Clare of Assisi, Founder of the Minoresses (Poor Clares), 1253
John Henry Newman, Priest, Tractarian, 1890

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Exciting Holiness
Song of Songs 8.6, 7
Psalm 62.1, 2, 5-8, 11
2 Corinthians 4.6-10
John 15.4-10

Holy Communion
Deuteronomy 4.32-40
Psalm 77.11-end
Matthew 16.24-end

Morning Prayer
Psalm 31
Ezekiel 34.17-end
James 4.13-5.6

Evening Prayer
Psalm 35
1 Samuel 17.31-54
Luke 24.13-35

Collect

God of peace,
who in the poverty of the blessed Clare
gave us a clear light to shine in the darkness of this world:
give us grace so to follow in her footsteps
that we may, at the last, rejoice with her in your eternal glory;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,
who is alive and reigns with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.

Post Communion

Merciful God,
who gave such grace to your servant Clare
that she served you with singleness of heart
and loved you above all things:
help us, whose communion with you
has been renewed in this sacrament,
to forsake all that holds us back from following Christ
and to grow into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord.