Transcript Sisters of St. Clare

Writings of St. Clare
(Taken from The Testament of St. Clare)
I bless you during my life
and after my death…
(St. Clare’s blessing to her Sisters)
Writings of St. Clare
(Second letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
God has filled you with
splendour and beauty and sees
only goodness in you
Writings of St. Clare
(Third letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
Place your mind
before the mirror of
eternity
Writings of St. Clare
(Second letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
Gaze upon the Lord…
Writings of St. Clare
(Second letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
I Give Thanks to the Giver of
Life…
Writings of St. Clare
(Third letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
Cling to His sweet
mother who gave birth
to a Son whom the
Heavens could not
contain
Writings of St. Clare
(Third letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
Taste the hidden
sweetness…
Writings of St. Clare
(Process of Canonisation3:20-22)
O Lord, may You
have created me,
blessed
who
be
Writings of St. Clare
(Letter from St. Clare to Ermentrude)
Let us pray to
God for one
another
Writings of St. Clare
(Second letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
Go forward secure and with joy
on the path of happiness…
Writings of St. Clare
(First letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
What a great and
praiseworthy exchange:
…to choose the things
of heaven for the goods
of earth…
Writings of St. Clare
(Process of Canonisation 3:20-22)
Clare spoke gently to her soul…
go forth in peace…
Writings of St. Clare
(Fourth letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)
The King of
Angels, the Lord of
Heaven and Earth,
is laid in a manger
Sisters of St. Clare
What you hold, may you always hold,
what you do may you always do and
never abandon. But with swift pace,
light step, unswerving feet
go forward…
Since early
beginnings (1212)
Clare’s words
have been and
continue to be gems of
inspiration and
encouragement.