November 2016 The Brothers and Sisters of St. Francis Region VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1 Secular Franciscan Order a the Padre Pio Fraternity a Let Us Pray for the Repose of the Souls of Deceased Members of our Padre Pio Fraternity Grace Lambert, OFS -Professed- 10/4/1984-Deceased 11/28/1985 A. Gordon Keating, OFS-Professed 11/25 /1945-Deceased 6/22/1986 Daniel Skurski, OFS-Professed 12/4/1987- Deceased 9/04/1994 Paul Rutz, OFS - Professed 12/7/ 1986- Deceased 1/30/1995 Lesley Stinson, OFS-Professed 10/7/1995/-Deceased 2/13/1996- Wally Bauer, OFS -Professed 9/7/ 1958- Deceased 1/21/1997 Marie Grissi, OFS-Professed 1959- Deceased 05/09/1999 The Transitus of St. Francis Patricia Stapleton, OFS-Professed At the St. Francis Church in Raleigh 5/05/1999-Deceased 11/30/2010 Ron Howe, OFS professed was well attended on October 3rd. This impressive 10/2/1999--Deceased 1/19/2012 Franciscan devotion helped us to remember the passing of Jane Sullivan-Farris,,OFS- Saint Francis from this life into God. Victoria Romero, Professed 5/5/1996-Deceased OSF read the narration. Fr. Steve Patti, OFM read the 3/7/2012 part of St. Francis, and Michael Hancock, OFS did the Louise Friedman, OFS- readings. Jim Wahl, Director of Liturgy and Music led us Professed-1/2/1983 -Deceased in singing and did a beautiful solo for Psalm 142. The 07/24/2013 professed renewed their perpetual profession commitment Vincent McKone, OFS’ - at the end of the observance. There were refreshments Professed-12/13/1953 - December 20, afterwards in the Founders Room. 1927 ~ January 5th 2015 Jonetta Beresford, wife of Stan “Praised be You, my Lord, through our Driscoll, OFS – Deceased 05/23/14 Cutler Kornegay husband of Cheryl Sister Bodily Death, from whom no one a Kornegay, OFS – Deceased living can escape. 06/05/2016 We celebrate the Father Linus DiSantis, OFM Woe to those who die in mortal sin. Feast of All Saints Conventual – Deceased Dec. 1, 2015 Blessed are those whom death will find of the Seraphic in Your most holy will, Orders on 29 May our brothers and for the second death shall do them no November sisters rest in peace. harm.” ~ Canticle of the Sun Franciscan Saints for November Page 2 01 All Saints Day 27 St. Francis Anthony Fasini death at the age of 24 and was 02 All Souls Day OFM Conventual quickly canonized. 03Bl. Teresa Manganiello, 28 St. James of the March, “Lord, by Thy cruel death, and Italy is known as the corner OFM helped spread devotion by Thy dear mother Mary, stone of the Franciscan to the Holy Name of Jesus. deliver these poor souls from Immaculatine Sisters. their sufferings; Lord, by Thy 04 St. Charles Borromeo 17 St Elizabeth of Hungary five sacred wounds save us.” - 1538-1584 was the cardinal 1207-1231 St. Elizabeth of Hungary archbishop of Milan from 1564 Patron of the Third Orders to 1584. Among the great along with St. Louis IX of November Devotion reformers of the troubled France. Elizabeth appreciated sixteenth century, Borromeo, her dignity from childhood on. The month of November is with St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. She found her sweetest delight dedicated to the poor souls in Philip Neri, and others, led the in being united with God by purgatory. All souls day falls on movement to combat the prayer and pious practices, and November 2nd, which is when we inroads of the Protestant her favorite occupation was to commemorate all the faithful Reformation. serve God in His poor and sick departed. 06 Bl. Alfonso Lopez, priest, members. Elizabeth was a and companions, martyrs. princess of the Kingdom of Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, 07 St. Didacus of Alcala c. Hungary and a greatly and let perpetual light shine upon 1400-1463 was a Spanish lay venerated Catholic saint who them. May the souls of the faithful brother of the Order of Friars was an early member of the Minor Third Order of St. Francis, by departed Franciscans, through the 13 St. Frances Xavier which she is honored as its mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Cabrini 1850-1917 founded patroness. Elizabeth was the Missionary Sisters of the married at the age of 14, and The Holy Father’s Sacred Heart, a Catholic widowed at 20. After her religious institute that was a husband's death she sent her Intentions for November major support to the Italian children to be with relatives immigrants to the United and used her dowry to build a Universal: Countries Receiving States. She was the first citizen hospital where she herself and Refugees of the United States to be her servants served the sick. canonized by the Roman She became a symbol of That the countries which take in a Catholic Church (July 7, 1946) Christian charity after her great number of displaced persons 14 St. Nicholas Tavelich was a and refugees may find support for Franciscan missionary, who their efforts which show died a martyr's death in solidarity. Jerusalem. He was the first Evangelization: Collaboration Croatian saint. of Priests and Laity 18 Blessed Salome 1201-1268 19 St. Agnes of Assisi was the That within parishes, priests and sister of St. Clare and her first lay people may collaborate in follower. service to the community without 22 Christ, the King giving in to the temptation of 25 Bl. Elizabeth of Reute, discouragement. virgin, III Ord Council Members Apostolates Spiritual Assistant: David McBriar, OFM For CPO or Library E-mail Maureen Copan, OFS Lay Minister: W. Stanley Driscoll , OFS For Hospitality E-mail Marie Roccoforte, OFS Vice Minister: Frank Peluso. OFS For JPIC & Oak City Outreach, E-mail Ellen Formation Director: Ferrone, OFS Sharon Winzeler, OFS (Oak City 11/26/16) Appointed Treasurer: For Prayer Requests Louis Coker, OFS, E-mail Laurie Wilburn, OFS Secretary: For the Scrapbook Maureen Copan. OFS E-mail Laurie Wilburn, OFS Congratulations Councilor: For Sunshine Suzanne Nelson, OFS 3rd Year Anniversary Call Marge Zombek, OFS BSSF Region W. StanleyDriscoll, OFS For the Newsletter Minister: E-mail Frank Peluso, OFS 11/30/2013 DorothyAnn Rowland, For the Website OFS E-mail Michael Hancock, “Holy humility confounds pride and all the men of this OFS. We are on the web at: Area 3 Councilors : http://ofscentralnc.org Bob Pearson, OF world and all things that are in the world.” Carolyn Peruzzi, OFS NEXT GATHERING: Overview for October 2016 ~ Francis of Assisi January 2017 Our Companions in *********** Prayer ~ the Poor Annual Retreat Clares at Travelers Rest, S.C. November 19, 2016, 9:00 - 4:00 I love you this much! : Annual Fraternity Retreat at St. Happy Birthday to Francis of Assisi Raleigh, NC Fr. Steve Kluge, OFM will be our Sister Kathy Delancey, OSC facilitator. Topic: Unwrapping the Gift: How Sts. Francis, Clare and November 27 th Bonaventure Help Us to See Please keep the brides of Christ in your prayers, Christ Alive in Us. To find out more about the Poor Clares go to: *********** http://poorclaresc.com/zzz/who-we-are/staff/ . Mother Teresa's Pope Francis announces new consistory to coincide with close of Acceptance Speech, Jubilee by Elise Harris held on 10 Vatican City, Oct 9, 2016 / 05:39 am (EWTN News/CNA) December 1979 in the Oslo City Hall, On Sunday, October 2, 2016, Pope Francis announced that he will hold a Norway. consistory of cardinals on the Nov. 19 vigil of the close of the Jubilee of Mercy, during which he will elevate 17 new cardinals – including three (Nobel Peace Prize) Americans. “……(Jesus) said that “Dear brothers and sisters I am happy to announce that Saturday, Nov. 19 at at the hour of death we the vigil for the closing of the Holy Door of mercy, a consistory will take are going to be judged place for the nomination of 13 cardinals from 5 continents,” the Pope said on what we have been Oct. 9. to the poor, to the hungry, naked, the “The fact that they come from 11 nations expresses the universality of the homeless, and he Church, which announces and bears witness to the good news of the mercy makes himself that of God in every corner of the earth.” hungry one, that naked one, that homeless Opened Dec. 8, 2015 – the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – the one, not only hungry Jubilee is set to close Nov. 20, with the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, for bread, but hungry King of the Universe. for love, not only naked for a piece of Among the 17 new cardinal-elects are three Americans: Archbishop Blasé cloth, but naked of that Cupich of Chicago, Archbishop Joseph Tobin of Indianapolis and Bishop human dignity, not Kevin Farrell, prefect of the new Congregation for Laity, Family and Life. only homeless for a room to live, but homeless for that being forgotten, been The good you do unloved, uncared, Quotes of today people will St. Teresa of being nobody to often forget Calcutta nobody, having tomorrow. forgotten what is Be good anyway If you judge people, . human love, what is Give the world the you have no time to best you have and it human touch, what is love them. to be loved by may never be good somebody, and he enough. There are no great Give the world the says: Whatever you things, only small best you've got did to the least of these things done with great love. anyway. my brethren, you did it You see, in the final to me…..” analysis it is between Let no one ever you and God come to you without It was never between leaving happier.