St. Francis Receives Four More Children

Dear Friends,

I am happy to announce that two brothers and two sisters became tertiaries for life on Sunday February 5.  Deo gratias!  The profession ceremony took place at St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Mexico, Missouri.  It was peformed by Fr. Fahnestock, SSPX.

Please pray that these children of St. Francis will devote their lives to serving Our Lord well.

In the Seraphic Father.

From Left to Right: Br. Maximilian Kolbe, Br. Conrad, Br. Simeon, Fr. Fahnestock, Sr. Rita, Sr. Marie Jutta

Sr. Elizabeth Passes on to Her Eternal Reward

Dear Friends,

I ask you to pray for the repose of the soul of Sr. Elizabeth, who had been a Franciscan tertiary for 60 years!  Deo gratias!  She passed away on Sunday January 29.  You may read more about her here.

May her soul and the souls of the faithful departed rest in peace.  Amen.

In the Seraphic Father.

Sunday February 19 - Next Fraternity Meeting

Dear Friends,

The next Third Order meeting will be on Sunday February 19 after the High Mass at the Church of the Transfiguration in Toronto.  During this time, the fraternity will conduct a presentation to promote the Third Order.

All are most welcome to attend.

In the Seraphic Father.

The Order of Penance and of Joy - V

Here is Part V and the final part of this series. The article is taken from the June 1915 issue of the Franciscan Herald.

In the Seraphic Father.

Sunday January 15 - Next Fraternity Meeting

Dear Friends,

The next Third Order meeting will be on Sunday January 15 after the High Mass at the Church of the Transfiguration in Toronto.

All are most welcome to attend.

In the Seraphic Father.

Felix Dies Nativitatis!

I wish you all a most blessed Christmas!

Three Novices and a Cordbearer

Dear Friends,

I am happy to announce that this afternoon the Fraternity of the Immaculate Heart of Mary received three postulants into the novitiate and added a cordbearer.  Deo gratias! 

It was a long day, but it was well worth it.  After a fraternity luncheon, Br. Francis, Br. Solanus, and Sr. Aniela received the habit.  They will now spend at least a year putting the Rule into practice and determining whether the Order of Penance is right for them.  Also, Br. Julietto received the cord of St. Francis and is now a member of the Archconfraternity of the Cord of St. Francis.  What a special Christmas gift Our Lord, through the Seraphic Father, has given us. 

Please pray for the novices and cordbearer that they may truly live out their lives as children of our holy Father Francis.

In the Seraphic Father.