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What is the Meaning of our Federation Logo?The monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament (depicted in our federation’s logo) is commonly found in iconography of St. Clare. It recalls an incident that took place during her lifetime in September 1240, as well as her lifelong devotion to our Eucharistic Lord.During an enemy attack on her monastery of San Damiano, Our Lord Himself promised our Holy Mother Clare His protection in the words, "Ego vos semper custodiam." This Latin phrase, variously translated into English as,“I will always defend you,” “I will always protect you,” or “I will always take care of you,” is the escutcheon of the Order of Poor Clares. The following text, taken from the Legenda Sanctae Clarae Virginis Assisiensis (written in 1255), relates the incident:
We desire never to forget the tremendous promise given to us by our Lord through our Mother St. Clare. As our cloistered contemplative life is centered so fully upon the Blessed Sacrament, our federation logo fittingly serves as a reminder that the Lord to whom we promise, “We will always take care of You,” through our vowed lives, will always defend, protect, and take care of His little poor ones. |