Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Saturday of Lent

"For most of us, Francis and Clare are intricately woven together in their desire to bring people to Christ. Many times, one is not mentioned without the other. Francis saw something in Clare that he knew was special, thus his request to meet with her. And Clare knew Francis from his preaching in the square by her house. The ways in which they served God looked very different; still, they had the same goal and inspiration. 

"While both Clare and Francis left the world to pursue God insofar as they abandoned their status, wealth, and security, never did they renounce the world for the sake of God. Rather, they realized that the created world was the world embraced by God; thus, God could not be found apart from the world. The world, not the monastery, was the true cloister."

Franciscan Media is offering a special Lenten series of meditations, "Lent with St. Clare." The mediation for the Fifth Saturday of Lent is as follows:

Franciscan Media: Lent with St. Clare: Fifth Saturday