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Franciscan Life: Spirituality, Formation, Fraternity, & Apostolate

Discover the foundational elements that define the Franciscan way of life. Explore spirituality, formation, fraternity, and apostolate through a focus on Gospel teachings and the celebration of the Eucharist. Engage in prayer, retreats, contemplative and intercessory prayer, and join in community service and ministry. Come and see, participate in ongoing formation, and serve together as a Franciscan community.

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Franciscan Life: Spirituality, Formation, Fraternity, & Apostolate

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  1. How do Franciscans identify the foundation on which the Franciscan life is based?

  2. Spirituality, Formation, Fraternity &Apostolate The Four Pillars –the Franciscan foundation

  3. Anchored in celebration of the Eucharist and prayer • Personal and communal • Liturgy of the hours • Transitus (Oct. 3) • Contemplative prayer • Intercessory prayer • Retreats (usually December) • When we come together as Franciscans as well as live our lives, we focus on Gospel to life and life to Gospel. Spirituality

  4. “Informs, forms and transforms us” • Come and See • Orientation, inquiry, candidacy • Reflection questions • Discussion • Ongoing • Small group discussions • Speakers • Readings • Formation team led by formation director • Council directs ongoing formation Formation

  5. Time of prayer, formation and community • Share special gifts with fraternity at monthly meetings, social gatherings, apostolate and at larger gatherings like Area Regional Gathering (ARG) in August and national gatherings. • Lenten luncheon • Epiphany party or picnics • Informal gatherings Fraternity

  6. Opportunity to serve together as a community • Not only “what we do” but “how we do it.” In a Franciscan way, we minister to our community. • Work together to feed, to clothe, to comfort. • Chance to minister to the larger community as Franciscans • Oak City Cares, Catholic Parish Outreach—other ways? Apostolate

  7. Spirituality • Formation • Fraternity • Apostolate Review of the Four Pillars

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