Vocations

Please do not use this page for prayer requests.
- Discernment Guidelines
  
  Do you feel called to discern a Poor Clare vocation?
  
  Is the LORD calling you to our community?
  
  IF:
  
  you are a single woman between the ages of 18 and 35;
  
  you are a practicing Catholic;
  
  you have completed high school and preferably have had some work experience;
  
  you have good physical and mental health;
  
  AND, IF:
  
  you perceive a deep inner longing to belong entirely to Jesus in love and to be conformed to Him – poor, chaste, and obedient;
  
  you are drawn to a hidden life of prayer and penance for the up- building of the Church and the salvation of souls;
  
  you aspire to simplicity and joy of heart;
  
  you desire to live in community in the bond of charity,
  
  … we encourage you to contact us for more information and help with the discernment process.
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- “Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening” (1Samuel 3:9)
  
  After initial contact through this website, if you desire to continue corresponding with us our contact information is:
  
  Mother Abbess
  Monastery of St. Clare
  200 Marycrest Drive
  St. Louis, MO 63129-4813
  
  (In order to better safeguard our contemplative life, we do not have ready access to internet. Please be patient and allow a few days to a week for us to respond by regular mail to you. You may also call us: (314)846-2618, or arrange to come for a visit. We may also call you.)
  
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  Suggested Reading
  
  Discerning Religious Life by Sr. Clare Matthiass CFR
  
  Discerning the Will of God by Fr. Timothy Gallagher OMV
  
  St. Clare of Assisi by Sr. Chiara Augusta Lainati OSC
  
  St. Francis of Assisi by Johannes Jorgensen
  
  Poverty and Joy: The Franciscan Tradition by William Short OFM