FRANCISCAN FAMILY, VOCATION, AND CHARISM

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FRANCISCAN FAMILY,VOCATION,AND CHARISM
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FRANCISCAN FAMILYone Family, three Orders

• First Order
• Second Order
• Third Order
• Secular,
• Regular

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ONE FAMILY

• Complementary parts
• in communion

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SECULAR ORDER

• Integral part
• Close relations
• with First Order

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SFO VOCATION

• Live the Gospel
• in fraternal communion
• in a Fraternity

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SFO FRATERNITY

• Inspired by St Francis
• Fraternity life is essential
• for belonging

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SFO FORMATION begins with entrance into a local
Fraternity

• Participate in
• meetings
• prayer
• fraternal life

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FRANCISCAN FAMIILY UNION

• Open to all Franciscans
• Promotes Franciscan formation

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FRANCISCAN FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA

• Members are Institutes
• Catholic
• and non-Catholic

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FRANCISCANS OF NSW, VIC

• Members are individuals
• Catholic
• and non-Catholic

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FRANCISCANVOCATION
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FRANCISCAN VOCATION

• The call comes from God
• through
• the Church
• St Francis
• another

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FRANCISCAN VOCATION

• Live the Gospel
• like St Francis
• Follow Christ, poor and crucified

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FRANCISCAN VOCATION

• distinguish
• Secular vocation
• Religious vocation

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FRANCISCAN VOCATION

• requires
• adequate formation
• approval of Fraternity
• lifelong practice in a Fraternity

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FRANCISCAN VOCATION

• is recognized when
• expressed in liturgy
• publicly
• before the Fraternity
• through vows or promise

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FRANCISCAN FORMATIONinitial and ongoing

• must be ensured
• Francis of Assisi Early Documents
• FAED I, II, III
• Omnibus of Sources

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SFO VOCATION

• Led by the Holy Spirit
• Strive for charity
• in the secular state

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SFO VOCATION

• Seek the Kingdom of God
• in temporal affairs
• Family
• Work
• society

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SFO VOCATION

• Intimate union with Christ
• in others,
• Sacred Scripture,
• the Church,
• worship

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WHAT IS A CHARISM?A gift from Jesus to build
his Church
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CHARISMSSt Pauls Letters

• Double meaning
• gift of the Christian life at baptism
• gift to an individual or group
• to build the Church

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CHARISMSRomans 623

• Free gift
• of Christian salvation
• and eternal life

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CHARISMS1 Corinthians 12

• Higher gifts
• prophecy
• preaching
• healing

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CHARISMS1 Corinthians 12

• For service of the Church
• teaching
• assistance
• government

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CHARISMS1 Corinthians 14

• speaking in tongues
• Words or sounds
• need an interpreter
• St Paul was wary

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CHARISMS1 Corinthians 14

• Grading of value
• Prophecy most important
• Speaking in tongues least important

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1 Corinthians 13ABOVE ALL CHARISMSISLOVEchar
isms cease,love remains
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CHARISM OF RELIGIOUS FAMILY

• Through the Founder
• for a specific mission
• in the Church

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CHARISM OF RELIGIOUS FAMILY

• gives
• Reason for existing
• Identity
• Proper mission

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CHARISM OF RELIGIOUS LIFE

• spiritual energy
• to be communicated
• incorporates members
• into a mission

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CHARISM OF FOUNDER

• not his works at the time
• not repetition of the past

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CHARISM OF FOUNDER

• adapt to
• times, places
• societies, cultures
• needs of the people

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FRANCISCAN CHARISM

• Gift of God to St Francis
• to rebuild my Church

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FRANCISCAN CHARISMOne only, shared by

• three branches of Friars
• Poor Clares
• Regular Third Orders
• Secular Franciscan Order

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FRANCISCAN CHARISM

• Fraternity is essential
• Given to a group
• Has to adapt to needs of the Church

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FRANCISCAN CHARISM

• Various ways and forms
• states of life
• histories, laws
• customs, habits
• spiritual emphases

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FRANCISCAN CHARISM

• ORIGIN OF RELIGIOUS MODE
• In 13th Century Church
• a new approach to living the Gospel
• approved by Pope

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FRANCISCAN CHARISM

• ORIGIN OF SECULAR MODE
• St Francis inspired seculars by
• living Gospel life
• restoring the Church

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SECULAR FRANCISCAN PARTICIPATION

• Strengthen fraternity with religious, through
• prayer
• apostolic activity

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SECULAR FRANCISCAN PARTICIPATION

• In life-giving union
• with Franciscan religious
• in different ways
• Combine contributions

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SECULARS AND RELIGIOUS

• Serve the Church by
• fidelity to the charism
• building fraternity

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SECULARS AND RELIGIOUS

• Cooperate by
• Exchange of gifts
• Sharing the charism

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EXCHANGE OF GIFTS

• what the other lacks
• what is specific
• what is different

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SHARE THE CHARISM

• in life
• in mission

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SECULAR MODE

• one of
• various ways and forms
• essential to
• SFO way of life

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SECULAR MODE

• Distinct from religious mode
• Build the secular world
• fraternal
• evangelical

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SECULAR MODE

• requires
• specific spiritual formation
• in secular circumstances

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SECULAR STATE

• characterizes
• Spirituality
• Apostolic life

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SFO RULEArticle 1

• FRANCISCAN
• FAMILY
• VOCATION
• CHARISM

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FRANCISCAN FAMILY

• Unites all members
• of the
• People of God

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FRANCISCAN VOCATION

• Follow Jesus Christ
• in the footsteps
• of St Francis

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FRANCISCAN CHARISM

• Gods gift to
• St Francis of Assisi

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SFO RULEArticles 1 and 2

• UNITY
• SECULARITY
• AUTONOMY

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UNITY

• of Catholic Fraternities
• worldwide

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SECULARITY

• Strive for charity
• In the secular state

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AUTONOMY

• a particular Franciscan mode
• In life-giving union with other modes

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SECULAR FRANCISCAN

• draw on experience of great figures
• contemplative
• active

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SECULAR FRANCISCAN

• Be creative
• Meet modern demands of evangelization

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SECULAR FRANCISCAN

• Know Saint Francis
• SAINT
• PROPHET
• EXAMPLE