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ST.CLARE
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PRAYER TO SAINT CLARE
God of mercy, you in spired Saint Clare with
the love of poverty. By
the help of her prayers
may we follow Christ
in poverty of spirit and
come to the joyful
vision of your glory in
the kingdom of heaven.
We ask this through
Our Lord Jesus Christ,
Your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy spirit, one God, forever and ever. Amen.
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St.
Clare
Born: 1193 in Assisi, Italy
Died: 1253
Canonized:
Feast Day: August 11
Patron Saint of: embroiderers, eye disorders, television
Clare came from a wealthy family, but was fascinated by a man of poverty, Francis of
Assisi. Against her family's wishes, she left the life of prosperity for one of poverty,
owning only rags to wear, in a Benedictine convent. Clare was later joined by one of her
sisters, Agnes, as a Franciscan nun, followed shortly thereafter by her widowed mother and
other women previously of well-to-do families. The order she established was called
"The Poor Clares." One day, when she was near death and was unable to attend a
Chapel Mass, she turned in the direction of the Chapel. There, suddenly, the wall between
her and Chapel vanished and she was able to both view the Mass and participate. For this
reason, she is the patroness of TV.
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