The Lord's Prayer in the
Spirituality of St. Clare
August 2 -10
Information

I bend my knees to the Father
of our Lord Jesus Christ!
                                                       - St. Clare of Assisi

The Poor Clare Nuns
of the Monastery of Our Lady of Mercy

invite you to attend

The Solemn Novena in honor of St. Clare

August 2 – 10

   7:00 p.m.       Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
                             followed by night prayers and Compline

   7:30 p.m.       THE NOVENA SERVICE, concluding with
                        Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

This year’s theme:

The Lord’s Prayer in the Spirituality of St. Clare

We also invite you to attend the festive

Mass of the Solemnity of St. Clare

on Tuesday, August 11 at 7:00 a.m.

The traditional St. Clare’s Breads will be blessed after Holy Mass
on our Seraphic Mother’s feast day,
 as well as at the final novena service on the evening of August 10.

You are welcome to mail or telephone the special intentions
you wish to be remembered during the novena, or to bring
them with you when you come to our chapel.

Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Mercy
300 North 60^th Street
Belleville , Illinois   62223-3927

O how holy, how glorious and great it is
to have a Father in heaven!
                                                                                                - St. Francis of Assisi