Novenas to certain saints are
also kept in community throughout the liturgical year.
In February, we observed the novena in honor of our second Poor Clare
Mother, Saint Colette, and in March we traditionally honor
The Holy Sacrifice of
the Mass, offered daily in
our monastic chapel, is the source and summit of our Poor Clare life of
prayer.
As we read in our
Constitutions:
“There is no dichotomy
between work and prayer.”
A praying heart strives to pray
unceasingly throughout the day, transforming times of work into times of
grace, and making even our community recreation period a true spiritual
exercise!
PRAYING HEART
Our Poor Clare life of prayer
is beautiful in its balance:
Scriptural,
liturgical
and
devotional;
communal
and private;
vocal
and silent;
Eucharistic,
Marian and
Franciscan.
We invite you to
experience
the rhythm of our
prayer
in its manifold
expressions.
Women’s
contemplative life has always represented
in the Church,
and for
the Church,
her
praying heart.
- Pope
Francis -
Vultum
Dei
Quaerere
(# 5 )
Our communal, liturgical
prayer flows into and is likewise enriched by our private prayer.
Times of meditation, spiritual reading (lectio divina), and personal
study are scheduled throughout our monastic day.
As Franciscans, we hold dear
those practices of prayer especially promoted
by the saints of
devotion to the Holy Name of
JESUS and the Crown of the Seven Joys
of Our Lady.