writings of st. clare (taken from the testament of st. clare) i bless you during my life and after...

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare

(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. Writings of St. ClareClare(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. Writings of St. ClareClare

(Third letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)

Place your mind before the mirror of

eternity

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare

(Second letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)

Gaze upon the Lord…

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare(Second letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)

I Give Thanks to the Giver of Life…

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare

(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. Writings of St. ClareClare(Third letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)

Taste the hidden sweetness…

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare(Process of Canonisation3:20-22)

O Lord, may You who have created me,

be blessed

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare(Letter from St. Clare to Ermentrude)

Let us pray to God for one

another

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare(Second letter of St. Clare to Agnes of Prague)

Go forward secure and with joy on the path of happiness…

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare

(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. Writings of St. ClareClare(Process of Canonisation 3:20-22)

Clare spoke gently to her soul… go forth in peace…

Writings of St. Writings of St. ClareClare(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. Sisters of St. ClareClare

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 Since early beginnings (1212) beginnings (1212) Clare’s wordsClare’s words

have been and have been and continue to be gems of continue to be gems of inspiration and inspiration and encouragement.encouragement.