How lovely is Your dwelling place, Lord, mighty God!
-Psalm 84
The Lord set His heart on us and chose us out of love.
Our Kokomo Poor Clare community was founded on March 6, 1959. Our united, joyful and grateful response is to "love Him totally who gave Himself totally for our love" (St. Clare). We do this in our cloistered Gospel form of life at the heart of the Church and the world. In this way, we contribute, "with hidden apostolic fruitfulness, to the growth of the People of God" (St. John Paul II, Vita Consecrata # 8).
"Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women, alleluia" (offertory antiphon). Holy Mass today will honor our Blessed Mother, who is the patroness of the United States, our diocese and the Franciscan Order, all under the title of the Immaculate Conception. Join us for this special occasion!
We invite you to join us for Solemn Vespers and Benediction on this beautiful Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Father Christopher Shocklee will preside.
As Sister Rose Caritas of the Queen of Angels, P.C.C., made her first profession of vows on September 21 in our monastery chapel, the radiance that shown on her face proclaimed to all in attendance just how lovely it is to dwell in His house as His bride.
This July, our community was privileged to participate in both the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and the 10th National Eucharistic Congress. No, we did not leave our beloved cloister, but our dear God surprised us.
The vocation of a Poor Clare is to belong totally to Jesus Christ. Love is at the heart of our vocation, just as it is at the heart of every Christian’s vocation. When we see the Holy Eucharist, we are looking at the greatest gift of love man has ever known!
The vows we profess as religious are precious gifts, through which we unite ourselves to God in a personal covenant of love. In our community, we traditionally renew our holy vows together on three special days each year. March 18 is one such day.