The Poor Clares of Alexandria

Since July 7th 1977, the Poor Clares have been quietly praying for all the people in the Arlington Diocese behind their monastery walls in Alexandria, Virginia. Bishop Welsh gave them a special mission to pray for vocations to the priesthood. The Poor Clares follow the rule of Saint Clare and make vows of poverty, chastity, obedience, and a fourth vow of enclosure. For the year of Consecrated Life, the Arlington Catholic Herald interviewed four of the sisters to talk about their vocation and unique way of life.

[@fintan3563]

Beautiful community of nuns! Dear Sisters, please pray for me. 💙💙💙

[@Willandpetesmom]

Their way of life is beautiful. God blesses us all through these sweet sisters.

[@JoseLuisPantoja777]

blessings to the sisters and their consacration and ministry, may the lord bless their vocation always and forever, their families and their monastery and everyone that prays for them and with them, I join their prayer and entrust myself to their intercession

[@dscan5254]

Beautiful video thank you sisters God bless you all please pray for my family ☘💫🙏

[@000amp1]

A beautiful life, if you can do it! They are serious Catholics. God bless these faith filled women.

[@HampstarWheel]

Living the way of perfection right there

[@barbaraa.brearley2579]

I love the fact that they wear the traditional habit and are discalced!! God bless you sisters!

[@archangelsaphalon8215]

Gd bless you... i also pray to live my life for Jesus every second Sister pray for me but most important for the conversion of my husband and daugters and healing for my son emotional healing

[@billsantry]

A beautiful testimony of wholly committed lives. Thank you for sharing this video!

[@twirlacane]

A beautiful devoted life.

[@aileenukara6598]

Thank you

[@thomasjohnsen3385]

Thanks be to God. Beautiful video. Very edifying. Love the explanation of the vows. God provides for her Poverty God delights in her Chastity God has a plan for her Obedience (⁠~⁠￣⁠³⁠￣⁠)⁠~📿

[@donnataylor572]

What happens if your fire alarm sounds. Do you go out without shoes

[@wandajones717]

question? can a divorced woman no children enter this convent at 66 yrs of age with conversion to becoming catholic?

[@aquariusrizing]

1977.

[@ede-jomadden8182]

Father, you misunderstand what "preaching to the choir' means.

[@ingenuity168]

Not too bad a life actually.

[@md21656]

With due respect, you need to erase your comment because it is disrespectful to those who are proud of their vocation.

[@carbonc6065]

😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@mortalclown3812]

The cold feet thing is absolutely ridiculous. Jesus loves us without that.

[@meganzettel-cortez1046]

It’s a form of mortification, self-denial.

[@avemater9121]

Didn't Christ walk to the mountain bare? Yes, it is true God loves us bare or not bare, yet he will be much pleased if we imitate him and seek the most perfect imitation of Christ. Does God ask whether we decided to wear or not wear any shoes in our lifetime? These women do this as an act of love and mortification for their beloved spouse.

[@pattyrobin58]

With due respect, fact is, God gave himself to The Jews. Why Judaism is 1st Testament. Every person, soul, spirit, prophet, gospel, Jewish. False prophets, charlatans, Judaic traitors, plagiarized God's word, created a 2nd testament & turned Jesus The Jew Catholic.Thus, forever bastardizing Judaism, his name, his love and devotion. Very ungodly of Christians cause of great pain for Jesus.

[@lizbueding2626]

The Jews are the older brothers and sisters of us Christians. We revere their covenant with God and see its completion in the Person of Jesus, the Creator's Divine Son. We are all God's children, equally loved.

[@hjm5885]

What Jews? These are Talmudists, Christian haters, Zionists . Judaism ended with Jesus.

[@Willandpetesmom]

I pray for you!