Living Fraternity
This document is a tool for the formation directors and teams who are responsible for on-going formation. It consists of an example of a plan for a fraternal meeting. The source used are from CIOFS, homilies and writings of Pope Francis, OFS Rule and the General Constitutions, and Franciscan writings.
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2025
December 2025: Advent, the time, to welcome God's love in the child Jesus ...
November 2025: All Saints ... The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed… Memory and Hope ...
October 2025: Following the Beatitudes: A Blueprint for Franciscan Life
September 2025: Jesus? The only way to go ahead surely on the road of life
June 2025: The Canticle of Brother Sun ... 800 years of prayer for the whole
May 2025: The road to Emmaus... to move forward on the road of life
April 2025: Lent... a time to move forward on our journey of life...
March 2025: Lent … the time to rediscover the direction of life …
February 2025: Hope does not disappoint … in this ordinary Jubilee …
January 2025: Our Lady of Guadalupe … A woman clothed in the sun …
2024
December 2024: The Love of God given in a child … and what Child!
November 2024: The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
October 2024: The Holy Father on Fraternity and Social Friendship
September 2024: The gift of the stigmata to Saint Francis
June 2024: « 800 years following saint Francis »
May 2024: Our Lady of Guadalupe …, the cloak … the roses …
April 2024: Divine Mercy, the precious gift from God
March 2024: The Pascal Vigil ... Vigil of wonder, of faith, of hope
February 2024: Celebrating the Gift of Stigmata
January 2024: Hail Mary, Mother of God ... and our Mother
December 2025: Advent, the time, to welcome God's love in the child Jesus ...
November 2025: All Saints ... The Commemoration of the Faithful Departed… Memory and Hope ...
October 2025: Following the Beatitudes: A Blueprint for Franciscan Life
September 2025: Jesus? The only way to go ahead surely on the road of life
June 2025: The Canticle of Brother Sun ... 800 years of prayer for the whole
May 2025: The road to Emmaus... to move forward on the road of life
April 2025: Lent... a time to move forward on our journey of life...
March 2025: Lent … the time to rediscover the direction of life …
February 2025: Hope does not disappoint … in this ordinary Jubilee …
January 2025: Our Lady of Guadalupe … A woman clothed in the sun …
2024
December 2024: The Love of God given in a child … and what Child!
November 2024: The Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed
October 2024: The Holy Father on Fraternity and Social Friendship
September 2024: The gift of the stigmata to Saint Francis
June 2024: « 800 years following saint Francis »
May 2024: Our Lady of Guadalupe …, the cloak … the roses …
April 2024: Divine Mercy, the precious gift from God
March 2024: The Pascal Vigil ... Vigil of wonder, of faith, of hope
February 2024: Celebrating the Gift of Stigmata
January 2024: Hail Mary, Mother of God ... and our Mother
2023
December 2023: Celebrating Christmas at Greccio
November 2023: Celebrating the Centenary of the Canticle of the Creatures
October 2023: St. Francis of Assisi at a glance
September 2023: On the Solemnity of Saint Clare of Assisi
June 2023: The Rule: A way of life, 800 years on the road
May 2023: Like Mary, Attentive to the Word of God and to Fraternity
April 2023: Remember and walk toward your Galilee with Jesus
March 2023:We are dust ... but we also are the work of God
February 2023: The Word of God is for everyone, it calls us to conversion, it makes us heralds ...
January 2023: No one can save one’s self alone!
December 2023: Celebrating Christmas at Greccio
November 2023: Celebrating the Centenary of the Canticle of the Creatures
October 2023: St. Francis of Assisi at a glance
September 2023: On the Solemnity of Saint Clare of Assisi
June 2023: The Rule: A way of life, 800 years on the road
May 2023: Like Mary, Attentive to the Word of God and to Fraternity
April 2023: Remember and walk toward your Galilee with Jesus
March 2023:We are dust ... but we also are the work of God
February 2023: The Word of God is for everyone, it calls us to conversion, it makes us heralds ...
January 2023: No one can save one’s self alone!
2022
December 2022 : In the Christmas night where shines the light of the birth of Jesus
November 2022: Our Commitment calls us to welcome Jesus in all persons
October 2022: Our Commitment to the Franciscan Way of Life
September 2022: Religions at the Service of Fraternity in Our World ...
June 2022: Paths of Renewed Encounter
May 2022: Dialogue and Friendship in Society ...
April 2022: Let us celebrate our Lord on Palm Sunday
March 2022: A Heart Open to the Whole World ...
February 2022: Envisaging and Engendering an Open World ...
January 2022: A Stranger on the Road...
2021
December 2021: What joy! A Saviour is given unto us ... it is Christmas!
November 2021: Dark Clouds over a Closed World ...
October 2021: Living the values of the Memoriale Propositi in today’s context
June 2021: Our heritage - 800 years of fraternal life
May 2021: Learning from Mary to be surprised by God
April, 2021: Our older brothers and sisters, their life, their journey in OFS.
March, 2021: Heroic obedience of Saint Joseph reflected in Saint Francis - a reflection by Fr. Manoj Xalxo, ofm.
February, 2021: The Freedom of Saint Joseph.
January, 2021: Let there be peace in families, communities and nations.
December 2022 : In the Christmas night where shines the light of the birth of Jesus
November 2022: Our Commitment calls us to welcome Jesus in all persons
October 2022: Our Commitment to the Franciscan Way of Life
September 2022: Religions at the Service of Fraternity in Our World ...
June 2022: Paths of Renewed Encounter
May 2022: Dialogue and Friendship in Society ...
April 2022: Let us celebrate our Lord on Palm Sunday
March 2022: A Heart Open to the Whole World ...
February 2022: Envisaging and Engendering an Open World ...
January 2022: A Stranger on the Road...
2021
December 2021: What joy! A Saviour is given unto us ... it is Christmas!
November 2021: Dark Clouds over a Closed World ...
October 2021: Living the values of the Memoriale Propositi in today’s context
June 2021: Our heritage - 800 years of fraternal life
May 2021: Learning from Mary to be surprised by God
April, 2021: Our older brothers and sisters, their life, their journey in OFS.
March, 2021: Heroic obedience of Saint Joseph reflected in Saint Francis - a reflection by Fr. Manoj Xalxo, ofm.
February, 2021: The Freedom of Saint Joseph.
January, 2021: Let there be peace in families, communities and nations.
