Who were St. Francis and St. Clare? Holy and True Will. Amen! St. Francis and St. Clare were both raised in Assisi, Italy, surrounded by wealth and privilege, in the 13th Century. At this time What is this? in our heritage, our Holy Mother Church For more information about was going through many trials. The Franciscan Youth please contact: This is a personal invitation to enter Crusades were in high swing and the deeper into your journey of spiritual faithful had become lukewarm at best. discernment by way of a unique Sadly, corruption and indifference seemed community called “YouFra” to plague all of Christendom. (Sound familiar?) It was this social climate that Francis and YouFra Clare rejected in a radical way. They renounced materialism, shallow social Franciscan Youth or is an relations and the mistreatment of any part “YouFra” international community made up of of creation so as to seek a deeper intimacy young people (18-30) who feel with nature and closer relationship with compelled by the Holy Spirit, to our Heavenly Father. Through voluntary deepen their faith walk and to share poverty, charitable service to all those in the experience of Christian life in need, and prayer and penance, they both fraternity. walks in the light glorified God with their lives and “YouFra” of the message of St. Francis of Assisi, in Christian. essentially put “Christ” back Franciscan Youth meaning to say, they proclaim the Gospel always with their life and defend the value of life and all creation unceasingly. Fraternities “YouFra” Live in the world as a fool for Christ. are also in perfect union with our Holy Mother Church by way of the Secular Franciscan Order. belong as an integral part to “YouFra” Most High and Glorious God, the Franciscan Family and consider Bring Light to the Darkness of my Is God calling you? the Rule of the OFS its inspirational Heart! document. Fraternities seek “YouFra” Give me Right Faith, Certain Hope spiritual assistance from competent religious superiors and fraternal And Perfect Charity animation from the Secular Lord, Give me Insight and Wisdom Franciscans. So I might always Discern Your
Who were St. Francis and St. Clare? St. Francis and St. Clare were both raised in Assisi, Italy, surrounded by wealth and privilege, in the 13th Century. At this time in our heritage, our Holy Mother Church was going through many trials. The Crusades were in high swing and the faithful had become lukewarm at best. Sadly, corruption and indifference seemed to plague all of Christendom. (Sound familiar?) It was this social climate that Francis and Clare rejected in a radical way. They renounced materialism, shallow social relations and the mistreatment of any part of creation so as to seek a deeper intimacy with nature and closer relationship with our Heavenly Father. Through voluntary poverty, charitable service to all those in need, and prayer and penance, they both glorified God with their lives and essentially put “Christ” back in Christian. Live in the world as a fool for Christ. Most High and Glorious God, Bring Light to the Darkness of my Heart! Give me Right Faith, Certain Hope And Perfect Charity Lord, Give me Insight and Wisdom So I might always Discern Your Holy and True Will. Amen! For more information about Franciscan Youth please contact: Franciscan Youth Is God calling you? What is this? This is a personal invitation to enter deeper into your journey of spiritual discernment by way of a unique community called “YouFra” YouFra Franciscan Youth or “YouFra” is an international community made up of young people (18-30) who feel compelled by the Holy Spirit, to deepen their faith walk and to share the experience of Christian life in fraternity. “YouFra” walks in the light of the message of St. Francis of Assisi, meaning to say, they proclaim the Gospel always with their life and defend the value of life and all creation unceasingly. “YouFra” Fraternities are also in perfect union with our Holy Mother Church by way of the Secular Franciscan Order. “YouFra” belong as an integral part to the Franciscan Family and consider the Rule of the OFS its inspirational document. “YouFra” Fraternities seek spiritual assistance from competent religious superiors and fraternal animation from the Secular Franciscans.
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