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| Holy Thursday Adoration |
During Holy Week, the Church celebrates the Paschal Mystery,
particularly as she commemorates the historical events of the Easter
Triduum: The Last Supper, the
Crucifixion and Burial of Jesus and His Resurrection. Glorious are the mysteries celebrated! Yet their glory is overshadowed by the mournful
remembrance of Christ’s bitter Passion.
Therefore, fulfilling our human need to thoroughly celebrate what we
have commemorated, the liturgy gives us another chance in the weeks following
Pentecost.
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| Our Corpus Christi Monstrance |
Today, the Solemnity of the
Body and Blood of Christ, we revisit Holy Thursday, and rejoice that Jesus has
left us His Blessed Sacrament whereby we are united with Him and are able to
adore Him on our altars. Since the time
of our Mother St. Clare, the Poor Sisters have fostered an intense Eucharistic
devotion and lifestyle.
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| Statue of St. Clare |
Long before
there were Eucharistic ministers, artists have depicted St. Clare holding a
monstrance as her characteristic symbol of sanctity. Her daughters carry on her legacy today in joyously
reverent Sacred Liturgies and daily
adoration of the exposed Blessed Sacrament.
On Friday, we will revisit Good Friday in the Solemnity of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here, to the left, you can see the cross awaiting its unveiling and veneration at the Three O'Clock Service. To the right is a photo of the community in silent meditation afterwards.
Following in the footsteps of St. Francis, St. Clare exhorted her Sisters to always remember
the Passion of our Lord. His pierced Heart, wounded not only by the soldier's lance but by love, is our
gate into paradise and there we find our rest.
On Friday, we will revisit Good Friday in the Solemnity of
the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Here, to the left, you can see the cross awaiting its unveiling and veneration at the Three O'Clock Service. To the right is a photo of the community in silent meditation afterwards.
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