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.
"See to it, my sons, that you never abandon the Portiuncula. If you are driven out from one side, go back in at the door. For this place is truly holy and is the dwelling place of God..."
Saint Francis of Assisi Celano, First Life CHAPTER VII
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