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 Bishop Jeffrey Monforton of Steubenville, the Magisterium, and Father Timothy Davison, we follow the Medieval Penitential First Rule of the Third Order of St. Francis, dated 1221 A.D.
Who is it that we pass by in our headlong pursuit of God? Did you notice that person lying, huddled and frightened by the side of the road? Or did you ignore that bum, that tramp, that drug addict, that prostitute, that unwed mother, because they would hold you back from being the first one there to hug the neck of the Lord?
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