Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Monday
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March 27, 2023
Beginning with Mother Mary, our faith is blessed with a long line of strong and holy women. Clare is definitely one of them. Just like Mary, it took great strength and courage to take the path that she did.
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Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Sunday
Franciscan Media
March 26, 2023
Clare’s holiness began while she was still a child. She was known for her mercy for others, often wore a hairshirt under her fine clothes, and vowed celibacy at a young age. Those stirrings were fueled by her mother’s staunch ...
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Lent with St. Clare: Fourth Saturday
Franciscan Media
March 25, 2023
Clare’s incarnational spirituality is radical. It is not a “consumer spirituality” for curious seekers nor is it a spirituality for the ambivalent or weak of heart. It is a spirituality of participation in the mystical Body of Christ.
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Lent with St. Clare: Fourth Friday
Franciscan Media
March 24, 2023
When Clare entered San Damiano, she came into possession of the beautiful Byzantine cross before which Francis had prayed. Now it was her “book” of prayer, her silent reminder each day: “Take up your cross and follow me.”
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Lent with St. Clare: Fourth Thursday
Franciscan Media
March 23, 2023
Clare’s spiritual path calls for active love and only one who has entered into union with the crucified Spouse can become like the Spouse, crucified in love. The church, in Clare’s view, lives and grows when its members are active ...
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Lent with St. Clare: Fourth Wednesday
Franciscan Media
March 22, 2023
Stop and think of yourself in Clare’s place. It’s difficult, isn’t it? That’s because we are all called to serve Christ in different ways.
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