Her Life and Message
Kirkham, John Paul
Extracts from the writings of the founder of the Poor Clares
Made a saint only two years after her death, Clare had been a contemporary and disciple of Francis of Assisi, renouncing a world of wealth and comfort to embrace a life of simplicity and poverty in order to gain the Kingdom. This collection of her writings, taken largely from her letters, testament and Rule, are strikingly relevant today as a light to guide our steps. These excerpts can be used as prayers, daily reflections and meditations, also before the Blessed Sacrament.