The spirituality of the CFMSS is based on the life of Christ, especially on his self-emptying love in his Incarnation, passion and death and above all, in the Eucharist. A fire with passionate love of Jesus, Seraphina yearned to immolate herself to the Trinity in union with the Divine victim, being offered in the Eucharist: We tread on the path shown by our patron saints – St. Francis of Assisi and St. Clare of Assisi, who in turn were the source of inspiration for our Foundress Venerable Mother Seraphina Farolfi.
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St. Clare
whose Rule we profess, guides us on the mystical journey of gazing upon, considering,
contemplating and imitating Jesus in the Eucharist. As daughters of St. Clare, the
sisters are to grow in intimacy with Christ, daily contemplating the Sacrament of
Love, feeding their souls with the Word of God and the Liturgy of the Hours. One’s
apostolic fruitfulness is to be borne through interior silence, growing intimacy
with the Eucharistic Lord amidst one’s daily chores, intercessory prayer and acts
of penance.
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ST. FRANCIS
As followers of St. Francis, they are to carry on the evangelical mandate to proclaim
the Good news by the sermon of their life, words and actions, and expand God’s Kingdom
by their life of prayer and penance. They have to sow seeds of peace, harmony and
wellbeing with a view to build communion of hearts among people of diverse background,
culture and faith, and foster ecological balance, after the example of the Poor
Man of Assisi.
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Mother Seraphina
Mother Seraphina drew from the Eucharist nourishment for her soul and the strength
and power to carry out her arduous mission. Her first thought on waking was Jesus
present in the tabernacle; her first act of the day was to offer herself as a victim
in union with the sacrificial lamb on the altar; her day was a continuous act of
reparation and immolation with Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament.
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OUR PATRONESS
The patroness of the CFMSS “The Virgin Mary” bearer of the mysteries is the model
of fidelity and self-giving.