St. Clare

"The sisters to whom the Lord has given the grace of working are to work faithfully and devotedly, beginning after the 3rd hour of the day at work which pertains to a virtuous life and to the common good. They must do this in such a way that, while they banish idleness, the enemy of the soul, they do not extinguish the Spirit of holy prayer and devotion to which all other things of our earthly existence must contribute. And the Abbess or her vicar is bound to assign, in the presence of all, the manual work each is to perform".