🌿 A Franciscan Clarean Prayer to Mary

A Franciscan Clarean Prayer to Mary

Mother of the Poor Christ,
you carried God’s revolution in your womb
and sang the Magnificat with fire on your tongue.

Sister of the Little Ones,
teach us to say yes with courage,
to cradle the powerless,
to feed the hungry,
to scatter the proud,
to lift up the lowly.

Mother of Mercy,
walk with us on the margins,
stand beside us in the streets,
pray with us in our kitchens,
weep with us in our sorrows,
and laugh with us in our joys.

Queen of the Poor,
wrap your mantle around our Franciscan Clarean family,
that we may live simply,
love boldly,
and follow your Son with reckless joy.

Amen. ✨