Franciscan Saints
Lent with St. Clare: First Monday
St. Clare’s life was not easy. From the struggle to follow her religious vocation, to the physical suffering she experienced throughout her life, to the pope’s ongoing resistance to approving her rule for the sisters, she continually pushed forward with strength.
Lent with St. Clare: First Sunday
For most people, love carries some sort of romantic connotation. Love, though, is much broader than that. A shining example of that is Clare’s love for Christ.
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Lent with St. Clare: Saturday after Ash Wednesday
As a member of the noble class, St. Clare had the finest goods available to her—clothes, food, shelter.
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Lent with St. Clare: Friday after Ash Wednesday
“Gaze upon the mirror each day, O Queen and Spouse of Jesus Christ, and continually study your face within it.” —Fourth letter to Agnes of Prague
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Lent with St. Clare: Thursday after Ash Wednesday
When Clare left her home, she was completely alone. For a brief time, she met with Francis and his brothers and then took refuge with a community of religious sisters. In essence, however, she was charting her own path.
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St. Francis of Assisi: Preacher, Poet
The spirituality of St. Francis of Assisi is not so much about the heroic deed as it is about the heroic love with which even the smallest deed is done. That is very clear from the quintessential story of Perfect ...
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