January 9
Alice Le Clerc (1576–1622)
Founding religious
Born in Remiremont, France, in her early youth she was a rich maiden who loved dancing and flirting.
Biography
She converted at the age of twenty-one and together with her director Saint Peter Fourier founded the Congregation of the Canons of Our Lady, aimed at the formation of young women. In the last century these nuns owned the three most distinguished boarding schools in Paris. Mme retired to live in one of them. Recamier.
Practical advice
With simplicity and joy, choose what brings you closest to God, even if it is less comfortable putting the result in God's hands.
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