RULE & LIFE
of
the Secular Franciscan Order
Reference Called to Follow Christ by Benet A. Fonck, OFM General Constitution of the Secular Franciscan Order (year 2000) Omnibus of St. Francis (specifically the 1st and 2nd Biography by Thomas of Celano)
Rev. Fr. Amando Trujillo, TOR – General Spiritual Assistant of SFO-Youfra Cebuano Bible
history of the
RULE & LIFE
of
the Secular Franciscan Order
history of the Rule & Life of the Secular Franciscan Order
Luchesius Modestini
what Francis gave to Luchesius as a rule
love God love one's neighbor turn away from our sinful tendencies "receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ“ and, as a result of the above, producing worthy fruits of penance – a renewed life characterized by charity, forgiveness and compassion toward others.
Blessed Luchesius Modestini, TOSF
1215
Earlier Exhortation earlier version of the
Letters to the Faithful
1220/21
Later Exhortation Letters to the Faithful
included in the Memoriali Propositi by Pope Honorius
1289
Supra Montem Pope Nicholas IV
1883
Misericors Dei Filius Pope Leo XIII
1978
Seraphicus Patriarcha Pope Paul VI
Letter of the Four Ministers General of the Franciscan Family
We, the Franciscan Ministers, with all our friars are ever ready and open to offer you all our assistance so that we may walk together in the way of the Lord.
Letter of the Four Ministers General of the Franciscan Family
signed: Fr. Constantine Koser, OFM Fr. Vitale Bommarco, OFM Conv. Fr. Paschal Rywalski, OFM Cap. Fr. Rolan Faley, TOR
place of the
Franciscan
ORDER articles 1, 2 & 3
Gospel Living in
JESUS articles 4 & 5
euaggelion
(greek)evangelion
GOOD NEWS
Gospel Living in Jesus
“Busa si bisan kinsa nga nagapaminaw ug nagatuman sa akong mga pagtulon-an, sama siya sa tawong maalam nga nagpatukod sa iyang balay diha sa pundasyon nga bato”
- Mt 7: 24
Gospel Living in Jesus
“He did not suffer any delay to intervene before beginning devoutly to perform what he had heard”
1 Cel 22
sharing
Christ’s Mission in he Church article 6
the life
of
PENANCE article 7
kasagarang rason ngano di mangumpisal
“Di ko mangumpisal uy kay makasala pa gihapon ko unya” “Direct to God ra ko, makasasala man nang pari”
the life
of
WORSHIP article 8
MARY OUR MOTHER
and model article 9
SIMPLE living articles 10, 11 & 12
sharing