St. Claire Monastery in Katipunan, Quezon City
One random Sunday, I woke up early and joined the Techos (my boyfriend’s family) in visiting St. Claire Monastery for some prayer requests. The place is known for its praying nuns and offertory eggs. It is believed that St. Claire is a miraculous saint and answers prayer requests (in written form) of its devotees.
when to hear mass
The monastery has a receiving area with tables set up in one corner for visitors to write their prayer requests. The letters are then dropped in drop boxes and the egg donations are remitted to the monastery personnel manning the post.
some people writing down their prayer requests
this way for submission of written prayer requests and egg donations
After that, visitors may opt to go inside the building to stand before a big St. Claire image to say some prayers or go to the candle lighting station outside to light some candles.
photography is prohibited in this part, took this one ninja style
the candle station
When we visited at past 7:00 a.m., there were already a lot of people in the monastery. The mass had just finished. We just wrote our prayer requests, gave our egg donations, lighted some candles and said a short prayer inside the chapel. It was a quiet, spiritual experience.
Here are more photos we took during our visit:
with Edwin’s sister Albie
with Edwin and his parents
the stairs going up to the church
people praying by the St. Claire image outside
We reached St. Claire Monastery by commute. We’ve been there several times already and each time we do, we ride LRT 2 through Legarda Station and alight at Katipunan Station. St. Claire is just walking distance from it.
the church inside the monastery complex
vendors selling eggs and other food stuff in front of the monastery
The Feast Day of St. Claire falls every 11th of August. During this time, thousands of St. Claire devotees flock to the monastery in Katipunan to pray and celebrate.
Have you been to St. Claire Monastery on a Sunday? 
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alam ko nakapag-simba na ko dito pero once lang. dahil mejo may kalayuan samin
sana magkatotoo wish mo edelweiza ^_^
@mekinudols: medyo malapit na ngayon dahil sa lrt 2. hehe. sana nga magkatotoo. salamat po.
hi edel, visiting u here..
lam mo bang sa St. Claire ako nagpupunta pag may wish ako..
na-miss ko tuloy dumalaw dun… one of these days babalik ako dun..
@reyapot: ah yeah…ako kasi it's my bf who introduced me to st.claire monastery.uu, balik ka dun, she's miraculous daw tlga according to edwin's mom.
Hi Edel, I've been to this church pero tagal na nun I think more than ten years ago. May I ask if paano pumunta na since you've mention that there is already LRT2.
pwede naman cgurong mag write na ko ng letter ko before ako mag punta sa St. Claire.. this will be my first time, kaya mejo nagiging matanong ako.. anyway thanks. May God bless you always.
Sis hindi po ba nakakausap yong madre na yong boses lang ang naririnig tinatawag na mongha?
No experience of that kind yet.
Sis, hindi po ba nakakausap yong madre na yong boses lang ang naririnig hindi nakikita yong mukha tinatawag na (mongha)?
@airarizabeth: yep, i think that's a good idea. ba't nga ba di ko naisip yun dati. God bless you, too!
@mattscradle: sakay ka LRT 2, baba ka sa Katipunan station. St. Claire is just a stone's throw away from there.
Feast of St. Clare is August 11
I also asked a friend and it seems you’re right. It’s 11 not 8. Thanks for calling my attention. I corrected the information already.
ate, can i grab the photos.. un pong altar and saint images.. thanks po. gamitin ko lng po for invitation. thank you.
Sure. Thanks for asking permission first.
sis. kailan po ba ang feast day ng saint claire
thank you po
August 11 po.
last 2 weeks ko lang nakita ung monastery ni st. claire sa katipunan.nakakapanghinayang kasi halos 3 years na ako nakatira katipunan and hindi ako nakaksimba dun.
hehe. di bale, pwede ka pa bumawi. you have lots of time ahead of you.
hello po,first time po namin pupunta dyan sa st.claire monastery and we’re planning to go there this coming saturday open po ba anytime what time po ang mass?at pwede po ba magdala ng eggs?para hindi na po kmi bi2li pa sa labas..need some info lang po..thanks!
Opo, pwede magdala ng sariling eggs. The fresher, the better. Hehe. I think one of the pictures I posted here has the mass schedule, please take a look.
hello po,first time po namin pupunta dyan sa st.claire monastery and we’re planning to go there this coming saturday open po ba anytime what time po ang mass?at pwede po ba magdala ng eggs?para hindi na po kmi bi2li pa sa labas..need some info lang po..thanks!
until what time po open ang church?
Sorry, I don’t know. Just ask the guards when you get there.
till 5pm bukas ang monastery for receiving letter of petitions and eggs offering, but the church is open till 6pm
i think. pero kung naabutan ka ng closing ng monastery, you can still leave your letter and eggs sa my guard. He will assist you till 6pm 
Thank you for sharing these information.
hello, good day! have you been to Monastery last August 11? Nakicelebrate k din ba sa Feast Day? hehe that was so amazing experience with my hubby-to-be.. though ang daming tao. sobrang saya pa din…
Good to know that! Unfortunately for us, hindi kami umabot. Next year bawi kami.
since highschool, st. clare talaga hinihingan ko ng tulong at nabibigay naman.
hi there. so happy i found your site, its very informative. i am going to Saint Clare this sunday. and i was wondering how to get there from fairview, taxi is what i prefer but where is the best and nearest place to fetch a cab?
and i read your comments, you said “the fresher the eggs, the better” are eggs in supermarkets fresh enough thanks pls reply thanks again
Thank you! I’m afraid I can’t help you because I’m not very familiar with QC. What we do is we just ride LRT2 and that’s it. If you’d need a cab after your visit to St. Claire, you may want to hail one in front of the LRT2 Katipunan station. Or better yet, ride the LRT and get off at Araneta Center Cubao, go thru Gateway Mall. I believe they have a taxi lane there.
Yes, the fresher the eggs, the better. Just buy from the vendors selling eggs outside of St. Claire so you could help them earn a living.
Gud morning sis,ask ko lang kung wat tym ska date ang pwed magbigay ng petetion letter, ka branch ba ito sa calbayog?
Everyday po pwede naman magwrite ng petition letter. About the Calbayog thing, I’m not sure po.
wait ko ko rply nyo, salamat poh!
Pls. refer to the comment of “airarizabeth” about the schedule of petition letter writing.
ok, salamat poh!dito ba yong mga madre na hindi nakikita yong mukha pag kinakausap?
HIndi ko po alam, pero pag nagvivisit ako sa St. Claire, hindi naman po madre ang nakikita, mga personnel ng simbahan ang tumatanggap ng mga alay na eggs.
Sis, hindi po ba nakakausap yong madre na boses lang ang naririnig hindi nakikita yong mukha tinatawag nilang (MONGHA)?