THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY.

FRANCISCAN FAMILY HISTORY FRANCISCAN FAMILY HISTORY SFO HISTORY SFO HISTORY

FRANCISCAN FAMILY HISTORY SIGNIFICANT DATES  St Francis of Assisi  St Clare of Assisi  First Order  Second Order

ST FRANCIS OF ASSISI  1182 birth  1209 conversion  1223 approval of Rule  1226 death

ST CLARE OF ASSISI 1111193 birth 1111212 left home 1111253 approval of Rule 1111253 death

FIRST ORDER  : Friars Minor  : The Community  :The Spirituals (suppressed) (suppressed)

FIRST ORDER (cont.)  : Observants within the Community (1415 approved)

FIRST ORDER (cont.)  1517: Friars Minor Conventual Friars Minor Conventual Friars Minor of the Regular Observance Friars Minor of the Regular Observance (both autonomous) (both autonomous)

FIRST ORDER (cont.)  1525: Friars Minor Capuchin (1619 autonomous)

FIRST ORDER (cont.)  1897: Friars Minor (Leonine Union) Observants (1517) Reformed (1532) Alcantarines (1562) Recollects (1595)

SECOND ORDER 11253: Poor Clares 11263: Urbanist Poor Clares 11410: Colettine Poor Clares 11530: Capuchin Poor Clares

SFO HISTORY  ORIGINS  EARLY RULES  RECENT HISTORY

ORIGINS before 13th Century: before 13th Century: penitents penitents Penitents of Assisi Penitents of Assisi third order of lay penitents third order of lay penitents

EARLY RULES 1221: Honorius III, 1221: Honorius III, Memoriale propositi Memoriale propositi for all lay groups 1289: Nicholas IV, 1289: Nicholas IV, Supra montem for Franciscan Penitents for Franciscan Penitents

RECENT HISTORY Franciscan Third Orders Secular 1883: Leo XIII, 1883: Leo XIII, Misericors Dei Filius Misericors Dei Filius 1957: General Constitutions 1957: General Constitutions

RECENT HISTORY (cont.) Secular Franciscan Order 1978: Paul VI, 1978: Paul VI, Seraphicus Patriarcha 1984: Ritual 1984: Ritual 2000: General Constitutions 2000: General Constitutions

RECENT HISTORY (cont.) Secular Franciscan Order 1992 Statutes for Assistance 1992 Statutes for Assistance 2002 International Statutes 2002 International Statutes 2005 National Statutes 2005 National Statutes

SFO RELATIONS WITH THE FIRST ORDER WITH THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY

SFO RELATIONS WITH FIRST ORDER  Before 1978  Since 1978  Spiritual Assistance (will treat later)  Setting up Fraternities

BEFORE 1978 Four separate Four separate Third Orders Third Orders Each attached Each attached to an Order of friars to an Order of friars

SINCE 1978 A single Order Four levels of Fraternity Directed by Councils

SETTING UP the Local Fraternity One of the Orders of friars:  establishes a local fraternity  appoints a Spiritual Assistant  makes the pastoral visit

SETTING UP other levels of Fraternity SFO Councils:  c c c constitute regional and national Fraternities  m m m make fraternal visits

SETTING UP the International Fraternity The Holy See constituted the International Fraternity by approving the Rule and Constitutions

SFO RELATIONS WITH THE FRANCISCAN FAMILY  ON INTERNATIONAL LEVEL  ON NATIONAL LEVEL

ON INTERNATIONAL LEVEL Conference of the Franciscan Family:  four friar Ministers General  President, Conference of Franciscan Institutes  SFO Minister General

ON NATIONAL LEVEL  Observers/Consultants at friar Provincial Chapters at friar Provincial Chapters  Speakers in friar formation courses  Participants in friar work teams

SFO SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES THE SFO IN SINGAPORE

SOURCE OF RELIGIOUS INSTITUTES  from secular Brothers and Sisters of Penance  Third Order Regular of friars (TOR) founded in 1447 gives spiritual assistance to SFO

SOURCE (cont.) Third Order Regular of St Francis:  priests, Brothers, Sisters  John Paul II, 1982: Franciscanum vitae propositum

SOURCE (cont.) Founders of Franciscan entities who belonged to:  Third Order Regular of St Francis  Third Order Secular of St Francis

SOURCE (cont.) Founders of non-Franciscan entities who belonged to the Third Order Secular of St Francis

SFO IN SINGAPORE  Local Fraternities  Regional Fraternity

LOCAL FRATERNITIES 1953: Our Lady of Lourdes 1953: St Joseph 1976: St Elizabeth of Hungary

LOCAL FRATERNITIES (cont.) 1987: St Bonaventure 1988: St Margaret of Cortona 1988: St Clare

REGIONAL FRATERNITY of Singapore and Sabah St Michael 1991: Constituted 1993: Named

REGIONAL FRATERNITY of St Michael Assisted by: Friars OFM Sisters FMM, FMDM, FSIC

REGIONAL FRATERNITY of St Michael Collaborate with Muslim community Mercy Relief Funds for war victims

REGIONAL FRATERNITY of St Michael participate in Inter-Religious Organization Coastal Clean-up