I too thought the order was beautiful!! I think that I got something in the mail about them. Although, I was wodering, why Franciscan but not Poor Clares????

God Bless

Anna

Because Poor Clares are always contemplative. They do look great! I'm pretty sure somebody here used to be interested in them...

The Sisters are women of deep prayer. They begin each day with communal recitation of the Divine Office, followed by private meditation, and the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Before lunch, the Sisters again come together for midday hours, and in the evening, they celebrate evening prayer with a communal Holy Hour before the exposed Blessed Sacrament. Before retiring, they pray night prayers, and in the early morning they rise to pray vigils. Much of the office is chanted, which helps one to enter deeply into the mystery of prayer. The Sister's contemplative life of prayer is evident in their deep peace and love for Our Lord Jesus Christ.

"The Sister's life is based on a mission in the Church as contemplatives "in action" in imitation of Christ." (Constitutions)