ASSIGNMENT:

• ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA READING!

Didjaredit?1.Fr. Mullady wrote that the cloister in a diocese is like a …2.Where was St. Clare from?3.What kind of family did St. Clare come from?4.St. Francis sent St. Clare to a __________ Monastery for training in the religious life.5.Why weren’t St. Clare and her Sister comfortable living under the rule of St. Benedict?6.In 1216, St. Clare and her nuns received the “Privilege of ___________” from the Pope.7.St. Clare wrote her letters to St. Agnes of Prague. Who was Agnes’ father?8.St. Clare and her Sisters were first called “The __________ Sisters.”9.What are the cloistered followers of St. Clare called today?10.St. Clare was the first known _________ to write a rule of religious life.

Extra credit: The cloistered, contemplative life is a powerful sign and support to the rest of the Church of the embracing of the “sacrament of the present ____________.”

St. Agnes of Prague or

St. Agnes of Bohemia

BASILICA OF ST. CLARE IN ASSISI

Incorruptibility is a belief that supernatural intervention allows

some human bodies to avoid the normal process of decomposition after death. Bodies that reportedly undergo little or no decomposition, or delayed

decomposition, are sometimes referred to as incorrupt.

Incorruptibility is seen as distinct from the good preservation of a body,

or mummification. Incorruptible bodies are often said to have the odour of sanctity, exuding a sweet or floral,

pleasant aroma.

The Cloister

• The cloistered (often called the contemplative) life is a formal way of life recognized by the Church to invite men and women to find within the hidden life of the monastery a place where they can experience the loving exchange of hearts with Christ Jesus. In this enclosure, they find their true selves and experience a foretaste of Heaven.

• Pope B16 describes  such religious as “the heart” which pumps life to the rest of the Body of Christ.