Poor Clare Nuns - Federation of Mary Immaculate
Contact
Mother Aimée Marie of the Eucharist P.C.C.
Abbess
215 E. Los Olivos Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93105-3605
poorclaressantabarbara.org
Dioceses
Los Angeles, CA
Mission
The Order of Poor Clare Colettines is an institute of the enclosed contemplative life ordained in a special way for the praise and worship of God. This is fulfilled principally through daily Mass, celebration of the Liturgy of the Hours seven times a day (this includes midnight rising), and Eucharistic adoration. It is a Gospel form of life striving to give witness to Christ praying on the mountain, to uphold by prayer and sacrifice the work of pastors in the Church, and to share in the most universal way the hardships, miseries, and hopes of all mankind.
Qualifications
Single, practicing Catholic woman, good physical and mental health, sufficient psychological and emotional maturity. Minimum of a high school education (or the equivalent). Free of family obligations. No dowry is required.
Formation
The period of formation comprises four stages: aspirancy, postulancy, noviceship and temporary vows.
Province
Federation of Mary Immaculate in U.S.A.
International
In 40 countries
Belated Vocations
Occasional exceptions are made for older vocations. Religious in active communities discerning a contemplative vocation are also given consideration.
