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May 2017 Beyond the Region Especially for Secular Franciscans Up to Now Newsletter of the St. Margaret of Cortona Region of the Secular Franciscan Order Covering the District of Columbia, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and portions of West Virginia and Pennsylvania OFMCap Philippus, Philippus Fr. Volume 20, Issue 4 Let us begin again, for up to now we have done nothing. May 2017 Beyond the Region especially for Secular Franciscans. CIOFS Family Commission Announces Annual This is an opportunity to stretch our understanding of Theme 2017 Franciscan spirituality, but it’s also a way to come in con- The Family Commission of CIOFS has announced that tact with brothers and sisters from around the country the theme for 2017 is “Caring of Frailties: Mercy and -- a great say to develop our sense that we’re part of a Discernment.” much larger group. The focus will be on the faithful who find themselves in The seminar runs from July 6 to July 9, and this year’s complicated situations. Special attention will be paid to topic is Multiculturalism & Diversity: Who Is My Neigh- the children, the elderly, the sick, those who have no fam- bor? ily, and others who find themselves in fragile situations. The facilitators are Mary Stronach, OFS. She has held The theme for 2017 is meant as an orientation: Each fra- many JPIC and formation positions, and works as a mul- ternity must evaluate and reflect on it according to its ticultural interpreter for an organization that serves refu- own needs. The commission requests that initiatives gees and immigrant from throughout the world. taken by the various fraternities as a result of their con- The other OFS facilitator is Carolyn D. Townes, OFS, who sideration be communicated to the CIOFS Secretariat for works as a loss to life mindset strategist, supporting the Family Commission before October 2017. women who have experienced grief and loss as they The outline of the proposal for application of the theme more to a new life. She is the national Animator for Jus- within fraternities can be found on page 12. tice, Peace and Integrity of Creation and is on the board of the Franciscan Action Network. Nominations for Justice, Peace and Integrity The workshop brochure can be found on page 15, and of Creation Award Now Open you can learn more about the workshop at https://sites. Each year, the JPIC Committee honors an individual who google.com/francis.edu/ofssummerseminar is doing exemplary work in the areas of peace, social jus- tice and the care of God’s creation. Nominations open only to members of the In This Issue. worldwide Franciscan Family: First Order, Second Order, Religious Order Sisters, Regional Minister’s Message ........................................2 Secular Franciscan, or any member of the Regional Formation Director’s Message ........................3 Ecumenical Franciscan Family, whether Formation Directors Weekend Registration Form ............4 clergy or lay. Annual Regional Retreat 2017 ....................................... 5 Around the Region .......................................................6 A nomination form can be found on page FMS Honors University Founders ...................................7 14. Nominations should be sent to Carolyn Townes, OFS, What Are We Reading ...................................................8 at [email protected]. The deadline for nomina- We Have a New Franciscan Blessed ...............................9 tions is July 15, 2017. Mark Your Calendar ......................................................9 Websites of Interest .....................................................9 St. Francis University Summer Seminar for Franciscan Saints, Blesseds and Feasts ...................... 10 Secular Franciscans. Family Commission Annual Theme .............................. 12 Every year for the last seven years, St. Francis University Nomination Form JPIC Award ...................................... 14 in Loretto, Penn., has offered a summer seminar geared 8th Summer Seminar for Secular Franciscans ...............15 Regional Minister’s Message as a poor and humble woman fully shared our lot.” Francis and Mary During the month of May, we may want to remember the two Marian prayers written by St. I’m writing to you on Francis: the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. It’s a very Hail, O Lady, Holy Queen, Mary, holy Mother of special feast day this year God, because 100 years ago this Who are the Virgin made Church, month three shepherd chosen by the most Holy Father in heaven children saw the famous whom he consecrated with His most holy Marian apparition at a cave beloved Son and with the Holy Spirit the in Fatima, Portugal. Pope Paraclete, Francis is visiting the site in whom there was and is all fullness of grace today. and every good. Saint Francis held a close Hail, His Palace! Hail, His Tabernacle! affection and profound respect for Mary. In our Hail, His Dwelling! Hail, His Robe! Rule, we learn: Hail, His Servant! Hail, His Mother! The Virgin Mary, humble servant of the Lord, was open to his every word and call. She was And Hail, all You holy virtues which are poured embraced by Francis with indescribable love and into the hearts of the faithful declared the protectress and advocate of his through the grace and enlightenment of the family. The Secular Franciscans should express Holy Spirit, their ardent love for her by imitating her that from being unbelievers, You may make them complete self-giving and by praying earnestly faithful to God. and confidently. (A Salutation of the Blessed Virgin Mary) We also learn from the Exhortation of St. Francis And the antiphon to his Office of the Passion: to the Brothers and Sisters in Penance (also part Holy Virgin Mary, among the women born into of our Rule) that “We are mothers, when we carry the world, him in our heart and body through divine love and there is no one like you. a pure and sincere conscience; we give birth to Daughter and servant of the most high and him through a holy life which must give light with supreme King others by example.” and of the Father in heaven, In effect, we are called to be Mary, and to “give Mother of our most Holy Lord Jesus Christ, birth” to Jesus by living a holy life, sharing the Spouse of the Holy Spirit, light of Christ to others by how we live our own pray for us with St. Michael the Archangel, lives. all the powers of heaven and all the saints at the side of your most holy beloved Son, our But how can we relate to a historical figure like Lord and Teacher. Mary? So much has been written about her, so Patrick Martin many images and descriptions, so many different Regional Minister reflections on what it means to be a woman and a mother through the centuries. My favorite comes from Blessed Pope Paul VI. In his apostolic letter, Marialis Cultus, Pope Paul teaches us that Mary “is held up as an example for the way in which, in her own particular life, she fully and responsibly accepted God’s will, because she heard the Word of God and acted on it, and because charity and a spirit of service were the driving force of her actions. She is worthy of imitation because she was the first and most perfect of Christ’s disciples.” heaven-the-first-fatima-apparition/ The Pope wrote that Mary is “truly our sister, who https://catholicismpure.wordpress.com/2012/05/13/i-am-of- Volume 20, Issue 4 May 2017 Page 2 Regional Formation Director’s Message in Faulkner, MD, from October 6-8. Formation directors, please mark your calendars. The cost is $260. The regis- Dear Brothers & Sisters! A blessed Easter to one and all! tration form is on page 4. He has risen! Truly, He has risen! The workshop will be covering the topic of “On-Going” On April 1, we held our 8th Annual Day of Reflection for our Inquirers, Candidates, and newly professed at the Shrine Formation, beginning first with formation within ourselves of St. Anthony in Ellicott City. The theme was “Growing and then learning ways to branch out to help others be- and Changing with Christ and St. Francis.” Approximately come better formed as Secular Franciscans. Conversion 65 people were in attendance. Through the use of talks is a lifelong process; therefore, we should be constantly and PowerPoint presentations, we learned and reflected “on-going” in our commitment to serve God and neighbor. on how we should be growing spiritually in the same man- ner that we grow physically. In our last issue of UTN, I talked about the need for dis- cernment to determine one’s call to the OFS. I would like Together, we discussed the need for God’s grace in or- to follow up by mentioning the need for individual com- der to become spiritually mature. Growth in Christ comes mitment to fraternal life, as well as the importance of from the sacraments, spiritual reading, meditation, pen- those in formation attending the monthly gatherings. Ar- ance, and performing corporal and spiritual works of ticle 19 of the National Statutes states: mercy. It also comes through fellowship in our own fra- ternities, parishes, and communities. Growth in the Holy • All persons in initial formation, in addition to Spirit comes from the reception of the Holy Eucharist and attending their formation sessions, must participate in spending quiet time with God, especially in front of the in the meetings of the Local Fraternity, as this is an Blessed Sacrament. indispensable presupposition for initiation into During the first talk, I mentioned two philosophies I be- community prayer and into fraternity life [cf. General lieve to be true. They are: “Whatever you feed grows,” and Constitutions, article #40.3]. “You become what you are around.” I introduced these statements into our group sharing by comparing the Therefore, I am urging all formation directors to please growth of our body with the growth of our souls.
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