Dear Parishioners,
I just received notification that all Easter Week celebrations, including Easter Sunday, will not be celebrated publicly this year. In addition to Sunday and daily masses live-streamed at 9am, St. Clare will be live-streaming a simplified version of the Triduum from our Sacred Heart Chapel on our YouTube page and social media platforms. Please visit our website
https://www.saintclareofassisi.org/ for more information. You can also follow the liturgies at the Cathedral Basilica at
http://cathedralstl.org/live/ . These are truly unique times in our Church, and my prayer is that as we bear this cross together, we will celebrate even more deeply the Resurrection to follow. I'll leave you with some of St. Paul's words to the Christian community undergoing trials and persecutions in Rome that have been on my heart recently: "Rejoice in hope, endure in affliction, persevere in prayer" (Rom 12:12). Be assured that Fr. Andrew and I continue to offer prayers for you daily.
St. Clare of Assisi, Pray for us!
Fr. Martin