"Today the Franciscan family concludes its celebration of the 800th anniversary of the founding of the Poor Clares by St. Francis and St. Clare. In the spiritual journey, every ending is the occasion of a new beginning, So I offer this video celebrating the heart of our charism which is love--the love of Christ and the love we have for one another in Him."
Poor Clares celebrate the birthday of St. Clare on July 16th. We are
not sure if this is the actual date of her birth, but in a very real
way, it really does not matter. When we celebrate a birthday, we are
actually celebrating that person's existence, the goodness of his or her
being. We do not know the day of Our Lady's birth, nor even of our
Lord's, but the Church has chosen particular days to celebrate these
marvelous events. As a birthday present for Our Mother St. Clare, I
have taken an excerpt from an hour long video we have on the life of St.
Francis which some computer genius from one of our monasteries
converted from an old-fashioned slide show and audio cassette recording
made about 25 years ago. The text is from a medieval author whose
radical expressions may shock some modern sensibilities!
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