A vocation to the contemplative life

"is always a mystery because it is a gift of Divine Love.

"One asks: how do I know?

"The first step is to ask God, the Giver of all good gifts, for this pearl of great price. To make your own the deepest desire of the Mother of God: "Let this be done unto me!"

"The contemplative sister is a symbol of that Divine Love which squanders all for each. This is the first lesson of the cloister: our lives are for all men. Here all are responsible for all. The cloister is not a flight from reality and responsibility, rather it is an immersion in the Heart of Christ, which constantly cries out to His Father the names of us all."

"Young women between the ages of 18-33 who are interested may contact Mother Abbess via e-mail."

From the website of
the Poor Clares of Eindhoven, Netherlands