SAN DAMIANO FRATERNITY
WHO ARE WE? We are CATHOLICS of the SECULAR FRANCISCAN ORDER, both lay men and women, married and single, along with some diocesan priests and deacons. INDIVIDUALLY and as a COMMUNITY, we strive to grow in a deeper PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS, in the spirit of Saint FRANCIS and Saint CLARE, both of ASSISI. Yes, we are a REAL ORDER, but we take NO VOWS; however, over a period of time and in three GRADUAL STAGES, we seek to COMMIT OURSELVES FREELY to follow this WAY OF LIFE.
WHY ARE THERE ORDERS FOR
LAY PEOPLE and DIOCESAN CLERGY IN THE CHURCH?
Holy Mother Church teaches that all of us are called to strive for holiness; this includes lay people, as well as diocesan and religious priests, sisters and brothers. Down through the centuries God has raised up holy women and men, who have founded Religous Orders which have shown us successful ways to seek God, for example: the Augustinians, Benedictines Carmelites, and Dominicans who are spiritual cousins to us Franciscans. We could go down the alphabet to include Jesuits and Servites, and many others. The Church has approved these Orders, along with the Charisms or Spiritual Gifts of their founders. To aid us men and women on our journey to God, the Church encourages us to consider one (and only one)of these orders to follow. We encourage all who seek a deeper spiritual life to prayerfully consider whether God may be calling you to any one of these orders, including us Franciscans/
When St. Francis began his ministry in the 1200's , he first attracted men who became priests or brothers of the First Order (Order of Friars Minor, i.e. Order of "Lesser Brothers"). Then Saint Clare experienced the call to follow and thus the Second Order ( Poor Clares or Poor Sisters) was formed for sisters. But soon St. Francis was besieged by married couples and single people, many of whom had responsibilities to their families; for example, Blessed Luchesio and his wife Buona Donna asked to be admitted separately to the First and Second Orders respectively, which could be permitted under certain circumstances at that time. However, St. Francis was reluctant to split families; he prayed over the matter and was inspired to form a Third Order (The Secular Franciscan Order). That's us!
..IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT US FIRST HAND, WITH NO PRIOR COMMITTMENTS OR OBLIGATIONS, WHY NOT DROP IN ON ONE OF OUR MONTHLY GATHERINGS AT SAINT ANNE CHURCH, 106 11th AVENUE NE, IN RUSKIN, FL 33570.. ON THE FIRST SATURDAY MORNING OF EACH MONTH WE ATTEND THE 10:00 A.M. MASS, SITTING TOGETHER IN THE PEWS TO THE RIGHT OF THE ALTAR. FROM SEPTEMBER THROUGH JUNE, AFTER MASS WE GO DIRECTLY TO ROOMS 10 & 11 FOR SHARED PRAYER, ONGOING FORMATION, MINISTERIAL WORKS OF CHARITY AND HOSPITALITY. HOWEVER, IN JULY AND AUGUST, AFTER MASS, WE GO OUT TO A LOCAL COFFEE SHOP FOR FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP. WHY NOT COME AND LOOK US OVER, WITH NO STRINGS ATTACHED?
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SERVANT/COUNCILORS
The following positions of fraternity servants are elected by the professed members every three, under normal circumstances. As Americans we're justifiably proud of our free elections for over 200 years; you can imagine how feel as Franciscans who have been electing our servants for over 800 years, from the bottom up.
Minister
Vice Minister
Formation Director
Secretary
Treasurer
Councilors at Large
Spiritual Assistant:
A non-elected but very essential member of the Council is our Spiritual Assistant, In a life giving exchange, our Spiritual Assistants as First Order Friars, share their vision of Franciscanism with us, their Third Order sisters and brothers, and we in turn share our own charism as Franciscans living in the secular world. God in His Wisdom, sent Sister Death to call our last Spiritual Assistant home, where he waits for us. We are actively and prayerfully seeking a Franciscan as new Spiritual Assistant.
THE CROSS OF SAN DAMIANO
To the upper right is the Cross of San Damiano, for which our fraternity is named. As St. Francis of Assisi prayed before this crucifix, he received the call from Jesus: "Go and rebuild My church". At first he took our Lord's command literally and with great joy begin to manually fix that chapel which was in ruins. Soon others were attracted to his sense of peace and the infant Franciscan Order was born. When he approached the Pope for approval, the Holy Father recognized the spiritual meaning of our Lord's command. So, we Secular Franciscans , as loyal daughters and sons of the Church, are also called to BUILD UP GOD'S CHURCH. We are the LIVING STONES built on OUR FOUNDATION, JESUS CHRIST!
OUR PARTICULARLY FRANCISCAN APOSTOLATES ARE BASED UPON PARAGRAPHS 15 TO 19 OF OUR RULE OF LIFE, NAMELY:
15. Promote Justice Alone & with others, through our Public Life in Harmony with our Faith
16. Esteem Work as creative, redeeming & sanctifying
17. Foster Family & Life by fostering Fidelity & Harmony, Respect Life from Conception
to Natural Death (and life in between), and promote Christian Education and Vocations
18. Revere All Creatures, as sharing in a
universal kinship
19. Seek Peace in all levels of Society.
A. In line with those broad guidelines, our Fraternity as a whole endorses and support the following APOSTOLATES in which a number of our member serve, often in leadership roles:
1. Visiting our local Cypress Creek Village Assisted Living Residence to pray, sing, and in personal ways to relate with the residents and staff on a regular basis. In addition, some of our members lead and attend the Rosary there weekly. Also we include personal greeting cards to residents during the Pandemic and forming Car Caravans to safely greet them at a distance.
2.. Other members have assumed leadership roles in assisting the staff and students at the inner city school of St. Peter Claver in Tampa, as on-site teachers' aides and coaches, as well as on-line tutoring and donating school supplies.
3. Apostolate to our Homebound and Isolated is led by our fraternity Infirmarian, but is a ministry recognized as the personal responsibility of each member. It can include hospital and home visits, birthday and get well cards. Most importantly it all our duty to see that their spiritual needs are being met, e.g. weekly Communion.
B. While the above are our major group apostolates, each member is encouraged to form his or her own personal ministries. No true work of mercy, be it Spiritual or Corporal, is excluded. Most of these individual may be known to God alone. Individually each member is encouraged to form his or her own personal ministries. No true work of mercy, be it Spiritual or Corporal, is excluded. Most of these private works are known to God alone.In that light, the following are considered among our MINISTRIES:
1. Actively working with the staff and volunteers at the Pantries located at St. Anne Church in Ruskin (our home church) and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Wimauma, as well as raising money for the latter at Prince of Peace Church in Sun City Center.1. Actively working with the staff and volunteers at the Pantries located at St. Anne Church in Ruskin (our home church) and Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Wimauma, as well as raising money for the latter at Prince of Peace Church in Sun City Center.
2. Every Second Saturday of the month, one of our own members, assisted by at least four other members, leads the hour and a half PRAYER FOR THE UNBORN in front of the Abortion Mill located on Fletcher Avenue and 22nd Street in Tampa. They first attend the 8:00 AM Mass at Prince of Peace, receiving the priestly blessing sending them off car pooling. However, during the Covid-19 Pandemic, they for the time being retire to the Parish Rose Garden where they safely distance and pray.
SIGNIFICANT FRANCISCAN SERVICES OPEN TO ALL:
8/2: Portiuncula (Port-sea-UHN-coo-la) Indulgence
9/17: Stigmata (St. Francis receiving the 5 wounds)
10/3: Transitus (St. Francis' passage to the next life)
10/4: Feast of St. Francis and Blessing of Animals
DATES FOR FEAST DAYS OF OTHER FRANCISCAN SAINTS:
4/28: Blessed Luchesio & Buona Donna, First OFS
8/12: Feast of St. Clare, Foundress of Second Order
8/25: Feast of St. Louis of France, Co-Patron of Third Order
11/19 Feast of St. Elizbeth of Hungary, SFO Co- Patroness
11/30 Feast of All Franciscan Saints.
OUR 800 year Old SFO RULE
A SUMMARY OUTLINE
CHAPTER I:
A. OUR PLACE IN THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY AND THE CHURCH:
1. One Franciscan Family of laity, religious and clergy
2.We Secular Franciscan have a unique place in this Family
3. The Holy See interprets and periodically adapts
our Rule to the needs of the Church in changing times.
CHAPTER II:
B. FOR WHAT GOSPEL QUALITIES DO WE STRIVE:
4. Jesus as the Center of our Gospel Life, like St. Francis did, going
from Gospel to Life and
from Life to Gospel.
5. Encounter Christ Personally, especially in the:
a. Eucharist
b. Other Sacraments & Liturgy
c. Scripture
d. Church
e. our sisters and brothers
6. In Full Communion with the Church
"to rebuild the Church"
7. Daily Conversion, as a radical interior change of heart
8. Prayer & Contemplation underlying all we are and do
9. Devotion to Mary by imitating her self-giving
C. HOW OUR LIVES SHOULD WITNESS THE GOSPEL:
10. Fulfil Duties of our Secular State in Life
11. Foster a Spirit of Detachment by:
a. simplifying our material needs
b. not yearning for possessions or power
12. Strive for Purity of Heart to better love God & Neighbor
13. Cherish All Peoples as:
a. A Gift & Image of Christ
b. Equals, whether poor or rich
14. Serve Others Responsibly to build up the Kingdom of God
D. "GIVING FLESH" TO THE GOSPEL BY OUR RULES FIVE APOSTOLATES:
15. Promote Justice
a. Alone & with others
b. Through our Public Life in Harmony with our Faith
16. Esteem Work as creative, redeeming & sanctifying
17. Foster Family & Life by:
a. fostering Fidelity & Harmony
b. Respect Life from Conception to Natural Death (and all life in between)
c. promote Christian Education and Vocations
18. Revere All Creatures,
as sharing in a universal kinship
19. Seek Peace in all levels of Society
CHAPTER III.
E. HOW OUR FRATERNAL STRUCTURE HELPS US LIVE THIS LIFE:
20. Four Levels of Fraternity:
Local, Regional, National and International
21. Elected Ministers & Councils
for each Level of Fraternity
22. The Local Fraternity is the:
a. Basic Unit of the SFO
b. Sign of the Church
23. Membership is decided by the Local Council:
a. Initiation Stage
b. Formation Stage of at least 18 months
c. Profession as a Permanent Commitment:
our sign the TAU
d. Council dialogues with Members in special situations
24. Foster Fraternity by MEETING
with other Franciscans, especially Youth
25. Contribute Support:
a. Acccording to one's means for fraternity:
i. Worship
ii. Charitible Works
iii. Apostolates and Ministries
b. Fraternity Contributes to the need of its
i. regional,
ii. national and
iii. international fraternities
26. Ask for Spiritual Assistance & Visitations from:
a. One of 4 relgious groups:
OFM, OFM Cap, OFM Conv, TOR
b. For Pastoral & Fraternal Visits
every 3 years
SOME PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF OUR RULE
A. Our Group/Fraternity Apostolates:
1. Spiritual: Leading the Divine Mercy Chaplet
2. Corporal: Feeding the Poor: Food Pantry
B. FOR WHAT GOALS DO WE STRIVE?
1. PUT GOD FIRST IN OUR LIVES: "My God and my all"
2. CONSTANT CONVERSION:
"Let us begin to do good FOR UP TILL NOW...."
3. EUCHARISTIC WORSHIP:
We meet Jesus personally in His Real Presence within us in our Communion and in the tabernacle.
4. LOVE HOLY SCRIPTURE: "Go from Gospel to life and life to Gospel" &
Lectio Divina (Read, Reflect, Respond, Receive)
5. IMITATE MARY'S SUBMISSION TO GOD'S WILL:
"Be it done unto me according to thy word."
6. FAMILY UNITY AND LOVE:
"He who does the will of God, is My Mother, brother and sister"
7. BUILD UP THE CHURCH: "Francis, repair My Church...."
8. DIGNITY OF WORK: All work, whether with the hands or the mind,whether for pay or volunteer, has great value and continues God's creative, redeeming & sanctifying service to others.
9. PEACE WITH SELF, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS AND ENEMIES:
"Lord, make me an instrument of Your Peace...."
10. HARMONY & KINSHIP WITH ALL OF CREATION,
ANIMATE AND INANIMATE:
"Brother Sun and Sister Moon....Sister Death."
C. WHAT ARE THE SOME OF THE MEANS BY WHICH WE SEEK TO REACH OUR GOALS?
1. PRAYER: Mass, Divine Office (Breviary), Morning Offering, Prayer at Meals, Evening Examination, identifying with the sufferings of Jesus in the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, etc.
2. SCRIPTURAL REFLECTION: Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading) in 4 steps:
Read, Reflect upon , Respond to, and Receive the gifts God is offering in the passage
3. DEVOTION TO MARY: Angelus, Franciscan Crown or Rosary
4. WORKS OF CHARITY AND VOLUNTEERING: To build up the Church, Christ's Mystical Body
5. MODERATE USE OF GOD'S MATERIAL GIFTS as stewards of His Creation: thus we reverence the Giver of the gifts, rather than just love the gifts of the Giver.
D. DEVOTIONS RELATED TO THE FRANCISCAN WAY OF LIFE:
Please note that the Franciscan approach tends to be more "incarnational" in that we try to "give flesh" to our spiritual practices, being more "concrete" rather than theoretical. Many of these practices have since become part and parcel of our Catholic life, for example:
1. Angelus: "The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary....Be it done unto me....And the Word was made flesh...."
2. Creche or Crib at Christmas
3. Peace Prayer of St. Francis: " Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace"
4. Franciscan Crown or Rosary of Mary's 7 Joys: click on the follwing website" : www.RosaryScripture.FaithWeb.Com
5. Blessing of St. Francis from the Exodus: "May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He show His Face to you and grant you peace".
6. Blessing the home upon entering it: "Peace be to this house."
7. Stations of the Cross
8. Holy Land Shrines: Franciscan Commisariat for the Holy Land is commissioned by Rome to care for many of the shrines and to continue the example of Francis in fostering a peaceful relationship with the
APOSTOLATES/ MINISTIRIES (WHAT WE DO)
A. Our Group/Fraternity Apostolates:
1. Spiritual: the Divine Mercy Chaplet
2. Corporal:
a. Feeding the Poor:
Food Pantry Volunteers at St. Anne's & Prince of Peace
b. Assisting Teachers & Students at St. Peter Claver School
B. OUR INDIVIDUAL MINISTRIES ARE AS VARIED AS OUR MEMBERS.
C. FOR WHAT GOALS DO WE STRIVE?
1. PUT GOD FIRST IN OUR LIVES: "My God and my all"
2. CONSTANT CONVERSION: "Let us begin to do good FOR UP TILL NOW...."
3. EUCHARISTIC WORSHIP:
We meet Jesus personally in His Real Presence within us in our Communion and in the tabernacle.
4. LOVE HOLY SCRIPTURE: "Go from Gospel to life and life to Gospel" &
Lectio Divina (Read, Reflect, Respond, RESOLVE, Receive)
5. IMITATE MARY'S SUBMISSION TO GOD'S WILL:
"Be it done unto me according to thy word."
6. FAMILY UNITY AND LOVE:
"He who does the will of God, is My Mother, brother and sister"
7. BUILD UP THE CHURCH: "Francis, repair My Church...."
8. DIGNITY OF WORK: All work, whether with the hands or the mind,whether for pay or volunteer, has great value and continues God's creative, redeeming & sanctifying service to others.
9. PEACE WITH SELF, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS AND ENEMIES:
"Lord, make me an instrument of Your Peace...."
10. HARMONY & KINSHIP WITH ALL OF CREATION,
ANIMATE AND INANIMATE:
"Brother Sun and Sister Moon....Sister Death."
D. WHAT ARE THE SOME OF THE MEANS BY WHICH WE SEEK TO REACH OUR GOALS?
1. PRAYER: Mass, Divine Office (Breviary), Morning Offering, Prayer at Meals, Evening Examination, identifying with the sufferings of Jesus in the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, etc.
2. SCRIPTURAL REFLECTION: Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading) in 5steps:
Read, Reflect upon , Respond to, resolve, and Receive
the gifts God is offering in the passage
3. DEVOTION TO MARY: Angelus, Franciscan Crown or Rosary
4. WORKS OF CHARITY AND VOLUNTEERING: To build up the Church, Christ's Mystical Body
5. MODERATE USE OF GOD'S MATERIAL GIFTS as stewards of His Creation: thus we reverence the Giver of the gifts, rather than just love the gifts of the Giver.
E. DEVOTIONS RELATED TO THE FRANCISCAN WAY OF LIFE:
Please note that the Franciscan approach tends to be more "incarnational" in that we try to "give flesh" to our spiritual practices, being more "concrete" rather than theoretical. Many of these practices have since become part and parcel of our Catholic life, for example:
1. Angelus: "The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary....Be it done unto me....And the Word was made flesh...."
2. Creche or Crib at Christmas
3. Peace Prayer of St. Francis: " Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace"
4. Franciscan Crown or Rosary of Mary's 7 Joys: click on the follwing website" : www.RosaryScripture.FaithWeb.Com
5. Blessing of St. Francis from the Exodus: "May the Lord bless you and keep you. May He show His Face to you and grant you peace".
6. Blessing the home upon entering it: "Peace be to this house."
7. Stations of the Cross
8. Holy Land Shrines: Franciscan Commisariat for the Holy Land is commissioned by Rome to care for many of the shrines and to continue the example of Francis in fostering a peaceful relationship with the
Immediately to the right of this paragraph, you will find a painting of our Holy Father St. Francis, along with the Peace Prayer attributed to him: "Lord, make me an instrument of Your Peace...."
OUR 800 year Old SFO RULE
A SUMMARY OUTLINE
CHAPTER I:
A. OUR PLACE IN THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY AND THE CHURCH:
1. One Franciscan Family of laity, religious and priests,
one of many Spiritual Families
2. Secular Franciscan have a unique place in this Family
3. The Holy See interprets and periodically adapts our Rule to the needs of the Church in changing times
CHAPTER II:
B. WHAT GOSPEL QUALITIES WE SHOULD STRIVE FOR:
4. Jesus as the Center of our Gospel Life like St. Francis did, going from Gospel to Life and
from Life to Gospel.
5. Encounter Christ Personally, especially in the:
a. Eucharist
b. Other Sacraments & Liturgy
c. Scripture
d. Church
e. our sisters and brothers
6. In Full Communion with the Church "to rebuild the Church"
7. Daily Conversion, as a radical interior change of heart
8. Prayer & Contemplation underlying all we are and do
9. Devotion to Mary by imitating her self-giving
C. HOW OUR LIVES SHOULD WITNESS THE GOSPEL:
10. Fulfil Duties of our Secular State in Life
11. Foster a Spirit of Detachment by:
a. simplifying our material needs
b. not yearning for possessions or power
12. Strive for Purity of Heart to better love God &
Neighbor
13. Cherish All Peoples as:
a. A Gift & Image of Christ
b. Equals, whether poor or rich
14. Serve Others Responsibly to build up the Kingdom of God
D. GIVING FLESH TO THE GOSPEL BY OUR 5 GROUP APOSTOLATES:
15. Promote Justice
a. Alone & with others
b. Through our Public Life
in Harmony with our Faith
16. Esteem Work as
creative, redeeming & sanctifying
17. Foster Family & Life by:
a. fostering Fidelity & Harmony
b. Respect Life from Conception to Natural Death (and all life in between)
c. promote Christian Education and Vocations
18. Revere All Creatures, as sharing in universal kinship
19. Seek Peace in all levels of Society
CHAPTER III.
E. HOW OUR FRATERNAL STRUCTURE HELPS US LIVE THIS LIFE:
20. Four Levels of Fraternity: Local, Regional, Nat'l & Int'l
21. Elected Ministers & Councils for each Level of Fraternity
22. The Local Fraternity is the:
a. Basic Unit of the SFO
b. Sign of the Church
23. Membership is decided by the Local Council:
a. Initiation Stage
b. Formation Stage of at least 18 months
c. Profession as a Permanent Commitment:
our sign the TAU
d. Council dialogues with Members in special situations
24. Foster Fraternity by MEETING with other Franciscans and espcially Youth
25. Contribute Support according to one's Means for:
a. Worship
b. Charitible Works
c. Apostolates
a. local, regional , national and international fraternities
26. Ask for Spiritual Assistance & Visitations from:
a. One of 4 relgious groups:
OFM, OFM Cap, OFM Conv, TOR
b. For Pastoral & Fraternal Visits every 3 years
SOME PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF OUR RULE
A. Our Group/Fraternity Apostolates:
1. Spiritual: Leading the Divine Mercy Chaplet
2. Corporal: Feeding the Poor: Food Pantry
B. FOR WHAT GOALS DO WE STRIVE?
1. PUT GOD FIRST IN OUR LIVES: "My God and my all"
2. CONSTANT CONVERSION:
"Let us begin to do good FOR UP TILL NOW...."
3. EUCHARISTIC WORSHIP:
We meet Jesus personally in His Real Presence within us in Communion and in the tabernacle.
4. LOVE HOLY SCRIPTURE: "Go from Gospel to life and life to Gospel" &
Lectio Divina (Read, Reflect, Respond, Receive)
5. IMITATE MARY'S SUBMISSION TO GOD'S WILL:
"Be it done unto me according to thy word."
6. FAMILY UNITY AND LOVE:
"He who does the will of God, is My Mother, brother and sister"
7. BUILD UP THE CHURCH: "Francis, repair My Church...."
8. DIGNITY OF WORK: All work, whether with the hands or the mind,whether for pay or volunteer, has great value and continues God's creative, redeeming & sanctifying service to others.
9. PEACE WITH SELF, FAMILY, NEIGHBORS AND ENEMIES:
"Lord, make me an instrument of Your Peace...."
10. HARMONY & KINSHIP WITH ALL OF CREATION,
ANIMATE AND INANIMATE:
"Brother Sun and Sister Moon....Sister Death."
C. WHAT ARE THE SOME OF THE MEANS BY WHICH WE SEEK TO REACH OUR GOALS?
1. PRAYER: Mass, Divine Office (Breviary), Morning Offering, Prayer at Meals, Evening Examination, identifying with the sufferings of Jesus in the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, etc.
2. SCRIPTURAL REFLECTION:
Lectio Divina (Sacred Reading) in 4 steps:
Read,
Reflect upon ,
Respond to in prayer, and
Receive the gifts God is offering,
which very well may lead to a resolution to improve.
3. DEVOTION TO MARY: Angelus, Franciscan Crown or Rosary
4. WORKS OF CHARITY AND VOLUNTEERING: To build up the Church, Christ's Mystical Body
5. MODERATE USE OF GOD'S MATERIAL GIFTS as stewards of His Creation: thus we reverence the Giver of the gifts, rather than just love the gifts of the Giver.
D. DEVOTIONS RELATED TO THE FRANCISCAN WAY OF LIFE:
Please note that the Franciscan approach tends to be more "incarnational" in that we try to "give flesh" to our spiritual practices, being more "concrete" rather than theoretical. Many of these practices have since become part and parcel of our Catholic life, for example:
1. Angelus: "The Angel of the Lord declared unto Mary....
Be it done unto me....And the Word was made flesh...."
2. Creche or Crib at Christmas
3. Peace Prayer of St. Francis:
"Lord, Make Me an Instrument of Your Peace"
4. Franciscan Crown or Rosary of Mary's 7 Joys:
click on the following website" : www.RosaryScripture.FaithWeb.Com
5. Blessing of St. Francis from the Exodus:
"May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May He show His Face to you and grant you peace".
6. Blessing the home upon entering it: "Peace be to this house."
7. Stations of the Cross
8. Holy Land Shrines: Franciscan Commisariat for the Holy Land is commissioned by Rome to care for many of the shrines and to continue the example of Francis in fostering a peaceful relationship with the Moslems and Jews..
E. FRANCISCAN RESOURCES: Call (800)772-6910
NB: Most of the following have been or are being used in Candidate Formation as well as in On Going
1. "Catch Me a Rainbow Too: The Franciscan Journey", by Fr. Lester Bach, O.F.M. Cap., published by Barbo-Carlson Enterprises, P.O. Box 189, Lindsborg, Kansas 67456, Phone (785) 227-2364, Fax (785) 227-3360, email: bevbarbo@informatics.net (THIS BOOK was USED IN
2007 AND 2008 AS THE ONGOING FORMATION RESOURCE, ONE CHAPTER EACH MONTH;
IN 2009 IT IS USED IN THE FORMATION OF CANDIDATES WHO ARE PREPARING FOR PERMANENT PROFESSION OF THE RULE)
2. "Essential Documents of the Secular Fanciscan Order", compiled by Anne H. Mulueen, SFO and John K. Sanborn, SFO,
3. "Come and See", Orientation and Inquiry, An Invitation to Explore the Secular Franciscan Life, by Fr. Lester Bach, O.F.M. Cap. and Teresa V. Baker, SFO. published by Barbo-Carlson Enterprises, (see # 1 above)
4. "Pick More Daisies", Bach:
STARTING IN 2009 THIS BOOK was EMPLOYED FOR ON-GOING FORMATION OF ALL MEMBERS, PROFESSED OR NOT. ONE CHAPTER IS PRESENTED BY A VOLUNTEER MEMBER DESIGNATED BY THE FORMATION DIRECTOR.
5. F.U.N. Manuals for Formation, mandated for formtion for couple of years:
a. A few full volumes are on file and available for use by members;
b. An Outline Summary of Each F.U.N. Section
was presented by the Formation Director
at that time and is still available for use.
6. Praying the Secular Franciscan Rule,
by Luke Amato, ofs, Published by Lulu.com
7.Praying the Message in Scripture...,
(Lectio Divina) by Lucas J. Amato, ofs,
ACTA Publications, 2020;
8. Ministry to and by the Homebound & Isolated by Karen Szczesniak, ofs, & Luke Amato, ofs, Lulu.com, 2020;
9. Scriptural Meditations of the Franciscan Crown, Dominican Rosary, Servite 7 Sorrows, & Divine Mercy Chaplet, by Luke Amato, ofs,
St. Mary Press
10. CD: Scriptural Meditations for the Divine Mercy Chaplet,
by Lucas J. Amato, ofs, ACTA PUBLICATIONS.
Regional, National and International Fraternity respective webshttp://www.Franciscan-SFO.org , http://www.NaFra-SFO.org , http://www.CIOFS.org'SFO.htm
