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The Joy of Francis The Joy of Francis Together for the Gospel! Fall/Winter, 2006 - Vol. 14, No. 2 Saint Elizabeth of Hungary VIII Centenary 17 Nov 2006 / 17 Nov 2008 “I am pleased to inform you that, in its last meeting of April 2006, In This Issue the CIOFS Presidency decided that the Secular Franciscan Order will celebrate the 800th anniversary of the birth of Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, from November 17, 2006 St. Elizabeth of Hungary Page to November 17, 2008. Future of Spiritual Ass’ts Page Yes, you read correctly – we will Initial Formation Seminars Page 2 dedicate two years to our Patron Lay Spiritual Assistants Page 3 so that we can get to know her well and live her Franciscan and From Assisi, Fr. Steve Page 4 secular spirituality of a young Call to the Lay Faithful Page 4 spouse and mother, who did Formation Page 5 not hesitate to take on heavy Advent Page 6 government responsibilities in her “reign”, achieving, through love Already a Total Gift Page 7 and dedication (in a very difficult Fraternity News Page 8 St. Elizabeth, cont. page 15 Rebuild My House Page 11 Why is There War? Page 2 Remembering 9-11 Page 3 To my Franciscan Family: SFO National Council Page 4 The Future of Spiritual Assistants 2007 Rel Ed Congress Page 4 by Rock DeSpain, Regional Minister Legend of St. Elizabeth Page 5 On Nobility of Soul Page 6 After spending a year and a half in and had the usual feelings most Calendar of Saints Page 8 classes, visitations and elections, of us get when we undertake Regional Directory Page 9 I was certified as a Lay Spiritual something new. Fortunately there Assistant on July 1, 2006. I knew was an internship in my future. this was not an end but a beginning continued page Secular Franciscan Order St. Francis Region #52 S. California, USA Fall/Winter, 2006 - Vol. 14, No. 2 http://www.stfrancisregion.org Page Future of Spiritual Assistants continued from page Initial Formation Seminars Larry Frasor, Regional Vice-Minister This was a comforting feeling as I pondered my future as a At the St. Francis Regional Gathering held on October 21, 2006, an Lay Spiritual Assistant. We had announcement was made that a new opportunity for Formation is being spent so many hours studying offered by the Region. All of those persons in initial formation will be our books, but what was even required to attend and everyone in our Fraternities is invited. These more important, we spent a lot seminars are designed to supplement and not to replace the one-to- of discussion time on typical one and small group formation already going on in each Fraternity. problems that arose in a fraternity “In our travels around the region, one Order, one Formation, one and how to solve the problems Fraternities are doing different Franciscan secular life. from a pastoral point of view. things, having different Formation The Lay Spiritual Assistants and Vision over structure became processes. How can we be on the Certified Formation Members our battle cry and it made so Order if we are going in different will conduct these seminars, in directions? Soon we will begin a much sense. But what did the each District. In March of 2006, series of four one-day seminars. future hold for me and the other Cardinal Stanislaus Ryalko, These seminars will be held in each 15 Lay Spiritual Assistants in St. President of the Papal Commission District and they will be repeated in Francis Region? I was sure the on the Laity, speaking to ecclesial each District once every eighteen Holy Spirit would reveal what groups such as ours, made a mind months. The topics covered will be boggling statement. He said, was supposed to happen, but I the SFO Rule, the SFO Constitution still thought about it. and Statutes, SFO History, and ‘Christain families are no longer As we Lay Spiritual Assistants SFO Prayer and Spiritual Life. We able to pass on the faith to the started out internship, I heard hope that on Profession Day, all next generation, and neither are about the forthcoming annual Candidates will be professing to the parishes, although they must the same basic Formation. Does Conference of National Spiritual continue.’ this take away from the Formation Assistants gathering in Easton, responsibilities of the Fraternities? We must bind together in the New PA. and asked if I could attend. Crusade to Rebuild the Church. The answer was yes and I asked Absolutely not! We must consecrate and dedicate if Larry Frasor, our Regional We hope these seminars will give our lives to this pursuit. Francis Vice Minister and also a Lay each Fraternity all the time they showed us the way. It is our turn to Spiritual Assistant could attend need to do one-on-one Formation, follow. God be with us!” with me and I was told yes. So get to know their Candidates Synopsis of Seminar Larry and I went and spent 4 days better, allow each person to share with National, Provincial and their faith with other members Topics: Regional Spiritual Assistants. of the Fraternity, allow time for A SECULAR FRANCISCAN Apostolic endeavors, extend WHERE DO WE COME It was an excellent experience prayer, scriptural study etc., and FROM ? for Larry and me. We listened by Profession that we may be more (St Francis and the Third Order: to the Friars talk about their closely united with each other. By Raphel Pazzalli T.O.R.) Journey. It was a special blessing Profession we are bonded and to spend one of the days working bound to work together to rebuild BROTHERS AND SISTERS OF on discussion questions about the Church. In other words, our PENANCE continued on page 17 goal is one Doctrine, one Church, continued on page 17 Secular Franciscan Order St. Francis Region #52 S. California, USA Fall/Winter, 2006 - Vol. 14, No. 2 http://www.stfrancisregion.org Page 2 Region Receives 11 New Lay Spiritual Assistants SFO Lay Spiritual Assistants, Left to right : Peter Hanh Nguyen, Rock DeSpain, Catalina Tan, Joachim Nguyen Van Du, Sylvia Paoli, Mary Lynn, Kim Tong, (Rev. Stephen R. Gross, OFM Conv.), Anthony Hoang Van Le, Robert Herbelin, Larry Frasor, Armando Lomeli, and Joseph Bui As of July 1, 2006, Saint Francis Secular Franciscans. Fr. Steve Regional Minister, Rock deSpain, Region #52 has 11 new Lay said that it is important that they reminded us that as a result of Spiritual Assistants. be “credible examples in today’s their specialized training, the Lay world of Christian living in a Spiritual Assistants have a better Members of the Region gathered Franciscan way.” grasp of the needs of the SFO than at St. Gregory the Great parish to many of the First Order. attend Mass and welcome these The new Lay Spiritual Assistants new Assistants into our hearts. will not be assigned to particular After Mass, there was the The diversity of their backgrounds SFO Fraternities, but they will traditional “no one goes hungry” is well matched with the many instead be sent where they are meal with a bit of a twist. In a cultures and ethnicities represented needed as the need arises. in the Region. In his homily, Fr. bitter-sweet double event, the Steve said that it is no coincidence According to the revised Rule of Region also said good-bye to Fr. that as fewer Friars are available to 1978, the Friars supporting the Steven Gross, OFM Conv., who act as Spiritual Assistants, that this Secular Fraternities are “Spiritual has been part of the Conference of development in Lay Spirituality Assistants,” not directors. The Regional Spiritual Assistants and would happen. do not run the meeting nor the was assigned to St. Francis Region, Fraternity. Their task became and is now being reassigned to It is definitely the Will of the Holy communicating Franciscan Assisi. Spirit that we have these workers Spirituality and assisting in the vineyard. They are not in Formation. All Spiritual imitation priests, but rather a truly Assistants, including our new Lay Lay force enlivening the spiritual Spiritual Assistants, represent life of the Secular Franciscan the Friars. The First Orders have Order. They are not “spiritual been very clear that the SFO is superiors” to their brethren, but are OUR Order and that we must pastoral guides working to foster maintain and enliven it. At present a deeper insight into Franciscan there are 43 groups in the Region spirituality and formation of the and 16 Lay Spiritual Assistants. Secular Franciscan Order St. Francis Region #52 S. California, USA Fall/Winter, 2006 - Vol. 14, No. 2 http://www.stfrancisregion.org Page 3 The Call to the communion, which has among its Greetings Everyone purposes the transformation of the Lay Faithful world. Working in the Church is a path Pace e Bene From Co-Workers in the Vinyards of the Lord, A Resource for Guiding of Christian discipleship to be the Development of Lay Ecclesial encouraged by the hierarchy. The from Assisi!! Ministry, by the Committee on the possibility that lay persons undertake Laity of the United States Conference Church ministries can be grounded of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), 2005. I’ve been here for about two months in Scripture and the teachings of the now and I continue to learn so Lay men and women hear and Church, from St. Paul to the Second much from the experience of taking answer the universal call to holiness Vatican Council and in more recent pilgrims and tourists through the primarily and uniquely in the documents. “Sharing in the function Basilica of St.
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