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Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible;

and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

 

- St. Francis of Assisi

UPCOMING EVENTS
Welcome New Inquirers!

We are excited to welcome Ladonna Hartman and Mary Pierson as inquirers of the Secular Franciscans.  Click the link below to see pictures of the ceremony.

Rosary for Vocations

Br. Tim Lamb, OFM, shared a beautiful Rosary for Vocations during our Lenten Day of Reflection.  Click the link below for a link to it.

April, 21- April, 23 2023

Preach Retreat:

OFS of St. Joan of Arc Region, St. Charles Retreat Center, 

Moss Bluff, LA

Fr. Albert Haase, OFM is leading a retreat for the region.  Sign ups will fill up quick, so mark your calendars and get ready for a retreat filled with the Franciscan Spirit.

FRANCISCAN CROWN ROSARY
Pray the Seven Joys of Mary with the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal by clicking the title above!!
Masses Streaming Daily!

Our brothers in the Franciscan Third Order Regular (TOR) are streaming their masses live (and recording) from the Franciscan University of Steubenville during this season at 11:05 am central time.

Saints of the Month

 

Lots of Franciscan Saints this Month. Read up on them and make a new friend!

MARCH

 

1.Bl. Jean Kearney, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, martyr 1653

2. St. Agnes de Prague, Virgin, of the Franciscan 2nd-Order; a "Poor Clare" sister, d. 1282
3. Bl. Innocent of Berzo, Priest, Capuchin, d. 1890

4. Bl. Martyrs of the Franciscan 1st Order of Gondar (Ethiopia), d. 1716

5. St. John-Joseph of the Cross, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1734
6. St. Colette de Corbie, Virgin, of the Franciscan 2nd-Order; a "Poor Clare" sister, d. 1447
7. Bl. Christopher of Milan, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1485
8. St. Jean de Dieu, Priest, had been a tertiary before founding or joining another religious Institute, d. 1550
9. St. Frances of Rome, Virgin, had been a tertiary before founding or joining another religious Institute, d. 1440
10. St. Catherine of Bologne, Virgin of the Franciscan 2nd-Order; a "Poor Clare" sister, d. 1463
11. Bl. John Baptist Righi of Fabriano, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1539
12. Bl. Louis Orione, Priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1940
13. Bl. Agnellus of Pisa, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1236
14. St. Catherine of Genoa, Virgin, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1510
15. Bl. Louis of Casoria, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1885
16. Bl. Torello of Poppi, Confessor, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1282
17. Bl. Mark of Montegallo, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1496
18. St. Salvator of Horta, lay brother, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1567
19. Saint Joseph, Holy Day of Obligation for the Church
20. Bl. Hippolyte Galentini, Confessor, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1620 

 

21. Bl Amedee IX de Savoie, Confessor, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1472

22. St. Benvenute of Osimo, Bishop, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1282
23. Bl. Jeremy Lambertenghi, Priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1513

 

24. Bl. Catherine de Suede, Virgin, had been a tertiary before founding or joining another religious Institute, d. 1381

 

25. Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Holy Day of Obligation for the Church
26. Blessed Didacus Joseph of Cadiz, Priest, Capuchin, d. 1801

 

27. Bl. Joseph-Sebastien Pelczar, Bishop, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1924..

28. St. John of Capistrano, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1456
29. Bl. Jane Mary of Maille, Virgin, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1414
30. St. Peter Regalado, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1486
31. St. Leonard Murialdo, Priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1900

WELCOME TO THE ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE FRATERNITY
ABOUT THE SECULAR FRANCISCANS

The Secular Franciscan Order (Latin: Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis, postnominal abbreviation O.F.S.; also called the Third Order Secular) is a community of Catholic men and women in the world who seek to pattern their lives after Jesus in the spirit of Francis of Assisi.

ABOUT OUR FRATERNITY

The St. Maximillian Kolbe Secular Franciscan fraternity started in 1989 as part of the Kolbe Project to help AIDS victims in the Houston area.  Since that time we have grown and taken on new challenges to help our community but we continue to keep God at the center of everything we do.

FORMATION

Have you ever wanted to grow in your relationship with Jesus?  Have you ever felt you wanted do something to help the church?  Have you ever considered being a Secular Franciscan?  Formation is the process of learning about the Secular Franciscans and if it is for you.

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