Dear brothers and sisters, Peace be with you as you reflect and give thanks for the life of our beloved Pope Francis today. “Christ is risen! These words capture the entire meaning of our existence, for we were not made for death but for life. #Easter ” -Pope Francis.
God’s House is all of Creation
As Francis of Assisi looked out of his cave and down to Assisi from the heights of Mount Subasio, it was as if the whole of creation were spread out beneath his cave, and God’s goodness rushed in upon him. He could only think of that pure Goodness and how God shares his life with […]
Transitus celebration – Oct 3rd at 7pm
Transitus is the annual celebration by Franciscans throughout the world of the passing of St. Francis from this life to life with God. It is celebrated the night of October 3, the eve of his feast day. The word “transitus” comes from the Latin, meaning passage or crossing. Our fraternity will be having a Transitus […]
The Transitus
The Transitus is a Franciscan devotion to ritually remember the passing of Saint Francis from this life into God. This ritual takes place each year, with Franciscans around the world on the evening of October 3rd. (Feast Day is October 4th) Our fraternity will be having a Transitus Service on Thursday October 3rd from 7-7:30pm […]
The Stigmata of St. Francis
The Chapel of the Stigmata is perched on the edge of the same sheer precipice where St. Francis stood two years before his death and where he was swept up into the mystery of God’s overwhelming love for him and for humanity. St. Bonaventure, in his Life of St. Francis, describes Francis as being more […]