Our PURPOSE:

We are called by God to PRAISE Him
and to PRAY for the whole world

Our VOCATION comes from God and conforms us to God.
Through God's FREE and PRECIOUS gift to us

We become:

• THE SPOUSE, MOTHER AND SISTER OF JESUS CHRIST
• THE DAUGHTER OF THE KING OF KINGS
• THE SPOUSE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
• THE CO-WORKER OF GOD HIMSELF
• QUEENS AND BRIDES OF THE ETERNAL KING
• FOOTPRINTS OF THE MOTHER OF GOD
  (From the Letters of Saint Clare)

OUR VOWS:

"The Son of God became for us the way which our Blessed Father Francis, His true and ardent lover and imitator, has shown and taught us by word and example." (Testament of Saint Clare)

The Poor, Chaste and Obedient Life of Jesus becomes the pattern of our vowed life. Our fourth Vow of Holy Enclosure conforms us to His hidden and Eucharistic life. Vows are blessed bonds that set us free.

Poverty

By our Vow of Poverty we are emptied of things to be filled with eternal riches; we are set free from our slavery to materialism, secularism and consumerism. This vow deepens our baptismal gift of hope, for we hope in God to provide for our every need.

Obedience

By our Vow of Obedience we are surrendered to Christ and live by His Will for us as expressed through our Rule and superiors, and we share in His redeeming mission. This vow deepens our baptismal gift of faith and we are set free from self-centeredness and willfulness.

Chastity

By our Vow of Pure and Chaste Love, we become Brides of Christ and spiritual mothers of countless souls. This vow deepens our baptismal gift of charity, enabling us to experience spiritual maternity and be fruitful in the Kingdom of God.

Enclosure

By our Vow of Holy Enclosure we grow deeply in the Mystery of God and share in His Paschal Mystery in order to be free to travel spiritually wherever we are most needed in the world. This vow places us in a garden enclosed to help us undo the damage of that Garden of Eden by fidelity to our life of holiness.