[Knee P: Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavily burdened, and I wil give you rest.
(Mt. 11:28)
All: We adore You, most holy Lord Jesus Christ, here and in all Your churches which are in the whole world, and we bless You, because by Your holy cross You have redeemed the world.
P: There are different gifts but the same Spirit. There are different works but the same God who accomplishes all of them in everyone.
(Cor. 12:4-6)
All: Let the love in your heart be shown outwardly by your deeds.
(St Clare - Testament)
P: Maythose to whom the Lord has given the grace of working, labor faithfully and devotedly at work which serves the common good.
(St. Clare –Rule VII)
All: Let the love in your heart be shown outwardly by your deeds.
(St. Clare)
P: May they work in such a way that idleness, the enemy of the soul, being banished, they do not extinguish the spirit of holy prayer whose purpose all other temporal things ought to serve.
(St. Clare –Rule VII)
All: Let the love in your heart be shown outwardly by your deeds.
(St. Clare – Testament)
P: Maythose to whom the Lord has given the grace of working, labor faithfully and devotedly at work which serves the common good.
(St. Clare –Rule VII)
All: Let the love in your heart be shown outwardly by your deeds.
(St. Clare)
P: May they work in such a way that idleness, the enemy of the soul, being banished, they do not extinguish the spirit of holy prayer whose purpose all other temporal things ought to serve.
(St. Clare –Rule VII)
All: Let the love in your heart be shown outwardly by your deeds.
(St. Clare)
P: Do not worry and say, “What are we to eat?” or “What are we to drink?” or “What are we to wear?” But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things will be given you besides.
(Mt. 6:31,33)
All: The Lord will be with me on my journey, giving me bread to eat and clothing to wear.
(Gn.28:20)
P: Clare had herself propped up in bed so as to be able to labor with her hands even amidst the most painful sickness, for fear of giving way to idleness. She made out of the finest linen a number of Mass corporals and had them distributed to the various churches of Assisi and the neighboring districts.
(Decree #12)
All: Whatever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.
(Col. 3:16)
P: You should not think that toiling all day can hinder being with God and acquiring all the virtues. The hand toils; the foot walks; the eye looks; the ear hears; the tongue speaks; the whole body feels. But, not-withstanding all these things, the heart can be loving God unceasingly.
(Bl. Mary Magdalen Martinengo, Poor Clare)
All: Whatever you do in word or in work, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus.
(Col. 3:16)
P: For God is not unjust, that He should forget your work and the love which you have shown Him by your service, past and present, to His holy people.
(Heb. 6:10)
All: Our desire is that each of you show the same zeal to the end, fully assured of that for which you hope.
(Heb. 6:11)
P: Our labor here is brief, the reward eternal. (St. Clare –Ermentrude)
All: The Lord will be with me on my journey, giving me bread to eat and clothing to wear.
READING [Sit] (Suggested Scripture passage: Colossians 3:23-24 or Philippians 2:12-15. Other scripture may be used. Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being. Do it for the Lord rather than for men, since you know full well you will receive an inheritance from him as your reward. Be slaves of Christ the Lord. - or –
Work out your salvation in fear and trembling; for it is God, who is at work in you, enabling you both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Do all things without murmuring or arguing, so that you may be blameless, children of God without blemish in a crooked generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world.
PERIOD OF SILENT PRAYER HOMILY
(Gn.28:20)
Final prayer :
[Kneel] P: O Mother Saint Clare,* P. and All: your holy life radiates its light to guide us on the way to Christ. Teach us to love Him as you did. O beloved saint, teach us to believe, as you did, that in the Blessed Eucharist we find Jesus, who dwells here in our midst.
You now follow the Lamb wherever He goes: speak to Him of our troubled spirit. Ask Him to heal us, body and soul, and to wash away our sins in His precious Blood.
(Pause for silent reflection and petition)
P: O handmaid of Christ,* P. and All: look with compassion on all who call on you for help. Remember the needs of our family, our loved ones, and all those for whom we pray. Defend us from everything that would endanger our Holy Catholic Faith, especially in these times of confusion, scandal and division. Give us unity and peace in the Church and in society. We ask that our pleas will become a canticle of petition ascending from your pure heart to the Heart of Jesus, who is Lord forever and ever. Amen.