The Portiuncula, located in Jerusalem, Ohio, in the Diocese of Steubenville, is home to the Franciscan Lay Apostolate. We are humbly committed to imitating the Gospel life of Christ, and observing the Sacraments. Placing ourselves under strict and holy obedience to the Bishop of Steubenville, the Magisterium, and Father Nick Ward, we follow the Medieval Penitential First Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis, dated 1221 A.D.
"The bread of alms is holy and blessed bread, sanctified by the praise and love of the Omnipotent. For when a brother begs, he first says, 'Praised and blessed be the Lord our God!' And then he adds, 'Give me an alms for the love of God.' Thus praise sanctifies the bread, and the love of God blesses it."
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