THE SOLEMNITY OF THE FEAST OF ST. CLARE!!!
PAX ET BONUM!!! HAPPY FEAST OF THE SERAPHIC MOTHER, EVERYONE!!!!!! It doesn’t seem that long ago since I made last year’s St. Clare Day post, since much has happened over the past year. I’ve gone through a number of personal trials over the last year, but I am more convinced than ever that Holy Mother Clare is one of the most powerful heavenly intercessors. The example of her holy life has helped me to realize the importance of putting childlike trust in God during times of trial.
Specifically, Clare understood that prayer was the best way of coping with difficulties. I used to be rather skeptical of prayer, especially during the times when I didn’t have the energy or patience to pray. However, one of her daughters, a Poor Clare nun, once advised me to follow the example of Holy Mother Clare by persevering in prayer, even when I didn’t feel like doing so. In fact, Clare’s life teaches us that it’s especially vital that we pray during the times when it seems as if our prayers would be in vain. It was through St. Clare’s intercession that I gradually found the patience and perseverance to pray daily….and it soon became the foundation of my life. Thus, on this wonderful feast day, I hope that St. Clare intercedes in all of your lives!
In closing, I’d like to leave you with an excerpt from a letter written by St. Clare followed by a prayer for Holy Mother Clare’s intercession:
“Place your mind before the mirror of eternity!Place your soul in the brilliance of glory!And transform your entire being into the imageof the Godhead Itself through contemplation”
“O wondrous blessed clarity of Clare! In life she shone to a few; after death she shines on the whole world!On earth she was a clear light, now in heaven she is a brilliant sun.O how great the vehemence of the brilliance of this clarity!On earth this light was indeed kept within cloistered walls, yet shone abroad it’s shining rays;It was confined within a convent cell, yet spread itself through the whole world.”
I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL ST. CLARE DAY, AND AS THE POOR CLARE’S ALWAYS SAY, “MAY GOD REWARD YOU!”
Specifically, Clare understood that prayer was the best way of coping with difficulties. I used to be rather skeptical of prayer, especially during the times when I didn’t have the energy or patience to pray. However, one of her daughters, a Poor Clare nun, once advised me to follow the example of Holy Mother Clare by persevering in prayer, even when I didn’t feel like doing so. In fact, Clare’s life teaches us that it’s especially vital that we pray during the times when it seems as if our prayers would be in vain. It was through St. Clare’s intercession that I gradually found the patience and perseverance to pray daily….and it soon became the foundation of my life. Thus, on this wonderful feast day, I hope that St. Clare intercedes in all of your lives!
In closing, I’d like to leave you with an excerpt from a letter written by St. Clare followed by a prayer for Holy Mother Clare’s intercession:
“Place your mind before the mirror of eternity!Place your soul in the brilliance of glory!And transform your entire being into the imageof the Godhead Itself through contemplation”
“O wondrous blessed clarity of Clare! In life she shone to a few; after death she shines on the whole world!On earth she was a clear light, now in heaven she is a brilliant sun.O how great the vehemence of the brilliance of this clarity!On earth this light was indeed kept within cloistered walls, yet shone abroad it’s shining rays;It was confined within a convent cell, yet spread itself through the whole world.”
I HOPE THAT EVERYONE HAS A WONDERFUL ST. CLARE DAY, AND AS THE POOR CLARE’S ALWAYS SAY, “MAY GOD REWARD YOU!”
posted by Chiara | 12:00 AM
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Happy feast day!!!!!!!
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