At 09:21 17/09/99 GMT, you wrote:
>Today is the feast of . . . St Albert of Jerusalem. At least, it is in the
>Carmelite Order; the rest of the Church celebrates him (if at all) on
>September 25th. I know because I was asked to go this morning to celebrate
>Mass at the Carmelite monastery [sic] of nuns [or sisters] at Thicket Priory
Since I posted this notice, only two minutes ago, someone has come to my
door with a copy of Northern Cross, the newspaper of the Diocese of Hexham
and Newcastle. I find on the front page:
"MONASTERY FOR HERMITS. An Albertine Monk - describing himself as a hermit
who follows the rule of St Albert, has embarked on a project to establish a
monastery in Northumberland . . .
"Not all that much is known of St Albert. Brother Thomas knows three facts
about him - that he was Patriarch of Jerusalem, wrote the Rule for a group
of monks from Mount Carmel who came to see him in 1206-1214, and was
assassinated by an unknown hand on September 14, 1214."
Listmembers will understand that this Monk, though he describes himself as a
Hermit, is actually a Friar.
The Supple Doctor.
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