If this is your first visit to our website and your first time meeting Giovanni di Bernardon, who became Saint…
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Author: Elizabeth Finnis
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The Canticle of the Creatures
Above : Listen to Canticle of the Creatures Below : Scroll down to read the Canticle of the Creatures If…
Christmas, Franciscan, History, Saint Francis
Advent’s Hope
Advent - the hope of all hopes. Our celebration of Christmas should be about the day Earth’s humanity met with…
Sandals & Fiddlebacks – Franciscan Latin Mass
Beautifully Sung Tridentine Mass. Formal fiddleback chasubles and modest Franciscan sandals come together in the Extraordinary Form of Mass (Traditional…
Christian, Creation, Franciscan, History
The Soul’s Journey Into God
Saint Bonaventure In his book "The Soul's Journey into God" [1259] also known as "The Mind's Road to God"…
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St Clare : Full of Faith
Pope BENEDICT XVI - General Audience Wednesday, 20th October 2010 Saint Clare of Assisi One of the best loved…
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Lockdown Poem – Covid 19 – Richard Hendrick OFM Cap
On 13th March 2020 Brother Richard Hendrick a Capuchin Friar, who regularly shares his poems on Facebook, penned some very…
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe OFM
The above video is an introduction to St Maximillian Kolbe, English subtitles will appear if the "CC" logo is blue…
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800 Years of the Franciscan Third Order 1221-2021
The Absorbeat, a medieval prayer, the words of which are below; was much loved by St Francis; he prayed it…
The Annunciation of The Lord – Mary’s Fiat
Annunciation: After Filippo Lippi The boy inclines his head, but looks. She keeps a gaze fixed down To touch her…
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St Elizabeth of Hungary
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Saint Elizabeth [1207 -1231] is one of the two Patron Saints of the OFS [the other…
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Building a Franciscan Library
Books. On going formation can be found in community with others, reading and discussing together, and by reading and reflecting…
Inspiration, Mary, Prayers, Reflection
Hail Holy Lady Most Holy Queen
Day of Recollection : Francis, Clare & Mary 21 July 2018 - the Sacred Heart Church, Shanklin, Isle of Wight…
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Saint Francis of Assisi
Pope BENEDICT XVI - General Audience Wednesday, 27th January 2010 St Francis Dear Brothers and Sisters, In a recent…
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England’s Nazareth & Franciscans
Walsingham and the Successor of St Francis St Joseph’s Solemnity [19th March 2018] was the perfect feast for the Guardian…
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The Assisi Spirit of Simplicity
What is Franciscan Simplicity? Franciscan simplicity of life is what some might term as minimalistic - although it's not a…