For St. Francis, Community since the beginning was understood as a gift. St. Francis says in his Testament: “The Lord gave me some friars as gifts” and wants the friars to be called “minor” from the beginning.
The Community never considered itself as a privileged group or as being better than others. Within the Community there is room for everyone, whether poor, rich, educated or illiterate...
In the Community, each one is equal and cares about everyone else. The care is directed in a special way toward the poor – lepers, sick, thieves. Creation participates in this communion, and Francis calls all into this relationship as brothers and sisters: the birds, the wolf, the moon, the sun, worms, rocks and even death. We can say that Francis was the first one to sing and praise the Community of Life.
Community is a gift
So, how can we live this out NOW? How and where can we bring about places for COMMUNION AND CARE? We need to take up this great challenge in order to build our future:
Generate compassion and hope in the Community of life
On January 3 in Aachen, we celebrated the Bicentennial of the birth of our foundress, the Blessed Frances Schervier. Together with the Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis (SPSF), we wanted to honor this important anniversary of our common Mother...
At Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Brooklyn, NY, was celebrated on January 12,2019 as a was part of the Brooklyn Diocese Ministry to Filipino Immigrants. The origin of the feast relates to the gift given by Ferdinand Magellan...
The tiny seed that Mother Frances planted has grown in the Diocese of Kaolack, and has become a tree whose shadow gives comfort to ill and poor people. Like a watered plant, the foliage that is blooming in Koungheul gave seeds...
This visit by the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor to the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida in Aparecida do Norte, São Paulo State, home of our beloved Mother Aparecida was a time of joy and many blessings for all...
Filled with gratitude to God, we announce with joy that the 15th General Chapter of the Franciscan Sisters of the Poor, which was held in Aachen, Germany, after discernment and prayer, has elected a new Leadership...
It is with great joy and profound thanks to God that we announce that Sister Licia Mazzia, SFP, has been selected as Congregational Minister for a five-year term. Let us give thanks to God for the life given during these past five years...
Many of us have heard for the first time the concept of Ubuntu during the Congregational Conference, which took place in Rome in 2016. In this concept, we identify a style of life in which evangelical values can be found...
On the evening of September 11th, we meet together --all of the members of the Chapter together with a substantial group of Poor Sisters of St. Francis hailing from different communities -- inside the Chapel of the Motherhouse...
Ciao, comment vas-tu? Tudo bem and you? This sentence definitely sounds strange and it is perhaps even grammatically incorrect. Why choose it, then, as the opening of this written piece? In order to express the magic...
Come, Risen Christ. Come in our midst and in our wounded world. Come and give us the joy of living our daily life in the light of the Gospel and the Charism of Mother Frances. Make us willing and open to your creative originality in order to listen...
