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11/08/2026

Happy Feast Day St. Clare of Assisi!
A faithful spouse of Christ and humble servant of God,

I entrust myself to your prayers. Teach me to love Jesus with a pure and undivided heart, to cherish His presence, and to remain faithful to Him in both joy and suffering.

Help me to imitate your humility, your poverty of spirit, your love for the Blessed Sacrament, and your unwavering trust in Divine Providence. When I am afraid or discouraged, remind me to look toward Christ and place everything in His hands.

St. Clare, pray for me and for those whom I love. Obtain for us the grace to persevere in faith, to grow in holiness, and to remain close to Jesus until the end of our lives.

May I never seek anything above Christ, but may I always desire to know Him, love Him, serve Him, and remain faithful to Him.

St. Clare, beloved servant of Christ,
pray for me.
Amen. 🤍🙏

10/08/2026

Novena to
OHM. ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
Ninth Day, August 10

Opening Prayer: The Prayer of St. Clare of Assisi

I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from
original sin, so now by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received
throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come.
By your most cruel death give me lively faith, a firm hope perfect charity,
so that I may love you with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength. Make
me firm and steadfast in good works and grant me perseverance in your service so
that I may be able to please you always. Amen.

Reflection: ST. CLARE IN GOD'S CARE

Saint Clare is often pictured holding the monstrance as the Saracens are attacking
the walls of the Monastery. Here is the account taken from the "Legend of St.
Clare."
Once when the fury of the enemy pressed upon Assisi, a city dear to the Lord, and
the army was already near its gates, the Saracens, rushed upon San Damiano,
entered the confine of the place and even the enclosure of the virgins. The heads
of the ladies melted with fear; their voices trembled with it, and they brought their
tears to their mother. She, with undaunted heart, ordered that she be brought, sick
as she was, to the door and placed there before the enemy, while the silver pyx
enclosed in ivory with the Body of the Holy of Holies was most devotedly reserved
preceded her.
When she had thoroughly prostrated herself to the Lord in prayer, she said to her
Christ with tears [in her eyes]: "Look, my Lord, do you wish to deliver into the
hands of pagans your defenseless servants whom You have nourished with you
own love? Lord, I beg you, defend these Your servants whom I am not able to
defend this time." Suddenly a voice from the mercy - seat of new grace, as if of a
little child resounded in her ears: "I will always defend you." "My Lord she said,
"please protect this city which for your love sustains us." And Christ said to her: It
will afflictions, but will be defended by my protection.

Then the virgin, raising her tear filled face, comforted the weeping [sisters], saying:
My children, I guarantee, you will not suffer any harm. Just have confidence in
Christ." Without delay, the subdued boldness of the Saracens began immediately
to be alarmed. They were driven away by power of the one who was praying,
departing in haste over those walls which they had scaled.
Today we may not be attacked by Saracens but to each of there comes times of
great troubles. Gang shootings, drugs, sickness, people who are angry with us,
unemployment, loss of loved ones. In all these let us remember that Christ in the
most Blessed Sacrament will always defend us if we, like Saint Clare "just have
confidence in Christ."
Prayer to Saint Clare of Assisi
O Seraphic Saint Clare, first woman to become a disciple of the Poor Man of
Assisi, you left riches and honors for a life of sacrifice and extreme poverty, obtain
for us from God, we implore you, the favor we seek (mention your intentions...);
and may we always humbly accept whatever He wills for us, completely confiding
in the loving providence of our heavenly Father.

O Seraphic Saint Clare who, although living apart from the world, did not
forget the poor and afflicted, but showed a motherly solicitude for them by
sacrificing your own wealth and working many miracles in their behalf, obtain for
us from God, we implore you the favor we seek and may we also, as becomes true
followers of Christ, charitably help our brothers and sisters in all their necessities,
whether of soul or body.
O Seraphic saint Clare, shining light of Italy, which you did prevent from
being overrun and devastated by barbarians, obtain for us from God, we implore
you, the favor we seek, and may we with His help overcome the snares of a world
having neither faith nor morals, maintaining in our homes true Christian peace,
together with a salutary fear of God and a true devotion to the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.

+Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father.+

The Blessing of Saint Clare
(the Leader reads)

May Almighty God bless you!
May He look with kindness upon you with the eyes of his mercy,
and give you his peace -
May he pour forth his graces on you abundantly and in heaven -

Amen

09/08/2026

Novena to
OHM. ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
Eighth Day, August 9

Opening Prayer: The Prayer of St. Clare of Assisi

I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from
original sin, so now by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received
throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come.
By your most cruel death give me lively faith, a firm hope perfect charity,
so that I may love you with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength. Make
me firm and steadfast in good works and grant me perseverance in your service so
that I may be able to please you always. Amen.
Reflection: ST. CLARE AND FIRMNESS OF PURPOSE
One thing you will find out about Saint Clare as you read and pray over her life and
that is her firmness of purpose. When Clare made up her mind to do something,
she stuck to it. At eighteen she decided to follow Saint Francis - the costs where
enormous, the risk were great, but she had made up her mind and she went for it.
Saint Clare was the first woman to write a rule for woman. How did she do it? Well,
actually she did it by refusing to accept the ones Pope wrote for her! Not such an
easy matter in itself, but she knew what she wanted for herself and her sisters and
so she did not back down. She wanted to live a life of poverty, the same life that
was given to Saint Francis. Unheard of for women the Pope insisted, women
needed protection, they needed security, they needed... It took Clare her whole
life - but on her deathbed, Pope Innocent the IV approved the rule she wanted and
it was placed in her hands where she kissed it many times.
Saint Clare, we ask you to fill us with this same conviction of purpose to follow the
dreams and visions that have been given to us. Help us to abide in the present -
but never to lose sight of the goals we are striving for. Help us also, to encourage
others, our family, our friends and all our loved ones to wait, and pray and
trust...because as it says in Sirach, "Has it ever been known, that anyone trusted in the Lord and been disappointed?

Prayer to Saint Clare of Assisi

O Seraphic Saint Clare, first woman to become a disciple of the Poor Man of
Assisi, you left riches and honors for a life of sacrifice and extreme poverty, obtain
for us from God, we implore you, the favor we seek (mention your intentions...);
and may we always humbly accept whatever He wills for us, completely confiding
in the loving providence of our heavenly Father.

O Seraphic Saint Clare who, although living apart from the world, did not
forget the poor and afflicted, but showed a motherly solicitude for them by
sacrificing your own wealth and working many miracles in their behalf, obtain for
us from God, we implore you, the favor we seek, and may we also, as becomes
true followers of Christ, charitably help our brothers and sisters in all their
necessities, whether of soul or body.
O Seraphic Saint Clare, shining light of Italy, which you did prevent from
being overrun and devastated by barbarians, obtain for us from God, we implore
you, the favor we seek, and may we with His help overcome the snares of a world
having neither faith nor morals, maintaining in our homes true Christian peace,
together with a salutary fear of God and a true devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
of the Altar.

+Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father.+

The Blessing of Saint Clare
(the Leader reads)

May Almighty God bless you!
May He look with kindness upon you with the eyes of his mercy,
and give you his peace -
May he pour forth his graces on you abundantly and in heaven -
may He place you among his saints.

Amen

08/08/2026

Novena to
OHM. ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
Seventh Day, August 8

Opening Prayer: The Prayer of St. Clare of Assisi

I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from
original sin, so now by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received
throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come.
By your most cruel death give me lively faith, a firm hope perfect charity,
so that I may love you with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength. Make
me firm and steadfast in good works and grant me perseverance in your service so
that I may be able to please you always. Amen.

Reflection: CLARE AND QUIET PRAYER

["ART. 57] In every moment of our lives priority ought to be given to that dialogue of
love in which God takes the initiative, accommodating himself to our littleness and
making it possible for us to know Him." Prayer must be a dialogue.
A sharing. Our thoughts - God's thoughts. God is of course speaking to us all the
time. Sometimes in the quiet breeze and sometimes in the raging storm.
Oftentimes we have fixed conception of how God should speak and act in our
lives. What he should do and what He should not do. We have these same
conceptions for ourselves and ourselves. But in our prayer, our dialogue with God
we need to open for God is full of surprises. Our relationship with God grows and
develop as we allow God freedom to speak and move in our lives.
Like little children we must totally trust God to take care of us. With this
confidence we can fully enjoy every minute that is gifted to us. Even in the raging
storm, with Jesus seemingly asleep in the boat we can rest assured nothing is
going to happen that He is not aware of.
In one part of scripture is a favorite quote of mine, "Fear is useless, what is needed
is trust." With that same kind of trust, Saint Clare moved boldly in her life. We too must hold onto that faith to meet each day with courage and even joy.

Prayer to Saint Clare of Assisi
O Seraphic Saint Clare, first woman to become a disciple of the Poor Man of
Assisi, you left riches and honors for a life of sacrifice and extreme poverty, obtain
for us from God, we implore you, the favor we seek (mention your intentions...);
and may we always humbly accept whatever He wills for us, completely confiding
in the loving providence of our heavenly Father.

O Seraphic Saint Clare who, although living apart from the world, did not
forget the poor and afflicted, but showed a motherly solicitude for them by
sacrificing your own wealth and working many miracles in their behalf, obtain for
us from God, we implore you the favor we seek and may we also, as becomes true
followers of Christ, charitably help our brothers and sisters in all their necessities,
whether of soul or body.

O Seraphic saint Clare, shining light of Italy, which you did prevent from
being overrun and devastated by barbarians, obtain for us from God, we implore
you, the favor we seek, and may we with His help overcome the snares of a world
having neither faith nor morals, maintaining in our homes true Christian peace,
together with a salutary fear of God and a true devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
of the Altar.

+Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father.+

The Blessing of Saint Clare
(the Leader reads)

May Almighty God bless you!
May He look with kindness upon you with the eyes of his mercy,
and give you his peace -
May he pour forth his graces on you abundantly and in heaven -
May He place you among His saints.

Amen

06/08/2026

Novena to
OHM. ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
Sixth Day, August 7

Opening Prayer: The Prayer of St. Clare of Assisi

I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from
original sin, so now by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received
throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come.
By your most cruel death give me lively faith, a firm hope perfect charity,
so that I may love you with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength. Make
me firm and steadfast in good works and grant me perseverance in your service so
that I may be able to please you always. Amen.

Reflection: CLARE'S LIFE OF PRAISE

"The contemplative experience of Francis and Clare sprang from the incredible
discovery of God's love,..." ( this is the beginning sentence of Art 4.1 in the Order of
Nuns of St. Clare) but just taking even part of this sentence gives such a clear look
at Franciscan contemplation and prayer. Not a life of prayer for prayer's sake, but a
prayer like the Blessed Mother's Magnificat that overflows from becoming aware of
how good God is.
So that in ordinary walk in the garden becomes an ecstasy of delight as each little
blossoms shouts out how wonderful God is. A pause at the window fills one with
joy as white puffy clouds sail along like ships across the sky. Did Francis and Clare
lead a somber life of poverty? Poverty from what? Gold and silver and fancy
clothes, yes...but surely not poverty from the glory God constantly surrounded
them with. Saint Clare used to counsel her sisters as they were to leave on a
begging trip - to fill their hearts with praise at the beauty of a single flower.
We need to do this too, to let our contemplation become one of awe - filled praise
and worship. To focus not on our lacks or even our needs but rather instead to look
about us and see with new eyes the great beauty that God sets before us.

Prayer to Saint Clare of Assisi
O Seraphic Saint Clare, first woman to become a disciple of the Poor Man of
Assisi, you left riches and honors for a life of sacrifice and extreme poverty, obtain
for us from God, we implore you, the favor we seek (mention your intentions...);
and may we always humbly accept whatever He wills for us, completely confiding
in the loving providence of our heavenly Father.

O Seraphic Saint Clare who, although living apart from the world, did not
forget the poor and afflicted, but showed a motherly solicitude for them by
sacrificing your own wealth and working many miracles in their behalf, obtain for
us from God, we implore you the favor we seek and may we also, as becomes true
followers of Christ, charitably help our brothers and sisters in all their necessities,
whether of soul or body.
O Seraphic saint Clare, shining light of Italy, which you did prevent from
being overrun and devastated by barbarians, obtain for us from God, we implore
you, the favor we seek, and may we with His help overcome the snares of a world
having neither faith nor morals, maintaining in our homes true Christian peace,
together with a salutary fear of God and a true devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
of the Altar.

+Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father.+

The Blessing of Saint Clare
(the Leader reads)

May Almighty God bless you!
May He look with kindness upon you with the eyes of his mercy,
and give you his peace -
May he pour forth his graces on you abundantly and in heaven -
may He place you among His saints.

Amen

06/08/2026

Novena to Our Holy Mother ST. CLARE OF ASSISI

Fifth Day – August 6 Opening Prayer:

The Prayer of St. Clare of Assisi

I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from original sin, so now by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come.

By your most cruel death give me lively faith, a firm hope perfect charity, so that I may love you with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength. Make me firm and steadfast in good works and grant me perseverance in your service so that I may be able to please you always.
Amen.

Reflection:
CLARE FINDING GOD'S REFLECTION ON OTHERS

One of the most delightful traits of Saint Clare was her simple openness to God and trust in his complete guidance. When she was faced with a situation or problem that she did not know how to handle she responded in two ways. The first way was prayer the second was to humbly ask others for help and guidance. In asking she did not just go to the so called "councilors" alone, instead she would most open present her needs before the whole community. In her writing she counsels her sisters to always pay attention to the least among them, for God often reveals to little ones that which is hidden from the wise.
We need to take this to heart in our own lives. To be open to the fact that God is speaking through all his children, the young, the old, the rich, the poor. Those who have degrees from colleges and universities and those who have degrees from hardship and suffering. If we have any prejudice or blocks towards someone, we must try very hard to move past them, because we may be cutting off the answer or help from them that God has given to them for us. During this fifth day of our Novena to Saint Clare let us ask her for help in becoming humble and accepting of others. Let us be open to God guiding and directing us through others - the very person we are having trouble with may be our angel of mercy in disguise!

Prayer to Saint Clare of Assisi

O Seraphic Saint Clare, first woman to become a disciple of the Poor Man of Assisi, you left riches and honors for a life of sacrifice and extreme poverty, obtain for us from God, we implore you, the favor we seek (mention your intentions...); and may we always humbly accept whatever He wills for us, completely confiding in the loving providence of our Heavenly Father.

O Seraphic Saint Clare, who, although living apart from the world, did not forget the poor and afflicted, but showed a motherly solicitude for them by sacrificing your own wealth and working many miracles in their behalf, obtain for us from God, we implore you the favor we seek and may we also, as becomes true followers of Christ, charitably help our brothers and sisters in all their necessities, whether of soul or body.

O Seraphic Saint Clare, shining light of Italy, which you did prevent from being overrun and devastated by barbarians, obtain for us from God, we implore you, the favor we seek, and may we with His help overcome the snares of a world having neither faith nor morals, maintaining in our homes true Christian peace, together with a salutary fear of God and a true devotion to the Blessed Sacrament of the Altar.

+Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father+

The Blessing of Saint Clare (the Leader reads)

May Almighty God bless you! May He look with kindness upon you with the eyes of his mercy, and give you his peace - May he pour forth his graces on you abundantly and in heaven may He place you among His saints.

Amen

04/08/2026

Novena to
OHM. ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
Fourth Day, August 5

Opening Prayer: The Prayer of St. Clare of Assisi

I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from
original sin, so now by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received
throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come.
By your most cruel death give me lively faith, a firm hope perfect charity,
so that I may love you with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength. Make
me firm and steadfast in good works and grant me perseverance in your service so
that I may be able to please you always. Amen.

Reflection: CLARE AND CREATION

When one thinks of St. Francis, one often thinks of birds and wolves and brother
Sun. Saint Clare often linked to Saint Francis as Sister Moon only seemed to have
a cat. A cat which she was by the way, very fond of. Perhaps if she had the
opportunity like Saint Francis to be out and about a bit more (which in the middle
ages was rather frowned upon for women) she might have had a few wolf stories
herself. As it was she had her cat.
For many years of her later life, Saint Clare was very sick and had to spend a lot of
time in bed. Her cat would sit on her bed as she knitted and Clare had trained her
so that if the ball of yarn fell away, the cat would jump down and bring it back to
her. Now you may think this is a bit strange, but I do believe that how one loves the little creatures of God is also a sign of sanctity. A respect for life whether it belongs
to a person or an animal, a bird or even a worm is a gift of praise to God who
created it. Often times, we think we have to do great things to give praise to God,
but I think, as both Clare and Francis knew - we can give praise even in such a little
thing as petting a wolf or holding a cat in purrfect content.

Prayer to Saint Clare of Assisi

O Seraphic Saint Clare, first woman to become a disciple of the Poor Man of
Assisi, you left riches and honors for a life of sacrifice and extreme poverty, obtain
for us from God, we implore you, the favor we seek (mention your intentions...);
and may we always humbly accept whatever He wills for us, completely confiding
in the loving providence of our heavenly Father.

O Seraphic Saint Clare, who, although living apart from the world, did not
forget the poor and afflicted, but showed a motherly solicitude for them by
sacrificing your own wealth and working many miracles in their behalf, obtain for
us from God, we implore you the favor we seek and may we also, as becomes true
followers of Christ, charitably help our brothers and sisters in all their necessities,
whether of soul or body.
O Seraphic Saint Clare, shining light of Italy, which you did prevent from
being overrun and devastated by barbarians, obtain for us from God, we implore
you, the favor we seek, and may we with His help overcome the snares of a world
having neither faith nor morals, maintaining in our homes true Christian peace,
together with a salutary fear of God and a true devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
of the Altar.

+Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father.+

The Blessing of Saint Clare
(the Leader reads)

May Almighty God bless you!
May He look with kindness upon you with the eyes of his mercy,
and give you his peace -
May he pour forth his graces on you abundantly and in heaven -may He place you among his saints.

04/08/2026

Novena to
OHM. ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
Third Day, August 4

Opening Prayer: The Prayer of St. Clare of Assisi

I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from
original sin, so now by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received
throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come.
By your most cruel death give me lively faith, a firm hope perfect charity,
so that I may love you with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength. Make
me firm and steadfast in good works and grant me perseverance in your service so
that I may be able to please you always. Amen

Reflection: ST. CLARE'S TOUCH OF KINDNESS
Because Saint Clare was born over 800 years ago, it sometimes seems hard to
relate to her in the 21st century. Cold, drafty castles, knights in shining armor,
dragons and gargoyles and all sorts of medieval trappings wrap her in a cloud of
unreality. It sometimes, or at least to me - seems hard to think of her a real person,
doing ordinary things, with her sisters who were also ordinary.
But God has always used ordinary people to do great things, and so it is true with
Clare. Perhaps one of the best ways to find a common bo***ge with Clare is to
look at how she lived among the sisters. How she related to them and they to her.
Who is that quietly stepping down a dark halfway with a blanket to cover a sister
shivering and quietly crying in bed, unable to sleep because of the cold? Who is
that carefully setting a basin of water on the floor so as to wash the tired, cracked
and bleeding feet of a sister returning from begging? Fourteen times in the
canonization process we find Clare obtaining miracles of healing of her sisters.
Kindness is a virtue that is not often extolled as being among the holiest of virtues,
but in truth it is one of the greatest. Clare was kind. This kindness nurtured and
blossomed in the monastery, spilled like an overflowing stream into the world.
Because of her care and concern for others she was drawn always to pray and it
was her prayers that brought so much grace into the darkened world.
am sure there are hundreds of cures that Clare obtained that have never been
recorded, 14 healings among her sisters, and many others from the area
surrounding are all touched with a simple virtue of kindness. She was kind
because she loved, and because she loved she was able to obtain many blessings
from God for others.
Marco Bartoli in his wonderful in his wonderful book, ‘Clare of Assisi' states that
over half of the miracles of healings that Clare obtained were for the children. It is
said that how we treat the young and the old, the poor and the infirm is a true
measure of our greatness. Saint Clare was and is truly a great woman not because
she climbed lofty mountains or sailed stormy seas, but because all she met,
whether in her heart or in her prayer - she met with kindness. Do not hesitate to
ask saint Clare for help in any need, big or small, she will hold each one tenderly in
her heart and present them as she always has to Our Blessed Mother and her
most Holy Son.

Prayer to Saint Clare of Assisi
O Seraphic Saint Clare, first to become a disciple of the Poor Man of Assisi,
you left riches and honors for a life of sacrifice and extreme poverty, obtain for us
from God, we implore you, the favor we seek (mention your intentions...); and may
we always humbly accept whatever He wills for us, completely confiding in the
loving providence of our heavenly Father.

O Seraphic Saint Clare who, although living apart from the world, did not
forget the poor and afflicted, but showed a motherly solicitude for them by
sacrificing your own wealth and working many miracles in their behalf, obtain from
God, we implore you the favor we seek, and may we also, as becomes true
followers of Christ, charitably help our brothers and sisters in all their necessities,
whether of soul or body.
O Seraphic saint Clare, shining light of Italy, which you did prevent from
being overrun and devastated by barbarians, obtain for us from God, we implore
you, the favor we seek, and may we with His help overcome the snares of a world
having neither faith nor morals, maintaining in our homes true Christian peace,
together with a salutary fear of God and a true devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
of the Altar.

+Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father.+

The Blessing of Saint Clare

(the Leader reads)

May Almighty God bless you!
May He look with kindness upon you with the eyes of his mercy,
and give you his peace -
May he pour forth his graces on you abundantly and in heaven -
may He place you among his saints.

Amen

03/08/2026

Novena to
OHM. ST. CLARE OF ASSISI
Second Day, August 3

Opening Prayer: The Prayer of St. Clare of Assisi

I pray you, O most gentle Jesus, having redeemed me by baptism from
original sin, so now by your Precious Blood, which is offered and received
throughout the world, deliver me from all evils, past, present and to come.
By your most cruel death give me lively faith, a firm hope perfect charity,
so that I may love you with all my heart and all my soul and all my strength. Make
me firm and steadfast in good works and grant me perseverance in your service so
that I may be able to please you always. Amen.
Reflection: ST. CLARE'S TRUST IN GOD
Today we begin the second day of our Novena with a look at how St. Clare lived the
Spirit of Poverty and how it filled her with great joy.
In the beginning, Saint Clare embraced Poverty with strict rigidity and deprivation
in her youthful fervor of total abandonment. She fasted so severely that her sisters
feared for her life, and Francis himself had to command her to eat something each
day. Her grasp of poverty in youth was more of stern denial than an embrace of
God's will. But as she grew in wisdom and grace, like Saint Francis she began to
view things differently. Merely to deprive oneself was not true poverty - for one
could be as proud of one's poverty as one could be of riches. No, true poverty
meant that one was totally and completely dependent upon God. If God provided
a scrap of bread - to God was given the glory, if God provided a piece of cake - then
again even as before -to God was given the glory.
To be poor was to live in total and complete insecurity of life. As God feed the birds
of the air and clothed the lilies of the field - so she trusted God to care for her
needs and that of her sisters. To be poor meant they did not own lands and fields
that brought in a steady income. Each day was left for God to provide. And what
did she find? God did provide, each and every day.
Only two miracles are recorded in her canonization of multiplication. Once of
bread and once oil. But I am sure in Clare's eyes these multiplications were
performed every single day. When they woke in the morning with no bread and the
sequestering bother brought hem a loaf - or a villager brought them some fruit, or a relative came with a gift surely that was a miracle of multiplication as well! From
day to day God provided and so each day there was new cause to praise God for
his fatherly and loving care of them.
Now we too, must daily grow in trusting God to provide for our needs as well. We
ask Saint Clare to guide us as he guided her sisters - to live each day not fearful of
the morrow but rather filed with praise for our God is a loving and caring God. He
will provide

Prayer to Saint Clare of Assisi

O Seraphic Saint Clare, first to become a disciple of the Poor Man of Assisi,
you left riches and honors for a life of sacrifice and extreme poverty, obtain for us
from God, we implore you, the favor we seek (mention your intentions...); and may
we always humbly accept whatever He wills for us, completely confiding in the
loving providence of our heavenly Father.

O Seraphic Saint Clare who, although living apart from the world, did not
forget the poor and afflicted, but showed a motherly solicitude for them by
sacrificing your own wealth and working many miracles in their behalf, obtain from
God, we implore you the favor we seek, and may we also, as becomes true
followers of Christ, charitably help our brothers and sisters in all their necessities,
whether of soul or body.
O Seraphic saint Clare, shining light of Italy, which you did prevent from
being overrun and devastated by barbarians, obtain for us from God, we implore
you, the favor we seek, and may we with His help overcome the snares of a world
having neither faith nor morals, maintaining in our homes true Christian peace,
together with a salutary fear of God and a true devotion to the Blessed Sacrament
of the Altar.

+Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory to the Father.+

The Blessing of Saint Clare
(the Leader reads)

May Almighty God bless you!
May He look with kindness upon you with the eyes of his mercy,
and give you his peace -
May he pour forth his graces on you abundantly and in heaven - may he place you among his saints.

Amen

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