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Please note: the Poor Clare Nuns of Corpus Christi Monastery do not have access to the internet and do not themselves publish information on this or any other page of this site.  All information displayed here is result of patrons of the monastery, who with the assistance of the Diocese of Rockford, maintain the site on the Poor Clare’s behalf so that as many souls as possible may be reached.

Venerable Mère du Calvaire Feast Day:  April 7th Born:  February 12, 1644 (Bordeaux, France) Died:  April 7, 1673 (Limoges, France) Known For:  Starting a Poor Clare monastery...

07 April, 2019

Blessed Philippa Mareri Feast Day:  February 13th Born:  ca. 1200, Rieti, Italy Died:  February 16, 1236, near Rieti, Italy Known For:  being a good leader Fun Fact:  she...

13 February, 2019

St. Eustochia Calafato Feast Day: January 19 Born: March 25, c. 1430, Messina, Sicily Died: January 11, 1484, Messina, Sicily Known for: Her intercession against earthquakes Fun Fact:...

19 January, 2019

“Rejoice and be glad that so great and good a Lord, on coming into the Virgin’s womb, willed to appear despised, needy, and...

25 December, 2018

Image: Stigmatisation of Saint Francis, Giotto di Bondone, 1295–1300, Chapel of Bardi, Santa Croce, Florence   Here being the praises of the creatures which the Blessed Francis made to...

04 October, 2018

THE GRACE OF DISCERNMENT "We should always remember that discernment is a grace." -Pope Francis In Rome this Fall, Pope Francis is meeting with the Bishops...

01 October, 2018

Praised be Jesus Christ and His holy Mother! August, 2018   Dear families, friends and benefactors,   As we prepare to celebrate the glorious life and holy death...

01 August, 2018

Praise be Jesus Christ! Today marks the blessed Feast of Saint Bonaventure, a scholastic theologian, philosopher and mystic. "Saint Bonaventure (1221 – 15 July 1274),...

15 July, 2018

Praise be Jesus Christ! Today marks the blessed Feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, a powerful Franciscan preacher and teacher. "Saint Anthony was born in...

13 June, 2018

JMJ​+FCC Dear Friend in Christ, Welcome to this humble website, run and maintained by patrons of the Poor Clare's in Rockford, Illinois. Please use this...

25 April, 2018