We Are Poor Clare Sisters Who Follow The
Way Of Life Of St. Clare Of Assisi

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"The form of life of the Order of the Poor Sisters that Blessed Francis established is this: to observe the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, by living in obedience, without anything of one's own, and in chastity." The Form of Life of St. Clare (FLCL 1:1)

We are a community of Catholic sisters known as the Poor Clares. Our official name is the "Order of Saint Clare" ("OSC"). We are the contemplative branch of the Franciscan family founded by Saint Clare of Assisi in 1212. This means that we take the usual religious vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience, plus the vow of enclosure. Our mission is to pray for the needs of the church, the world, and all people. In our Vision Statement we have expressed what we feel is our particular way of living Poor Clare life. We share our life of prayer with all of you.

We rejoice as we celebrate 800 years of Poor Clare life (1212 - 2012). On August 11, 2011, Archbishop Dennis Schnurr presided at our Feast of Saint Clare Mass to open our year of celebrations, and we invite you to join us for Mass on August 11, 2012 for a public celebration of our 800th Anniversary, which will be held at St. Clement's Church, 4536 Vine Street, here in Cincinnati, at 10:00am. For an Invitation, click here (.pdf) /click here (.jpeg) .

We also invite you to enroll in our 800th Anniversary Memorial and Gift Perpetual Enrollment Book. Let us continue to pray for you and your intentions. For an enrollment form, click here.

We are blessed to have many of our Franciscan brothers here in the Cincinnati area. The Tyrolese friar missionaries came here more than 150 years ago, eventually becoming the Custody of St. John the Baptist here in Cincinnati, Ohio (for more information about our brother Friars here in Cincinnati, go to: www.franciscan.org).

Our life of prayer and contemplation is made possible because of our generous benefactors. We thank you, and we keep all your needs and intentions in our prayers.

"[B]e very joyful and glad, filled with a remarkable happiness and a spiritual joy! " St. Clare's Letter to Agnes of Prague (1LAg21)

Welcome to our Website - updated May 7, 2012

Make donations securely:	Your generous donations help us to continue our mission to pray for your needs and the needs of the World. We thank you, and we bless you. - Your Poor Clare Sisters	Let us sing the Blessing of St. Clare for you Click on the sunflower icon and your Cincinnati Poor Clare Sisters will sing the Blessing of St. Clare for you	Click Sunflower for YouTube link

To Contact Us:

Mailing Address: 1505 Miles Rd., Cincinnati, OH 45231	e-mail address: contactsisters@fuse.net	Telephone: 513-825-7177 Fax: 513-825-4071

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