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Poor Clare's of Santa Barbara, California

Briauna Ramirez

Christian Lifestlyes (D)

Project

February 28th, 2013

Stages of a Poor Clare

They go through a process known as formation. Formation is a lifelong process as the nun continues her daily and hourly response to the call of Christ, her Bridegroom

  • Postulancy—one full year
  • Noviceship—one to two years
  • Simple temporary vows—three years

Daily Life of a Poor Clare

General Requirements

  • The Poor Clare day is one of “ora et labora,” the monastic blend of “prayer and work.”
  • The day begins in the middle of the night
  • They lift their voices in prayer
  • Eucharistic Celebration
  • Prays the full Liturgy of the Hours each day
  • Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is an integral part of the daily horarium
  • Nun works in contemplative silence doing things such as working in the monastery kitchen, sewing room, or garden.
  • Single Catholic woman
  • 18–30 years of age
  • Basic good health
  • Emotional maturity Free of financial obligations

The Poor Clares of Santa Barbara, California

The Poor Clare nuns of Santa Barbara follow the Colettine observance which includes:

—Bare feet

—Mendicancy (the state of being beggars)

—Perpetual fast

—Strict enclosure

—Traditional habit

—Night rising for The Liturgy of the Hours

  • The Poor Clares of Santa Barbara were founded in August 1928 and are situated just one block from Old Mission Santa Barbara.
  • The Franciscan Friars at Old Mission Santa Barbara serve as chaplains, confessors, and spiritual directors, and are a fraternal support to the community just as St. Francis and St. Clare desired them to be.
  • The Poor Clare Nuns constitute the second branch of the Franciscan Order, founded in the thirteenth century by St. Clare under the inspiration and guidance of St. Francis of Assisi.
  • As contemplatives, Poor Clare nuns observe the Gospel life lived within the bounds of papal enclosure.
  • To the three ordinary vows of religion: obedience, poverty and chastity, the Poor Clare nun adds a fourth vow of enclosure.
  • “The form of life of the Order of the Poor Sisters which the blessed Francis founded is this: to observe the holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.”—Rule of St. Clare

Who are the Poor Clares?

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