Friday, March 23, 2012

The Eighth Centenary of the Beginning of the Poor Clare Form of Life


Prayer to Saint Clare for the 800th Anniversary
O God through the preaching of Saint Francis,
Your daughter Saint Clare,
a radiant light
and shining splendor
to the world,
and  a woman of noble birth,
left all to embrace a life
of total poverty.
Trusting solely in the
generosity of others
and of Divine  Providence,
she and her followers
found happiness in austerity.
Bless all women
throughout the world
who have embraced her spirit
and form of life for 800 years.
Let us continue to be a sign
of Your loving care.
As we follow the gospel, may we know
the gifts of holy unity,
highest poverty and
true simplicity.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, Your Son,
who first showed us the way,
and now lives with You and
the Holy Spirit,
world without end.
Amen

The first Monastery of the Poor Clares , San Damiano
 found by Saint Clare in 1212
800 years ago in
Assisi, Italy

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