadro was born in the middle of the twelfth century in Castel Gualteri in
Italy. He became a Canon Regular of the Holy Cross at Mortara and was elected
their prior in 1180. Named Bishop of Bobbio in 1184 and of Vercelli in 1185, he
was made Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem in 1205 where, in word and example, he was
the model of a good pastor and peace‑maker. While he was Patriarch (1206‑1214)
he united the hermits of Carmel into one community and wrote a Rule for them. He
was murdered at Acre on September 14th, 1214.
Prayer
Lord God,
through St
Albert of Jerusalem
you have
given us a Rule of life
according
to your Gospel
to help us
attain perfect love.
Through his
prayers
may we
always live in allegiance to Jesus Christ
and serve
faithfully until death
him who
lives and reigns
with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God,
for ever and ever.
Scripture Readings
Ephesians
6:11-18; Gospel - Matthew 20:25-28.
The Rule of St Albert of Jerusalem
Texts taken from the “Carmelite
Proper of the Liturgy of the Hours,”
Institutum Carmelitanum, Rome: 1993.
Image courtesy of the
Carmelnet webmaster, USA.
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