WE ARE CALLED TO IMITATE CHRIST AT THE HEART OF THE WORLD

Contemplative nuns,

Hidden with Christ in God,

Radiating His love through their presence

In the heart of the world,

Silently pleading with God for mercy, and

Telling the whole world of His immeasurable love.

WE ARE CALLED TO MIRROR OUR LADY'S LIFE, AND SO WE ARE

Mothers of Souls

Asking, Seeking, Knocking in Prayer

Responding as Handmaids and Repeating our

YES to Jesus in life's joys and sorrows. as a cloistered contemplative nun --

WE ARE Franciscan

We belong to the Second Order of the Franciscan Family, living the Form of Life given by Saint Francis to Saint Clare.

WE ARE Poor Clares

Saint Clare is our Mother and Foundress, who chose to imitate Jesus, poor and humble, following the inspiration and example of Saint Francis.

WE ARE Colettines

Saint Colette is our 'Second Mother' who preserved for us the primitive Rule of Saint Clare.

WE ARE Cloistered Contemplatives

We are called to a life of praise and adoration of God especially in His Eucharistic Presence. We foster a joyful community of charity, prayer, penance and work with the sisters the Lord gives us. Our monastic family is comprised of both cloistered and extern sisters.