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CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 10) - Monthly Spiritual Message November 2018
Christmas Dear Brothers and Sisters, May the Divine Infant of Bethlehem bless you and your loved ones this Christmas. May Our Blessed Mother and St Joseph keep you under their protection in this coming year. On behalf of Fr John Cooper, myself and all the Spiritual Assistants ..
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 9) - Monthly Spiritual Message November 2018
Charity and Holiness As the Father sees in every person the features of his Son, the firstborn of many brothers and sisters, so the Secular Franciscans with a gentle and courteous spirit accept all people as a gift of the Lord and an image of Christ.[1] (applewebdata://AD63E9E6- ..
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 8) - Monthly Spiritual Message October 2018
TO BE IN A STATE OF GRACE St Francis’ Letter to the Faithful, added to the Rule of the Secular Franciscans by Saint Pope Paul VI[1] (applewebdata://AC059E75-E65F-4825-A729-803A4548571E#_ftn1) touches on two points: the life of a person who does “penance” (i.e., a person turned towards ..
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 7) - Monthly Spiritual Message September 2018
Freedom to Love Witnessing to the good yet to and obliged to acquire purity of heart because of the vocation, they have embraced, the Seculars should set themselves free to love God and their brothers and sisters.[1] (applewebdata://257207CD-A5E9-4B4A-8A08-62A8E40DF9EE#_ftn1) ..
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 6) - Monthly Spiritual Message August 2018
Charity and Holiness There is a saying of Jesus that is not in the Gospels, but it is in the New Testament. It comes to us from St Paul and is found in Acts 20:35. “In all things, I have shown you that by so toiling one must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Je ..
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 5) - Monthly Spiritual Message July 2018
Fraternity and Joy Totally committed, by a perpetual promise, to love God and to live in fraternity, the Secular Franciscan fulfills the two Commandments of God: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind”; and, “Love ..
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 4) - Monthly Spiritual Message June 2018
Permanent Commitment In Chapter Three of the Ritual of the Secular Franciscan Order, we find the “Rite of Profession or Permanent Commitment to the Gospel Life.” These are the words by which a Candidate for Profession makes his or her lifelong commitment to God and the Fraternity. The words ..
Young Franciscan Newsletters
You can find all the Newsletters for the Young Franciscan. Click on the links below to download the pdfs. For other newsletters, go here (/resources/2014-newsletters).
2018 - The Young Franciscan Summer Newsletter (1289 KB)
2018 - The Young Franciscan Spring Newsletter (1353 KB)
2018 - The Young Franciscan Winter Newsletter (2031 KB)
2018 - The Young Franciscan Autumn Newsletter (937 KB)
2017 - The Young Franciscan Summer Newsletter (9198 KB)
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 3) - Monthly Spiritual Message May 2018
Focusing again on the word “dialogue” let us look at number 19 of the Rule: Mindful that they are bearers of peace which must be built up unceasingly, they should seek out ways of unity and fraternal harmony through dialogue, trusting in the presence of the divine seed[1] (applew ..
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 2) - Monthly Spiritual Message April 2018
In his very first encyclical, “Saint” Pope Paul VI[1] (applewebdata://6351450F-1FC1-4299-A007-D8A6248B5201#_ftn1) proposed that DIALOGUE was a recognised method of the Church’s apostolate in the modern world. In this, he laid down the rules of dialogue necessary for the Mission of the Church. He ..
CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER - Monthly Spiritual Message March 2018
Forty years ago,[1] (applewebdata://2DC7C7D9-6B82-4D32-8493-188AC8E716AF#_ftn1) Blessed Pope Paul VI (Sixth), soon to be canonized, [2] (applewebdata://2DC7C7D9-6B82-4D32-8493-188AC8E716AF#_ftn2) approved the new Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order[3] and with it gave a new name to the Third ..
Was St Francis Born In a Stable? Monthly Spiritual Message December 2017
The main argument against St Francis being born in a stable is called by some, “The Stable Fable.” They argue that in 1385, Br Bartholomew of Pisa began writing a book about the coincidences between the life of Christ and the life of St Francis. The Book of Conformities[1] sometimes even ..
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- CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 10) - Monthly Spiritual Message November 2018
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- CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 8) - Monthly Spiritual Message October 2018
- CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 7) - Monthly Spiritual Message September 2018
- CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF THE RULE OF THE SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER (Part 6) - Monthly Spiritual Message August 2018
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If you sometimes feel the need, or an inner urging, to do a little more than just attend Mass and be a good parishioner, please...
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