St. Clare
Patron of sore eyes
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, He saved them from a great danger in answer to St. Clare's prayer. 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.
"O Lord, protect these Sisters whom I cannot protect now," she prayed. A voice seemed to answer: "I will keep them always in My care." At the same time a sudden fright struck the attackers and they fled as fast as they could. St. Clare was sick and suffered great pains for many years, but she said that no pain could trouble her. So great was her joy in serving the Lord that she once exclaimed: "They say that we are too poor, but can a heart which possesses the infinite God be truly called poor?" We should remember this miracle of the Blessed Sacrament when in Church. Then we will pray with great Faith to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist: "Save me, O Lord, from every evil - of soul and body." Her feast day is August 11.
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St Claire thank you in advance for my request.
Pray whether you believe or not 1 business 2 impossible .
With a lighted candle. Say for nine days nine Hail Marys and May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised ,adored,glorified and loved throughout the world forever Amen.
Promise publication on the 9th day of the Novena .
Thank you St.Claire. half of my needs are answered.
I promised a publication.
Novena to St. Jude
Pray the St. Jude prayer followed by 3 Our Father, 3 Hail Mary, and 3 Gloria prayers for 9 consecutive days in front of a lighted candle and then publish. Your request will be granted no matter how impossible it may seem.
"St. Jude, you witnessed the healing power of our Lord Jesus. You saw his compassion for the sick and dying. You yourself touched the sick, shared the sorrows of the mournful, and encouraged the despairing. You received this authority and healing power to work wonders, to cure the incurable, to make people whole. We ask you to intercede with our brother, Jesus, to send his saving grace to heal the sickness and suffering of _________________________________, to uplift his/her despondent spirits, and to instill hope in his/her hearts. Amen."
St Jude thank you for listening to my prayers for the last 9 days and thank you in advance for granting my desperate prayer request. Praise be to God.
Novena to St Clare, published as promised.
Ask St Clare for 3 favours, one business, two impossible and say nine Hail Marys and the following prayer for nine days with a lighted candle.
Prayer
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified and loved today and everyday throughout the world forever.
Amen
Thank you St Claire for assisting me when I was feeling helpless and lost.
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified and loved today and everyday throughout the world forever. Amen.
Please answer my requests St Clare of Assissi. You gave a sign and forever thankful.
Will humbly publish on the Nine day.
Praise the Lord.
ND.
Today I got a bit of a surprise, which I believe was a tiny little bit of one of my requests to St Clare being answered. It wasn't exactly what I wanted (yet!) but still very much a pleasant surprise. Things like this keep me going, keep me hopeful that the rest of my requests are a work in progress.
Novena to St. Claire
May the sacred heart of Jesus be praised, adored glorified and loved, today and every day, throughout the world now and forever amen.
-Ask for 3 wishes.
-Say this prayer nine times with nine Hail Mary and nine Our Father for nine days with a lighted candle. Publish the prayer on the ninth day.
Dearest off only most civilized off most sincerest, kindness and only as a civil canadian, with dignified off most humanized off civil rights, my only self has been deeply and sadly declined, the most highest off most civil off humanized rights, as a young and only civil citizen. My self has been deeply declined the humanized rights, by that off egoism off that off total saddened off ignorance. My only self that is off only innocence, strives only for the best and highest off. Please with much only deepest off much integrity, please send much only greatest off healing at the very most best. With only most dearest off sincerest
Publishing prayer as this is the 9th day of my Novena.
Say the following prayer & 9 hail marys for 9 days in front of a lighted candle. Ask for 3 favours 1 business, 2 impossible.
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 our Lord Jesus Christ your son, who lives and reigns with the holy spirit, one God forever and ever.
Publish on the ninth day.
May the SACRED HEART OF JESUS be praised, adored, glorified and loved today and everyday throughout the world forever. Amen.
Please answer my requests St Clare... Please intercede St Clare, St Jude, St Anthony & St Rita. I shall be eternally thankful and do my utmost to encourage devotion to you all.
Only most dearest off, With deepest off most highest off sympathy and respect, the deep density off {intoxicating off violation}, that has harshly violated my higher off self, is traumatizing my soul. I'm very but {deeply shaken}, and traumatized by the {darkness and scared}, by the level off violation, that has been acted upon my {very off innocence}. My soul is terrified and in a state off shock from the level off darkness off egoism, and selfish off total ignorance by those off other selfish ego's. As I'm terrified, please do send my only off very innocence, the very highest off light and healing off love. The deepest off trauma, and {shock is to severe}, for my inner off very soul to take on. Please do with only highest off respect, send only kindest off loving healing off energy at the very highest off. With deepest off most respect. With most greatest off sincerity
ASK FOR 1 BUSINESS AN 2 IMPOSSIBLE PRAY FOR 9 DAYS WITH A LIGHTED WHITE CANDLE :ST CLAIR "YOUR REQUEST" 9 HAIL MARY'S, MAY THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS BE PRAISED ADORED GLORIFIED AN LOVED TODAY AN EVERY DAY THROUGH OUT THE WORLD FOREVER AN EVER AMEN.PUBLISH ON THE 9TH DAY.
St. Clare, I am publishing this as promished and I hope you will continue to intercede for me . Pray 9 Hail Marys for 9 days and ask for 3 miracles. Publish this on the ninth day and even if you don't vbelieve, the mircles will happen.
Dearest off St.claire, Please with only most endurest off, kindness and heighest off only that off respect, my very off self has endured the very height, the most devestating off violate abuse and shock to my nervous system. I'm very shaken from shock, and overstated off overwhelming, off abuse at to great a height. My entire off self is quiet shaken from the quiet sudden again abuse, o my very off self. I'm a very frail young innocent off self, that has just been badly and deeply overcome by most saddened ignorance, at the best. Please with only most off humanized off kindness, please do send most deepened off healing, at the most. With off most sincerest off
May the Sacred Heart of Jesus be praised, adored, glorified & loved today and everyday trhoughout the world, now and forever. Amen. Ask St. Claire for three favours two impossible and say nine Hail Mary's and the above prayer for nine days with lighted candle. Pray whether you believe or not and publish on the ninth day. Your request will be granted no matter how impossible it is.
Dearest off st. St.Claire, Please with only most endurest off, kindness and heighest off only that off respect, my very off self has endured the very height, the most devestating off violate abuse and shock to my nervous system. I'm very shaken from shock, and overstated off overwhelming, off abuse at to great a height. My entire off self is quiet shaken from the quiet sudden again abuse, o my very off self. I'm a very frail young innocent off self, that has just been badly and deeply overcome by most saddened ignorance, at the best. Please with only most off humanized off kindness, please do send most deepened off healing, at the most. With off most sincerest off
Thank you Saint Claire for hearing and answering my novena. Saint Claire, you never failed me in the past and in time of need. I am so grateful to you for hearing and answering my novenas, and I am confident that this novena will be heard and will be granted in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
This is a powerful novena, ask for 3 favors, 1 business, 2 impossible, Promise to publish or circulate, your request will be granted after the 3rd day. NEVER known to fail, say 9 Hail Marys and this prayer before a lit candle for 9 days.
God of mercy, You inspired St. Claire 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 our Lord Jesus Christ Your Son, Who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God forever and ever. Amen.
Novena to St. Claire
May the sacred heart of Jesus be praised, adored glorified and loved, today and every day, throughout the world now and forever amen.
-Ask for 3 wishes.
-Say this prayer nine times with nine Hail Mary and nine Our Father for nine days with a lighted candle. Publish the prayer on the ninth day.
St, Claire, I'm broken, shaken and Descarted off as a Canadian citizen. The high severity off shocking rape, to my skeletal nervous system, has caused high levels, off shocking Faintness, numbness, which has caused prominent, and distinctly "disrupted", my skeletal nervous system.
Kindly and only as a dignified and only refined Canadian civil citizen, and only as a dignified off human rights off justice, I've been violently raped as a civil citizen, as a human off Canada. Please only with most and only that off most dignified off human dignity, please do send my only higher off, that off human integrity, at the highest off. Please with most do off only respect kindly send highest off much invited off courage, and required off needed healing only at the very most. Please do send with only best intentions off, most required and deeply sincerest
Ask for 3 favours 1 business and 2 impossible. Say 9 Hail Mary`s and the following prayer for 9 nights in front a lit candle.
God of mercy your inspired St Clare with the love of poverty by the help of her prayers. May ww follow Christ in poverty of spirit and come to the joyful vision of your glory in the kingdom of Heaven. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ your son who lives and reigns with the Holy Spirit, One God forever an ever Amen.
Thank you St clare.
St.Claire i believe in you to help me at this time. I need you and my faith is here.