Memorial of St. Clare | August 11
Source: The English translation of The Liturgy of the Hours (Four Volumes) Saint Clare was born Chiara Offreduccio in Assisi in 1194. She followed her fellow citizen, Saint Francis, in a life of poverty and became mother and foundress of an order of nuns, the “Poor Clares” in Assisi. The Poor Clares were devoted to Our Lord … [Read more…]