Monday, December 09, 2024

The Franciscan Lay Apostolate (F.L.A.)

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  Apostolicam Actuositatem is the Second Vatican Council's Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity. It defines the mission of the lay Chr...

Have You Done Your Best?

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  "God will not ask how many books you have read; how many miracles you have worked; He will ask you if you have done your best, for th...

A Fish Out Of Water

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  A fish out of water quickly dies, so too does the soul of a believer who spends too much time away from prayer. ~ Fra Chris T

The Franciscan Lay Apostolate is Dedicated to Serving the Poor

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  We do not want the Franciscan Lay Apostolate, as has been the case with other religious orders throughout history, to begin serving the po...
Saturday, December 07, 2024

Adoro Te Devote

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Friday, December 06, 2024

What HAPPENED to the Franciscans?

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Thursday, November 28, 2024

Vatican II

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Sunday, October 27, 2024

Ceremony of Investment Into the Franciscan Lay Apostolate

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  The investment of postulants with the scapular and cord takes place ordinarily twice a year at the monthly fraternity meeting of the Order...

Insignificant and Unbalanced

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Have no fear of being thought insignificant or unbalanced, but preach repentance with courag e and simplicity. Have faith in the Lord, who h...

Place Thy Mouth Where Thou Dost Set Thy Feet

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  (LET YOUR NOSE HIT THE DIRT) Fra Chris Dickson, Servant General of the Franciscan Lay Apostolate (F.L.A.) A friar once said to Brother Gil...
Saturday, October 26, 2024

Hail Mary

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  Dear Parishioners, It has been said that the late Cardinal Annibale Bugnini, architect of the 1969 Novus Ordo Missae (the so-called “New M...
Sunday, October 20, 2024

Portiuncula Chapel Completed at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Ozark, Ohio

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Photo of the completed Portiuncula Chapel in Ozark, Ohio After nearly 12 years of fund raising and collecting cut sand stones, the Portiuncu...
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Monday, October 14, 2024

Portiuncula Altar Jerusalem, Ohio

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Wednesday, October 09, 2024

The First Mass At Ozark’s Portiuncula

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Father Nicholas Ward leads a mass Friday, Oct. 4 at the recently completed chapel in Ozark. The doors stood wide open at the small, curious ...
Saturday, August 31, 2024

THE FRANCISAN LAY APOSTOLATE FOLLOWS THE PERIMITIVE RULE OF 1221 A.D.

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  Here begins the Rule of the Continent Brothers and Sisters: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The mem...