SOLEMNITY OF OUR HOLY MOTHER ST.

CLARE OF ASSISI

Let us joyfully praise Christ the Lord and pray to the bridegroom of
virgins, the spotless Lamb that virgins accompany wherever he goes, and
say:

JESUS, KING OF VIRGINS, HEAR OUR PRAYER.

1. You alone are holy and the sovereign good, grant an

increase in the number of holy persons in the Church who
will love you and bring others to love you. Let us pray to the
Lord.

2. You gave us St. Clare as our mother and our model, grant
that we may follow her example and serve you in poverty
and humility. Let us pray to the Lord.

3. You are our way, our hope, and our life, endow us with
the vigor of Gospel living so that by the example of St.
Clare we may be true children of the Church. Let us pray to
the Lord.

4. You patiently look for virtue from your chosen ones,

grant us the gifts of the Holy Spirit that with them we may
bring peace and joy to our brothers and sisters. Let us
pray to the Lord.

5. You admitted holy virgins to your wedding banquet, in

your kindness receive our departed in the banquet hall of
heaven. Let us pray to the Lord.

God of mercy, you inspired St. Clare with the love of poverty.
By the help of her prayers may we follow Christ in poverty of
spirit and come to the joyful vision of your glory in the
kingdom of heaven.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord.