AUG 11 FIESTA nang Sta CLARA DE ASSISI MINALIN

http://amanuningbie.com BLESSINGS TO BRO. MHER AND SIS. SUSING HINAGPIS AND FAMILY.St. Clare. Feastday: August 11. Patroness of sore eyes and television. CLARE WAS A BEAUTIFUL Italian noblewoman who became the Foundress of an order of nuns now called "Poor Clares." When she heard St. Francis of Assisi preach, her heart burned with a great desire to imitate Francis and to live a poor humble life for Jesus. So one evening, she ran away from home, and in a little chapel outside Assisi, gave herself to God. St. Francis cut off her hair and gave her a rough brown habit to wear, tied with a plain cord around her waist. Her parents tried in every way to make her return home, but Clare would not. Soon her sister, St. Agnes joined her, as well as other young women who wanted to be brides of Jesus, and live without any money. St. Clare and her sisters wore no shoes, ate no meat, lived in a poor house, and kept silent most of the time. Yet they were very happy, because Our Lord was close to them all the time. Once an army of rough soldiers came to attack Assisi and they planned to raid the convent first. Although very sick, St. Clare had herself carried to the wall and right there, where the enemies could see it, she had the Blessed Sacrament placed. Then on her knees, she begged God to save the Sisters from the rapist soldiers. Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament saved them from a great danger in answer to St. Clare's prayer.

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