8th Centenary Events

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Letter on Stigmata: Beyond Mount La Verna

General Minister’s Message: How Has Christ Transformed Us?...
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THE GIFT OF THE STIGMATA: 800 YEARS OF MYSTERY

A formation program for the Franciscan Centenary of 2024. Franciscan Centenary 2024 (PDF)...
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800th anniversary celebration of the Stigmata begins Jan. 5 at La Verna

All members of the Franciscan Family, both religious and lay, are invited to the Sanctuary...
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Franciscan Family of Nazareth: Celebrating 800 years of the Rule

Coinciding with the Franciscan centenary celebration of the anniversary of promulgation of the Later Rule...
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Pope Francis tells the Franciscan Family: Go out into the world

The pope’s special message to members of the Franciscan Family was read at St. John...
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Invitation to celebrate the “Later Rule” on Nov. 29

Invitation to the Lateran celebration of the Rule...
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Celebrate the first 2 centenaries as a Franciscan family

800 years of the rule and the crib in Greccio (PDF) Letter from Formation Secretariat...