Associates share the Sisters’ charism, and are called to share it with the world.
In Service of the Lord...
and renewed in the Spirit of Francis, we commit ourselves to...
"Follow faithfully in the footprints of Our Lord Jesus Christ"
(Cf. Rule 8, 25)
"Witness to the gospel by word and work"
(Cf. Rule 9, 29)
"Announce peace in our words and in our hearts"
(Cf. Rule 9, 30)
Never before has the Associates’ covenant ceremony been so long awaited, but the delay caused by the pandemic has been compensated for by the possibility of celebrating it on the very feast of St. Francis! This is what we experienced on October 4th in Messina...
It was with great joy that, on August 11th, 2019, I officialized my commitment to follow on the footsteps of Saint Francis and Mother Frances Schervier as an Associate of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor. The ceremony took place at the Santa Izabel Convent...
I was blessed to have been selected to participate in a cultural exchange learning tour to Kolkata, India from April 25th to May 5th. Myself and 13 others who are associated with Ten Thousand Villages (TTV) or Mennonite Central Committee visited...
Blessings and congratulations to six Associates who made their Covenants in Cincinnati, OH. Jason Bruns, Christian Jenkins, and Judith Mohr renewed their Covenants; Debra Downing made her initial Covenant; and Beverly and Brian Clipson...
Associates are lay Christian women and men who are called to walk with the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, following the Gospel and living out the healing charism of Mother Frances Schervier and Franciscan spirituality in their daily lives...
As I boarded the small plane from Cebu City, Philippines to Dumaguete City to meet the Sisters, I was excited and a bit anxious to experience the Sister's ministries in a different culture and environment. I retrieved my bag...
Dumaguete Kahupayan Center, Inc. is a Pastoral Care and Counseling Center for women and children in the Diocese of Dumaguete. It aims to create a space where women children and other individuals will be respected, where they can...
I first met the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor in 1991. I offered to help Sr. Giuliana by spending some hours volunteering for a Caritas project on behalf of Roma people. As it turned out, I ended up volunteering for almost ten years...
The graces of Pope Francis’ year of Mercy continue to challenge us to the concrete love of our poor brothers and sisters. Hélène Senghor, our aspirant Associate of the Kaïro Community (Samine) and I try to live out the corporal actions...
Last year in Padua, during a pastoral activity, some young participants and Sisters went to meet a woman who attended a project called, “The Colors of She who knows.” It is an experience that involves migrant women of different...
