6 June 2015 - Within the Octave of Corpus Christi (Commemoration of St. Norbert, Bishop and Confessor)

Mass is as Thursday on the feast, with the commemoration of St. Norbert, Bishop and Confessor(as in the collects below) in place of the commemoration of St. Francis Caracciolo. The Creed is not said. 

St. Norbert, Bishop and Confessor

COLLECT

O God, who didst make blessed Norbert, thy Confessor and Bishop, an excelling preacher of thy word, and through him didst cause thy Church to bring forth a new progeny, grant, we beseech thee, that, by the intercession of his merits, we may have the strength, with thine assistance, to practice what he, both by word and work, hath taught us. Through.

SECRET

May thy Saints, we beseech thee, O Lord, in all places bring us joy; that while we recall their merits, we may experience their patronage. Through.

POSTCOMMUNION

Grant, we beseech thee, almighty God, that, we who give thanks for the gifts we have received, may through the intercession of blessed Norbert, thy Confessor and Bishop, obtain still greater blessings. Through.