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THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY. THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY. FRANCISCAN FAMILY HISTORY SFO HISTORY. FRANCISCAN FAMILY HISTORY. SIGNIFICANT DATES St Francis of Assisi St Clare of Assisi First Order Second Order. ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI. 1182 birth 1209 conversion
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THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY • FRANCISCAN FAMILY HISTORY • SFO HISTORY
FRANCISCAN FAMILY HISTORY SIGNIFICANT DATES • St Francis of Assisi • St Clare of Assisi • First Order • Second Order
ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI • 1182 birth • 1209 conversion • 1223 approval of Rule • 1226 death
ST CLARE OF ASSISI • 1193 birth • 1212 left home • 1253 approval of Rule • 1253 death
FIRST ORDER • 1210-1240: Friars Minor • 1240-1415: The Community • 1240-1317:The Spirituals (suppressed)
FIRST ORDER (cont.) • 1368-1517: Observants within the Community (1415 approved)
FIRST ORDER (cont.) • 1517: Friars Minor Conventual Friars Minor of the Regular Observance (both autonomous)
FIRST ORDER (cont.) • 1525: Friars Minor Capuchin (1619 autonomous)
FIRST ORDER (cont.) • 1897: Friars Minor (Leonine Union) Observants (1517) Reformed (1532) Alcantarines (1562) Recollects (1595)
SECOND ORDER • 1253: Poor Clares • 1263: Urbanist Poor Clares • 1410: Colettine Poor Clares • 1530: Capuchin Poor Clares
SFO HISTORY • ORIGINS • EARLY RULES • RECENT HISTORY
ORIGINS • before 13th Century: penitents • Penitents of Assisi • third order of lay penitents
EARLY RULES • 1221: Honorius III, Memoriale propositi for all lay groups • 1289: Nicholas IV, Supra montem for Franciscan Penitents
RECENT HISTORY Franciscan Third Orders Secular • 1883: Leo XIII, Misericors Dei Filius • 1957: General Constitutions
RECENT HISTORY(cont.) Secular Franciscan Order • 1978: Paul VI, Seraphicus Patriarcha • 1984: Ritual • 2000: General Constitutions
RECENT HISTORY(cont.) Secular Franciscan Order • 1992 Statutes for Assistance • 2002 International Statutes • 2005 National Statutes
SFO RELATIONS • WITH THE FIRST ORDER • WITH THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY
SFO RELATIONSWITH FIRST ORDER • Before 1978 • Since 1978 • Spiritual Assistance (will treat later) • Setting up Fraternities
BEFORE 1978 • Four separate Third Orders • Each attached to an Order of friars
SINCE 1978 • A single Order • Four levels of Fraternity • Directed by Councils
SETTING UPthe Local Fraternity One of the Orders of friars: • establishes a local fraternity • appoints a Spiritual Assistant • makes the pastoral visit
SETTING UPother levels of Fraternity SFO Councils: • constitute regional and national Fraternities • make fraternal visits
SETTING UPthe International Fraternity The Holy See constituted the International Fraternity by approving the Rule and Constitutions
SFO RELATIONSWITH THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY • ON INTERNATIONAL LEVEL • ON NATIONAL LEVEL
ON INTERNATIONAL LEVEL Conference of the Franciscan Family: • four friar Ministers General • President, Conference of Franciscan Institutes • SFO Minister General
ON NATIONAL LEVEL • Observers/Consultants at friar Provincial Chapters • Speakers in friar formation courses • Participants in friar work teams
SFO • SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES • THE SFO IN SINGAPORE
SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES • from secular Brothers and Sisters of Penance • Third Order Regular of friars (TOR) founded in 1447 gives spiritual assistance to SFO
SOURCE(cont.) Third Order Regular of St Francis: • priests, Brothers, Sisters • John Paul II, 1982: Franciscanum vitae propositum
SOURCE(cont.) Founders of Franciscan entities who belonged to: • Third Order Regular of St Francis • Third Order Secular of St Francis
SOURCE(cont.) Founders of non-Franciscan entities who belonged to the Third Order Secular of St Francis
SFO IN SINGAPORE • Local Fraternities • Regional Fraternity
LOCAL FRATERNITIES • 1953: Our Lady of Lourdes • 1953: St Joseph • 1976: St Elizabeth of Hungary
LOCAL FRATERNITIES(cont.) • 1987: St Bonaventure • 1988: St Margaret of Cortona • 1988: St Clare
REGIONAL FRATERNITYof Singapore and Sabah St Michael • 1991: Constituted • 1993: Named
REGIONAL FRATERNITY of St Michael Assisted by: • Friars OFM • Sisters FMM, FMDM, FSIC
REGIONAL FRATERNITY of St Michael Collaborate with • Muslim community • Mercy Relief • Funds for war victims
REGIONAL FRATERNITY of St Michael participate in • Inter-Religious Organization • Coastal Clean-up www.catholic.org.sg/sfo