Secular Franciscan Order of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Parish

05/12/2021

27/09/2021

Day 3 Novena to St. Francis of Assisi

26/09/2021

Day 2 Novena to St. Francis of Assisi

24/09/2021

Introduction to Secular Franciscan Formation: [1]
Our model is St. Francis who “was a man in permanent formation: “Let us begin, brothers and sisters, to serve the Lord our God .… [2] He was a master of Gospel life and through his example, his rule and his teachings: ”He gave a Rule of life to all and indicated the way of salvation to each one according to his own situation’,[3]

“To form” means to give form to, to mold something or some person according to a model or vision, using the necessary and suitable means to attain that purpose. In our case, “to form” concerns a person as a being, perfectible up to the end of his life, by means of education, teaching and example. Formation includes “transformation” which is allowing the Holy Spirit, the actual formator, to transform our lives to become an “altus christos” or another face of Christ to others.

In this context, formation is to help brothers and sisters to discover the novelty and vitality in their own call as a gift of the Spirit in following Jesus in the manner of Saint Francis of Assisi.

Ongoing Formation

Ongoing Formation in the Secular Franciscan Order is lifelong and continuous, with the purpose of offering Secular Franciscans an ever growing richer and intensive spiritual life, accompanying them in their faith path, to consolidate their Franciscan discipleship, updating it continually in line with the teaching of the Church and to allow it to evolve in the daily interchange with our Society.” Ongoing formation takes place at all levels of the Order: the local fraternity, the regional fraternity, the national fraternity and the international fraternity.

[1] The Presidency of the International Council of the Secular Franciscan Order, “Guidelines for the Formation of the SFO,” Rome, 2001.

[2] LM 1, 1.

[3] lC 37.

24/09/2021

24/09/2021

DAY: October 41ST DAY NOVENA: September 25PATRON SAINT OF animals, environment and ...

24/09/2021

Panalangin kay ni San Francisco ng Assisi

02/08/2021

Happy Feast Day

By Fr. Singarayar A. OFM – The name Portiuncula, which means “Little Portion”, is derived from the transfer of a small piece of property owned

07/05/2021

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30/04/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTGnxR66l30

Did you know that May is the month of Mary? May her YES inspire us to give a greater YES to God and His will for our lives!