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SUMMARY:Vigils Reading - St Norbert
DESCRIPTION:ST NORBERT \nThe Patron of Peace5 \n◊◊◊ \nNorbert is deservedly numbered by historians among those who made an \neffective contribution to the reform movement under Pope Gregory VII. He \nestablished a clergy dedicated to the ideals of the Gospel and the apostolic \nChurch. They were chaste and poor. They wore “the clothing and the symbols \nof the new man; that is to say\, they wore the religious habit and exhibited the \ndignity proper to the priesthood.” Norbert asked them to “live according to the \nnorms of the Scriptures with Christ as their model.” They were “to be clean in \nall matters pertaining to the altar and divine worship\, to correct their faults and \nfailings in their chapter meeting\, and to care for and give shelter to the poor.” \nThe priests lived in community\, where they continued the work of the \napostles. Inspired by the practice of the early Church\, Norbert exhorted the \nfaithful to join the monastic life in some capacity. So many men and women \nresponded to the invitation that many asserted that no man since the apostles \nthemselves had inspired so many to embrace the monastic life. \nWhen Norbert was appointed an archbishop\, he urged his brothers to \ncarry the faith to the lands of the Wends. In his own diocese he tried \nunsuccessfully to convince the clergy of the need for reform and was confronted \nwith noisy protests both in the street and in the church. \nOne of the principal goals of Norbert’s life was to foster harmony between \nthe Apostolic See and the German empire. At the same time he wanted to \nmaintain Rome’s freedom in the matter of ecclesiastical appointments. \n  \nApparently his efforts were so successful that Pope Innocent II thanked him \nprofusely in a letter in which he called him a “devoted son”\, and Lothair made \nhim chancellor of the realm. \nNorbert did all these things with a steadfast faith: “Faith was the \noutstanding virtue of Norbert’s life\, as charity had been the hallmark of Bernard \nof Clairvaux.” Affable and charming\, amiable to one and all\, “he was at ease in \nthe company of the humble and the great alike”. Finally\, he was a most eloquent \npreacher; after long meditation “he would preach the word of God\, and with his \nfiery eloquence purged vices\, refined virtues and filled souls of good will with \nthe warmth of wisdom”. He spent many hours in contemplation of the divine \nmysteries and fearlessly spread the spiritual insights which were the fruit of his \nmeditation. \n  \n5 Dawson\, Christopher. “The Making of Europe”\, New York\, 1956\, pp 185-186.11 \n  \n 
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