Saturday, August 21, 2021
Clara is a lady truly worthy of Sainthood. She is like a spiritual mother to all she met, with her love and gentleness. Her devotion to Jesus and Mary, her fiery passion for the lost and injured souls, and her anointing by the Lord who used her to cast out demons, free the captives, bind up the broken hearted, most of which remain little known for she is a woman of true humility, but I was fortunate enough to hear them first hand from the time I spent with her. I was very blessed to come to know her, through the Prison Ministry, our Intercessory Prayer Group, and the Ministry of the Alliance of the Holy Families. She had a near death experience when the Lord showed her His glorious presence and the anguish and hopelessness of the imprisoned, and she never looked back since. The Blessed Trinity Spanish Ministry actually started at her house 40 years ago and has blossomed into where it is now. She would work in her store all day and then go to the Prison almost every day in the evening after work, which she continued after her retirement to 2-3 times a week till 3 weeks before her death. She was always busy serving, cooking, teaching, inspiring, and praying for others. Her favorite devotion is the Precious Blood of Jesus Christ, for she saw first hand the power of the blood of Jesus dealing with many possessed and tortured souls while she was doing the Prison Ministry. She is a strong intercessory prayer warrior, and many of us who know her well could always stop by her home any time, even at midnight, to say a Rosary or Divine Mercy Chaplet with her. She always greeted us with a smile. She had suffered a heart attack 10 years ago, but the Lord kept her going. In this past year, she had two surgeries in her knees, but she hardly missed a daily Mass, and we can always count on her loving presence with us on the Communion of Reparations on First Friday and First Saturday, as requested by our Lady of Fatima. She is a woman of strong faith, a lay Carmelite, and a woman of actions, always serving others with great love and has hope for the most hopeless. She suffered greatly due to the cruel policy of the hospital this time, but as our Lady of Fatima asked her to accept and offer up every pain and suffering for the conversion of the World, she gladly accepted the Cross and was taken to Heaven by Jesus himself on the Feast Day of our Blessed Mother Mary, on August 15, the Feast of Assumption at 3:00 PM, the hour of Divine Mercy. I am so sad she had to leave us. But yes, she is able to do more now praying for us and with us in Heaven, as a Patron Saint of the Imprisoned, with our Heavenly Mother Mary and all the Saints. I am so very thankful to have come to know her, and I feel her life truly had shined like a closest Saint on Earth that I know, which inspired me to grow in my love for the Lord, through His suffering and passion, and my faith in the power of His resurrection. Thank you, Clara. I miss you but I will see you again!
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