Poor Clare Monastery of Our Lady of Mercy

300 North 60th Street, Belleville, Illinois U.S.A. 62223-3927

From Jubilee to Jubilee (Summer 2026)

- It has been said that the Church’s liturgical year
  takes us from FEAST to FEAST.
  
  But, these past months, our community
  has been journeying
  from JUBILEE to JUBILEE.
  
  The closing months of the JUBILEE YEAR OF HOPE (2025) included two joyous community events. First, we celebrated the Silver Jubilee of Profession of one of our Sisters. Family and friends from near and far united with our bride in thanking the Divine Bridegroom for the gift of her Poor Clare vocation and for His sustaining grace over these past twenty-five years of vowed living.
- Our Jubilarian renews her vows of
  obedience, poverty, chastity and enclosure.
- Read the VOCATION STORY of our SILVER JUBILARIAN
- Then, we rejoiced as our junior Sister had the first canonical renewal of her simple vows as she already looks forward in hope to her solemn profession which (God willing) will take place in the fall of 2027.
- The JUBILEE OF HOPE had barely closed
  when Pope Leo XIV announced another special
  FRANCISCAN JUBILEE YEAR
  in honor of the 800th anniversary of the passing
  of our Father St. Francis into eternal life.
  
  A special Plenary Indulgence may be gained
  by those who visit our monastery chapel
  from January 10, 2026 until January 10, 2027.
  
  Find out more about the
  SPECIAL FRANCISCAN
  JUBILEE YEAR INDULGENCE
- We celebrated yet another JUBILEE on June 6, when our Poor Clare community marked the Ruby Anniversary of the establishment of our monastery in the Diocese of Belleville. Our new bishop, Most Rev. Godfrey Mullen, O.S.B. was the main celebrant for a special Mass of Thanksgiving as we thanked God for the blessings of these FORTY years and for the generous support of our faith-filled friends and benefactors.
- JUBILATE DEO!