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St. Albert the Great, Bishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church
S. Alberti Magni Episcopi Confessoris et Ecclesiæ Doctoris
Collect
English
Deus, qui beátum Albértum Pontíficem tuum atque Doctórem in humána sapiéntia divínæ fídei subjiciénda magnum effecísti: da nobis, quǽsumus; ita ejus magistérii inhærére vestígiis, ut luce perfécta fruámur in cœlis. r. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
O God, Who made blessed Albert, Your Bishop and Doctor, eminent in the submission of human wisdom to divine faith, grant us, we beseech You, so to follow the path of his teaching that we may enjoy perfect light in heaven. r. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
Secret
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Sacrifíciis præséntibus, Dómine, quǽsumus, inténde placátus: ut quod Passiónis Fílii tui Dómini nostri mystério gérimus, beáti Alberti intercessióne et exémplo, pio consequámur afféctu. r. Per eúndem Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum Fílium tuum, qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti, Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
Look favorably upon these sacrificial gifts, O Lord, we beseech You, so that what we perform in the sacrificial rite of the passion of Your Son, our Lord, we may receive with grateful affection by the intercession and example of blessed Albert. r. Through the same Jesus Christ, thy Son, Our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.
Postcommunion
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Per hæc sancta quæ súmpsimus, ab hóstium nos, Dómine, impugnatióne defénde: et intercedénte beáto Albérto Confessóre tuo atque Pontífice, perpétua pace respiráre concéde. r. Per Dóminum nostrum Jesum Christum, Fílium tuum: qui tecum vivit et regnat in unitáte Spíritus Sancti Deus, per ómnia sǽcula sæculórum. R. Amen.
Through this holy food which we have eaten, defend us, O Lord, from the onslaughts of our enemies and grant that by the intercession of blessed Albert, Your Confessor and Bishop, we may always live in peace. r. Through Jesus Christ, thy Son our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. R. Amen.