The latest issue of Vox Franciscana is now available (issue No. 2 | 2024). The magazine reports on OFS activity around the world, such as an Eco Walk in Argentina and 8th centenary celebrations, as well as a meeting of the CIOFS Presidency.
Christianity was introduced to Japan in the sixteenth century by Jesuit and Franciscan missionaries, resulting in approximately 300,000 baptized believers by century’s end. This promising beginning faced setbacks due to rivalries among missionaries and political intrigues from the Spanish and Portuguese, as well as power struggles within the Japanese government, resulting in the suppression of …
February 2025: Japanese Franciscan Tertiaries – Martyrs (Feb. 6) Read More »
We offer the intercessions for the Liturgy of the Hours prepared by the Commission for the Cause of the Saints and approved by the Presidency for use in individual prayer or during fraternal meetings. EN INTERCESSIONS FOR LITURGY OF THE HOURS (PDF)
Join the prayer for new vocations to the Secular Franciscan Order! The prayer campaign is initiated by the Commission for the Promotion of Vocations under the Presidency. 2025 Prayer Campaign (PDF)
In 2025, we will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the composition of the Canticle of Brother Sun. In the spring of 1225, shortly after his experience at La Verna, St. Francis of Assisi chose to spend fifty days at the Monastery of San Damiano, where St. Clare and the first Poor Sisters lived. During his …
Opening of the Eighth Centenary of the Canticle of Brother Sun Read More »
OFS-YOUFRA MONTHLY PRAYER INTENTIONS (PDF) To emphasize communion with the Pope, we offer the Holy Father’s intention for the month and an intention for the OFS according to the life and important events of the Order. The local fraternities pray for both. 2025 January For the right to education. Let us pray that migrants, refugees …
This Tertiary pope of the 13th century, a friend of St. Bonaventure, was a true son of St. Francis, known for his love for the holy places in Palestine and his efforts to promote peace. Born Theobald Visconti in Piacenza in 1210, he distinguished himself through his virtue and academic success, particularly in canon law, …
Hugoline was born into a noble family in Camerino, Italy, and lived a life of privilege. After the death of his parents, he felt called to a religious life, becoming a Franciscan Friar Minor tertiary and renouncing his wealth to help the poor. Hugoline embarked on a journey of solitude and prayer as a hermit. …
December 2024: Blessed Hugolinus Magalotti (c. 1320 – 1373) Read More »
The topic was “Work for Peace,” and Dina Shabalina, OFS, discussed it from a unique perspective – from someone in the midst of war. It wasn’t easy for her, but, as she pointed out, it’s what Franciscans do. Dina is the Presidency councillor for northern Europe. She presented Nov. 16 via Zoom because she had …
WORK FOR PEACE: When the words of the Gospel make you hurt, pray… Read More »
