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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- ..

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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 ..

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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) ..

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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 ..

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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 ..

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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 ..

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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 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)

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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 ..

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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 ..

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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  ..

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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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WILL WE BE READY TO CELEBRATE THE 800TH CENTENARY OF THE RULE OF THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF PENANCE? - Monthly Spiritual Message November 2017

In just four years’ time, 2021, the Church will celebrate the 800th Centenary of the Rule of the Brothers and Sisters of Penance, Memoriale propositi, promulgated in 1221. It was the first rule adopted by the Brothers and Sisters of Penance of Assisi. The Rule of the friars, although ..

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