Receive the veil..... In imitation of our Mother St. Clare,
may you be an image of the Church:
a spouse holy given in humility of heart to Christ,
who is loved above all others.
Recibe este velo…. En imitación de tu Madre Santa Clara,
que tu seas una imagen de la Iglesia: una esposa entregada
totalmente en humildad de corazón a Cristo, quien es amado sobre todo.
Lord, look upon this religious who,
following in the way of St. Clare,
wishes to imitate Your Son more closely....
Señor, mira sobre esta religiosa
que siguiendo el camino de Santa Clara,
desea imitar a Tu Hijo más de cerca ….
Jesus, Lord and Lover, ....grant that we may
always abound in that sisterly love which is the mark and the seal of
Francis and Clare.
Jesús, Señor y Amante,…concede que el cariño entre
nosotras, marca y sello de las hijas de Francisco y Clara, sea siempre
abundante.
Lord, here I am! You have called me;
be it done to me according to your word.
¡Aquí estoy, Señor! Tú me has llamado.
Hágase en mi de ocuerdo a Tu palabra.
I....vow to God before the witness of the Blessed
Virgin Mary,
our Father St. Francis, our Mother St. Clare
and all the saints.....
Yo…en presencia de la Bienaventurada Virgen María, de
nuestro Padre San Francisco, de nuestra Madre Santa
Clara, y de todos los santos, hago voto a Dios….
Dear Sister, what do you ask of God and His
Church?
I ask for God's merciful love and a share in the
life of
this religious community of Poor Clares.
Pido el amor misericordioso de Dios y formar parte
de la vida de esta comunidad religiosa de Clarisas.
Receive the Rule of your Mother St. Clare, the
book of life, the marrow of the Gospel, the way of perfection,
the key to
Paradise: by observing it faithfully
may it bring you to
perfect charity.
Recibe la
Regla de tu Madre Santa Clara, el librode vida,lo essencial del Evangelio, el camino de
perfection, la llave del Pariso: que por
observandolo fielmente, te traiga a la caridad perfecta.
Following in the Footsteps
of our Mother St. Clare
We are blessed to have Sisters
of diverse cultures in our community. One novice recently
professed her simple vows
in a bilingual ceremony
that celebrated her Hispanic heritage and the rich spirituality of her new Franciscan-Clarian family.
