Saint Colette of Jesus was born in Corbie, France in 1381. Because her mother was 60 years old at the time of her birth, she has become the special intercessor of childless couples. Further miraculous events during her life also have made her the friend of sick children, patroness of expectant mothers and intercessor for families.

After the death of her parents, Colette tried living as a Beguine, a Benedictine, a Poor Clare, and finally as an anchoress beginning in 1402. After three years as a recluse, she was raised up by God through the prayers of Saint Francis and Saint Clare, to reform the Order to its original fervor. This was her special mission.

After an arduous life of journeying, reforming and founding monasteries, Saint Colette died on March 6, 1447, in the Monastery of Ghent. In the USA the Franciscan Calendar marks her feast day as February 7th.

Saint Colette is affectionately called our second mother because she made it possible to recapture the spirit of San Damiano and Saint Clare's Rule. We count it an honor to add P.C.C. to our signature, thus identifying ourselves as Poor Clares Colettine.

The Dedication Prayer of Saint Colette

O Blessed Jesus,
I dedicate myself to You
in health, in illness,
in my life, in my death,
in all my desires, in all my deeds.
So that,
I may never work henceforth
except for Your glory,
for the salvation of souls,
and for that which
You have chosen me.
From this moment on, dearest Lord,
there is nothing
which I am not prepared
to undertake for love of You.

 

LIFT UP YOUR HEARTS…

Let us always regret
that we have but one heart
with which to love God,
and that this heart
is so poor and weak.
But such as it is,
God asks it of us!

Let us give it to Him
Constantly and completely.

Let Him have this poor heart
for time and eternity.