Today Carmelites celebrate the Feast of our 'lawgiver', the authour of our Carmelite Rule. This is the solemn blessing Carmelites use at Mass today.
Through the prayers of St Albert of Jerusalem may God enable you
to live in allegiance to Jesus Christ, pure in heart and steadfast in conscience
pondering God's law day and night and keeping watch at your prayers. Amen.
May he equip you with the belt of chastity, the breastplate of holiness,
the shield of faith, the helmit of salvation and the sword of the Spirit. Amen.
May he enable you to earn your bread by silent labour,
to find your strength in silence and hope,
to live in the service of your brothers and sisters,
and to find Christ in the superiors he has placed over you. Amen.
May almighty God bless you,
the Father, the Son, + and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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