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| Community Profile |
| Poor Clare Nuns, Franciscan Monastery of St. Clare |
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| Community Information |
International? | 45 countries |
No. in community (professed members) | 20 |
Year founded | 1212 |
Generalate/ motherhouse | Autonomous |
Province/federation | Most Holy Name of Jesus Federation |
Represented in US (Arch)dioceses | Boston, MA |
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| About Us |
Mission statement/description
As Poor Clares observing the First Rule of Saint Clare, they are enclosed, Franciscan, contemplative nuns. Their charism is centered in the love and contemplation of Jesus, in sisterly unity, and in intercessory prayer for the Church and world. Their community prayer is expressed in the full Liturgy of the Hours and in daily Eucharistic adoration. |
Qualifications for entry
Practicing Catholic woman interiorly drawn to give herself totally to union with God through a life of prayer. Good physical and emotional health, along with sufficient maturity and generosity, are needed to live the intensity of monastic community life in an enclosed environment. |
Formation program
The monastery conducts its own novitiate. Informal classes and instructions are arranged according to necessary foundational instructions and the personal needs of each candidate. After at least a year of postulancy, the candidate is received as a novice for two years. After three years in temporary vows, solemn vows of obedience, chastity, poverty and enclosure are made for life. |
Age range/limit
20-49 |
Consider belated vocations?
Yes |
Belated/late vocations explanation
The candidacy of each person is individually discerned. |
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Institute on Religious Life, P.O. Box 7500, Libertyville, IL 60048-7500
Tel: (847) 573-8975 - Fax: (847) 573-8960 |
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