1. FOR UNDERSTANDING AND ASSISTING THE SFO
CONFERENCE OF GENERAL ASSISTANTS GUIDELINES FOR THE FORMATION OF THE FRIARS
FOR UNDERSTANDING AND ASSISTING THE SFO

2. FOREWORD

3. “walk together in the ways of the Lord” Letter of General Ministers 1978

4. RECIPROCAL UNDERSTANDING
SAME SPIRITUAL FAMILY
with
RECIPROCAL UNDERSTANDING
and
VITAL COMMUNION

5. SHARE CHURCH’S MISSION
UNITE EFFORTS
COOPERATE
EXCHANGE GIFTS
Vita consecrata, 54

6. DIRECTIONS FOR APOSTOLATE
RESULTS
INSIGHTS INTO CHARISM
DIRECTIONS FOR APOSTOLATE
Vita consecrata, 55

7. SFO RULE AND GENERAL CONSTITUTIONS
Stress:
Same spiritual family
Reciprocal communion
Pastoral care
Spiritual assistance

8. RELATIONSHIP SFO / OFM BRANCHES
Share common charism
Pastoral care
Spiritual assistance

9. SPIRITUAL AND PASTORAL ASSISTANCE
Friar Superiors:
Assure spiritual assistance
“suitable and prepared”
Make pastoral visits

10. To be updated and coordinated Guides in the spiritual life
SPIRITUAL ASSISTANTS
To be updated and coordinated
Guides in the spiritual life
Cultivate the spirit

11. by the religious Orders:
FORMATION OF FRIARS
by the religious Orders:
Adequate preparation
In formation programs:
initial and ongoing
Understand and affirm SFO
SFO General Chapter 1990

12. SFO Presidency and National Councils
FORMATION OF FRIARS
by the secular Order:
SFO Presidency and National Councils
Stimulate friars’ formation regarding SFO
SFO General Chapter 1996

13. Exercise higher management of SFO Legislate life-giving union
RELIGIOUS ORDERS
Exercise higher management of SFO
Legislate life-giving union
Exhort friars to know SFO
Require adequate preparation of Assistants

14. GUIDELINES For all Franciscan religious Insert in formation programs
To prepare Spiritual Assistants