There are two communities of cloistered Poor Clares I am honored to pray with, as all the public is provided with such a grace.  The upper group photo displays the consecrated sisters I celebrate daily mass with.  It means so much to hear their voices, to witness them assemble behind their fortifcation, to meditate upon their lives of seclusion and submergence within the contemplative life, committed to a life of perpetual adoration.  So close, yet so distant.  I pray for all of them, that they be graced with the strength and endurance to be proud brides to Our Lord, always growing in splendor upon their path of perfection. their efforts providing a bountiful bouquet of graces for many souls.  The sisters bring immense faith, hope, and charity to my life.  The bottom series of adorable photos presents a proud Bride of Christ.  A sister of the second Poor Clares, she brings tears to my eyes to see the authenticity of her smile, to witness her shining love to offer herself to Christ.  What a grace to behold the photos. The final photo leaves me speechless, committed to virtue, focused upon God, bewildered by the awesome power God is willing to bestow.