Opening Prayer:
Sign of the Cross
Heavenly Father, We come before You with humble hearts as we prepare for our TEC weekend. We thank You for the gift of this time to seek Your presence and to deepen our relationship with You and bring others closer to you. Pour forth Your Holy Spirit upon us, O Lord, that we may open our minds and hearts to Your divine will. Grant us the grace to listen attentively to Your word, to reflect deeply on Your love, and to respond with faithful hearts to Your call. Bless our retreat with the light of Your guidance and the warmth of Your love. May it be a time of spiritual renewal, healing, and transformation. As we journey together, may we grow in unity and love, supporting one another in faith and in truth. We entrust this Novena and our retreat into the hands of our Blessed Mother, Mary. Through her intercession, may we be drawn closer to Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Redeemer.
We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, forever and ever.
Saint of the Day: St. Clare of Assisi
“Totally love Him who gave Himself over totally for love of you.” St. Clare of Assisi
St. Clare’s life was marked by radical trust. Born into a noble family, she turned away from wealth and comfort to follow the poor Christ. When she left her home in the middle of the night to join St. Francis, she had no plan, no possessions, and no certainty about what the future would bring, only confidence that God would provide.
In her convent at San Damiano, Clare lived in deep poverty with her sisters, depending entirely on God’s providence for their daily needs. When food was scarce, she trusted that God would not abandon them, and miracles followed. When an army attacked Assisi, the town was in danger. Clare held up the Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance, she prayed, “Lord, protect these sisters whom You have gathered.” At once, the soldiers were struck with fear and fled. Not one entered the convent. Clare’s trust was not in her own strength, but in the power of Christ truly present in the Eucharist.
Her trust was not naive; it was born of love, a love that saw God’s faithfulness in every moment of need.
Today, Clare reminds us that true trust is surrender: not knowing how everything will work out, but knowing Who holds it all.
Bring to mind the places in your life where you struggle to let go. Picture yourself placing them in Christ’s hands.
Let Us Pray
Lord Jesus,
You gave Yourself completely for love of me.
Teach me to trust You as St. Clare did,
to believe in Your goodness even when I cannot see the way ahead.
Help me to let go of fear,
to rely not on my own strength, but on Your unfailing providence.
May my trust become an act of love,
and my love a reflection of Yours.
(Thank You Co-Director Mary!)
Prayer Intentions
Through the intercessions of the Saints we pray for TEC 285
- The team, that they stay open to the Holy Spirit in their lives before and during the weekend – We pray
- The Tecites attending or thinking about attending. That the spirit move their hearts to be open to the TEC weekend. – We Pray
- (Feel free to add any special intentions you would like prayed for) – We Pray
Closing Prayer
Heavenly Father, in Preparation for this retreat we lift our hearts in gratitude for Your boundless love and mercy. We thank You for the graces and blessings bestowed upon us during these days of prayer and reflection. With humble hearts, we invoke the intercession of the saints who have accompanied us on this journey. Saints who have gone before us, lighting the path with their faith and devotion:
Mary, Mother of God- Pray for us
St. Joseph – Pray for us
St. Michael the Archangel – Pray for us
St. Francis Xavier- Pray for us
Our Lady of Champion – Pray for us
St. Therese of Lisieux – Pray for us
St. Veronica – Pray for us
St. Clare of Assisi – Pray for us
