The kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking good pearls, who, when he had found one of great price, gave all that he had and bought it.
Hear us, O God our Savior, that as we rejoice in the feast of blessed Clare, Thy Virgin, so may we also be strengthened in the love of true piety.
Saint Clare once said, “They say we are too poor. Can a heart which possesses God be really called poor!”
The Poor Clares nuns never ate meat. They walked without socks and shoes. The sisters wore a hair shirt and ate only bread and water during Lent.
Explore the Poor Clare vocation; there’s also this new monastery of Poor Clares.