In Him we move and have our being

In the tradition of our co-founders Clare and Francis, we, the Poor Clares of Hong Kong, are dedicated to a life of prayer, poverty and community. This means that our primary mission and ministry is prayer in intercession for the needs of our sisters and brothers throughout the world. Our day’s activities revolve around communal and personal prayer. As Clare of Assisi’s life was marked by contemplative prayer, evangelical poverty and life in community, so we strive today to make these values the hallmark of our Poor Clare life.

Poor Clares have traditionally lived a life of enclosure; that is, we are cloistered. However, Clare lived a cloistered life while at the same time she attentively shared in the concerns of the citizens of Assisi. She cared for people’s needs in a very real, practical and personal way, primarily through prayer, but also by her gift of healing and in giving counsel. The original Poor Clares enjoyed a relationship of mutual and reciprocal support with their neighbors. Today, we continue to carry on our tradition of being a prayerful presence in the community along with offering spiritual direction and space for solitude and prayer.

As Poor Clares of the 21st century , we find ourselves in a totally different mileu as that of St. Clare and her Sisters during that time, but we still hold on to the truth that prayer, unceasing prayer is still the main pillar of our life with God. Here in the busy world of technology and secularism, Hong Kong is the hub of all the businesses around the globe. The place prides itself to be called “Asia’s World City”. So in the seemingly “money world”, we try to bring in our own little way the life of solitude and prayer. In our small chapel , Our Lady of Lourdes Chapel, we devout ourselves to perpetual adoration , regular Eucharistic celebration and the daily singing of the Liturgy of the Hours. Our tiny monastery is nestled on the top of a hill surrounded by mountains and the sea, the towering trees serve as our cloister wall and the birds and all other creatures our constant companions.  This little portion is a sacred place where our relationship of intimacy with God is nourished. It encompasses all the activities of daily living in one place. Our Portiuncula Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament is where we celebrate Eucharist and pray the Liturgy of the Hours and it is also the place where we work, study, receive guests, and live out our day to day lives; it is where we grow in charity and love and offer our gift of prayer with and for all creation.

Last June 14, 2011, we founded another Monastery that served as our formation house. It is in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan, Philippines. Thus the Blessed Sacrament Monastery of St. Clare was born. By God’s design this is also on top of a hill and also belonging to the village (Barangay as we call it in the Philippines) of Santa Lourdes (Our Lady of Lourdes)

So both Monasteries are under the motherly guidance of the Blessed Mother , Our Lady of Lourdes.

Our Contemplative life of prayer, also embraces the world with all its problems, chaos, pandemic, worries and fears. As channels of graces, we kneel before God to bridge the world to the throne of God in the simple way that we know.

REQUIREMENTS:

We welcome ladies who are interested in deepening their vocation, their call from God. As St. Clare stated in her letters , ” of all the gifts we have received and continue to receive from the Father of Mercies, our vocation is the greatest”, we consider every vocation as a gift.

• Age requirement : 22-45 years old
• Educational attainment : at least  Senior High graduate and above
• Catholic ; for adult converts should at least had been baptised for 5 years already
• Has an open mind to LEARN and adapt
• Happy and Joyful disposition
• Has a strong love for prayer and Eucharistic adoration
• Has a loving spirit of sacrifice
• Has the humility of heart to accept other cultures
• Has the patience to understand differences
• Has good health and no chronic illnesses
• Can read and speak basic english
• 年齡要求：22-45歲
  教育程度：至少高中畢業以上
  天主教徒； 對於成年皈依者來說，至少已經受洗五年了
  有開放的心態去學習和適應
  快樂和快樂的性格
  熱愛祈禱和聖體敬禮
  具有奉獻愛心的精神
  具有接受其他文化的謙遜之心
  有耐心理解差異
  身體健康，無慢性病
  能讀和說基本英語