Poor Clare Colettine Nuns
CORPUS CHRISTI MONASTERY | ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS
Gaze upon Him, consider Him, contemplate Him,
as you desire to imitate Him.
St. Clare of Assisi, pray for us!
From Sts. Francis and Clare in the 13th century to St. Colette in the 15th century.
“Jesus, are you inviting me?”
Holy Poverty, Simplicity and Franciscan Joy in a monastic cloistered contemplative community.
This form of life “appears as the most radical way of living the Gospel on earth, a way which may be called divine.”
Learn the story of our chapel, the place most intimate where we adore our Lord.
Although the Poor Clares are cloistered, there are many opportunities to unite oneself to their way of life and prayer.