Prayer to Saint Clare in the Midst of Coronavirus
Saturday, 14 March 2020 10:40 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
cjbanningAll church buildings in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey are closed at least until Palm Sunday. This means the suspension of all public church services, including but not limited to weekly celebrations of the Holy Eucharist, during that time. Resources to engage in both Eucharistic and Daily Office services online will be made available, but the details are (understandably) not yet forthcoming.
For those of you who are not aware, I many years ago adopted Clare of Assisi as my personal patron.
Saint Clare of Assisi, Patron Saint of Television and Video,
When you were too ill to go to mass, you were afforded a miraculous vision of the celebration of the Eucharist on the wall of your cell.
We ask that you graciously intercede before God, that we who are likewise kept separate from the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ by sickness may yet receive its spiritual fruits as we partake in the commemoration of the Lord's Supper via video recordings or video conferences.
Pray for us, blessed saint of Assisi, and for the peoples of the world in this time of illness and fear, that we know the comfort and solace of the love of Jesus Christ, and have it shine forth in our lives as it did in yours.
Praise to you and all the saints, and eternal glory to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Amen.
For those of you who are not aware, I many years ago adopted Clare of Assisi as my personal patron.
Saint Clare of Assisi, Patron Saint of Television and Video,
When you were too ill to go to mass, you were afforded a miraculous vision of the celebration of the Eucharist on the wall of your cell.
We ask that you graciously intercede before God, that we who are likewise kept separate from the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ by sickness may yet receive its spiritual fruits as we partake in the commemoration of the Lord's Supper via video recordings or video conferences.
Pray for us, blessed saint of Assisi, and for the peoples of the world in this time of illness and fear, that we know the comfort and solace of the love of Jesus Christ, and have it shine forth in our lives as it did in yours.
Praise to you and all the saints, and eternal glory to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Amen.