Novena to St. Clare of Assisi-Day One: Called to Life

Novena to St. Clare of Assisi

Tuesday, August 3, 2021

Day One: Called to Life

In her spiritual testament Clare asks us to be every day mindful of and thankful for our calling: Of the many gifts that we have received in abundance from our Merciful Father and continue to receive every day, and for which we should be especially thankful to our Celestial Father, it is our calling for which we should thank him the most, because it is greater and more complete. As the apostle says, “Become what you are called to be!”

Consider

We are pulled in many directions by many things; almost everything is possible. Whom do I listen to? Who calls me and to where? Clare encourages us to be open to God’s call every day, which step by step will lead us into life and into an active relationship with God.  

3 Our Fathers 

Novena Prayer:

St. Clare, you are our Sister on her way to Christ. We shall be like pilgrims and foreigners in this world, trustfully receiving all we need to live for the Lord. In this trust I ask you to grant me the request that is so dear to my heart:… Implore our Lord Christ in his mercy to be with us always, just as we will always be with him now and for ever. Amen.