The group lived for a time in a deserted leper colony, but traveled throughout the region, living an ascetic life of poverty and preaching repentance. The austere rules were meant to echo the life of Jesus. The doctrines and principles of the three orders, which the pope approved in , are based on the spiritual teachings of Saint Francis, Clare of Assisi, Elizabeth of Hungary, Anthony of Padua, and religious scholars. Members of the Assisi orders lived their lives as street beggars who preached the word of God.
Francis would spend the rest of his days living a life of intense prayer and ministry, moving from one city to the next preaching the gospel by day and sleeping in churches by night. Franciscan traditions are steeped in Catholicism and focus on many of the same values, beliefs, and traditions of the Catholic faith, like the importance of charity, benevolence, and selflessness.
Franciscans do not believe in living lavishly while other Christians live in poverty and misery. Founding principles of Franciscanism include:. Bach with only the trees as his audience.
An interview with Fr. Photo: Fr. Larry right with friars Mark Soehner and Murray Bodo. Help us continue to serve the poor, care for the retired friars and our men in formation.
Subscribe to our monthly E-Newsletter! Prayer Request. Why am I a friar? Although his effort ultimately failed, Francis showed the extent of his repudiation of hostility and violence, and his understanding of universal kinship — the belief in our inherent dignity and worth as brothers and sisters. Together, Francis and Clare founded and inspired a movement of men and women who called for the transformation of society through a life of voluntary poverty, fraternity, and solidarity with the most marginalized—the three pillars of the Franciscan concept of minoritas.
Drawing on the rich spiritual legacy of Francis and Clare of Assisi, countless men and women, both lay and religious, have committed themselves to serving and working with some of the most economically poor and marginalized populations. Today, Franciscans are working all over the world on the front lines in areas experiencing conflict, environmental degradation, and extreme poverty.
These Franciscan men and women work tirelessly to promote, defend, and uphold human rights. Their work is brought to the international arena by Franciscans International , the non-governmental organization that represents the Franciscan family at the United Nations.
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