Secular Franciscan Order Waverley NSW AU

11/08/2026

Today we celebrate the feast of St Clare of Assisi who was born of a noble family in Assisi in 1193. Clare left her family life to follow Francis’ gospel way of living. She founded a community of Poor Ladies (now the Order of St Clare OSC) and led a life dedicated to poverty and prayer. Clare died in 1253.

 “Gaze upon Him, consider Him, contemplate Him, as you desire to imitate Him.”

30/07/2026

30/07/2026

29/07/2026

🇮🇹 - Dal 29 luglio al 3 agosto 2026, la Basilica Papale di Santa Maria degli Angeli in Porziuncola, accoglierà fedeli e pellegrini in occasione della Solennità del Perdono di Assisi.
"La Porziuncola, porta sempre aperta" è il tema che invita a riscoprire il dono dell'Indulgenza, ottenuta da San Francesco nel 1216 da papa Onorio III, affinchè ogni persona potesse fare esperienza della misericordia infinita di Dio.
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🇪🇸 - Del 29 de julio al 3 de agosto de 2026, la Basílica Papal de Santa María de los Ángeles en la Porciúncula, acogerá a fieles y peregrinos con motivo de la Solemnidad del Perdón de Asís.
«La Porciúncula, puerta siempre abierta» es el lema de este año, una invitación a redescubrir el don de la Indulgencia, obtenida por san Francisco en 1216 del papa Honorio III, para que toda persona pudiera experimentar la infinita misericordia de Dios.
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🇬🇧 - From 29 July to 3 August 2026, the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary of the Angels in the Porziuncola will welcome the faithful and pilgrims for the Solemnity of the Pardon of Assisi.
"The Porziuncola, a door always open" is this year's theme, inviting everyone to rediscover the gift of the Porziuncola Indulgence, obtained by Saint Francis in 1216 from Pope Honorius III, so that every person might experience the infinite mercy of God.

28/07/2026

Archbishop Anthony Fisher says Catholics are right to object peacefully to performances that mock the Eucharist and other sacred beliefs, warning artistic freedom should never depend on religious ridicule.

28/07/2026

Today’s feast….

Today we honour Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus, siblings who lived together in a house in Bethany, on the road between Jerusalem and Jericho.

Jesus indeed made Bethany His base as He went in and out of Jerusalem in Holy Week.

Martha was very much in charge of her household. On one famous occasion, Martha’s younger sister Mary sat at the Lord’s feet listening to his teaching, while Martha focused on doing all the work at the party and Lazarus did little.

Though Martha receives a gentle rebuke from Christ for her anxiety and squabbling, her jealousy and workaholism, Jesus has a broader lesson here for us all. Like St Martha, we too need faith and friendship in our lives, both contemplation and action, our feet on the ground and our eyes heavenward. Saints Martha, Mary and Lazarus, pray for us!

27/07/2026

A mild-mannered Dutch Carmelite professor, Saint Titus Brandsma became a fierce critic of the N**i movement and was put to death by lethal injection at the Dachau concentration camp in 1942.

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27/07/2026