Canonical Approval Of The Poor Friars & Nuns (franciscan-carmilita

[Poor Friars]

Peace and Good to you all!
After 15 years of hard work and sacrifices,
with great joy we announce to you the CANONICAL APPROVAL of the
Little Friars and Sisters of Jesus and Mary
as Public Association ("Ad Experamentum" for 3 years at a Diocesan rite)
in anticipation of becoming an Institute of Consecrated Life with an Episcopal Decree
made on the 30th of May 2014.
Please CLICK HERE to see the 9min video of the official ceremony.

 

www.poorfriars.net
www.poornuns.net

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Edited June 13, 2014 by Poor Friars

[OnlySunshine]

How wonderful!  So your order combines Franciscan and Carmelite spirituality?  I always thought that would make an amazing charism and thought about creating my own combination within a new community for the longest time.  It's neat to hear that has occurred.  :)

[Poor Friars]

Yes! It is truly wonderful!... I have been living this Charism for now 12 years, and in contact with it for 15 years.. I can not thank the Lord enough for this beautiful Grace of being able to combine a Semi-Contemplative life in a cloister with an Active-Poor life of evangelizing along the streets of the world!..
Here's another video of how this Charism came to birth:
CLICK HERE to view the 6 min video...

Edited June 13, 2014 by Poor Friars

[OnlySunshine]

Yes! It is truly wonderful!... I have been living this Charism for now 12 years, and in contact with it for 15 years.. I can not thank the Lord enough for this beautiful Grace of being able to combine a Semi-Contemplative life in a cloister with an Active-Poor life of evangelizing along the streets of the world!..
Here's another video of how this Charism came to birth:
CLICK HERE to view the 6 min video...

 

Are you located solely in Italy?  I'm located in the US and this is the first time I've heard of your order.  :)
 

[Poor Friars]

We are in three diocese in Italy and one diocese in Louisiana. We have been trying to establish a community here in the United States for the last 4 years, but given the very strict American visa process, we have had to return to Italy each summer. I finished my studies towards Priesthood at the Lateran Pontifical University at Rome, then came back last year and was ordained a deacon. I now have a Religious worker visa and can stay until 2017 before we God willing will then attempt renewing it.

Edited June 13, 2014 by Poor Friars

[maximillion]

Wonderful news.Praise God.

[reminiscere]

And what if after three years, the Bishop of Noto revokes his ad experimentum approval? Will there be similar problems as before?

[Poor Friars]

Peace and good again!
Thank you all the lovely people who have been encouraging us for this very special moment for us. It is nice to receive your congratulations... you are like balm to our hearts, much different than the thorns we have had to endure for so long.
Yes, we are a new community, and yes we have had to endure many birthpains. I met this community 15 years ago and it has transformed my life. I met the first thee members and had to go all the same doubts that "riminiscere" is going through now before I found the courage to trully say "yes" to the Lord, leave all that I ever knew and then move to Italy to become a friar. Thanks be to God, he gave me the wisdom to pray over it and find the signs to illuminate my intelligence. If I had not received the certainty that this be a project of God and His project for me, I most certainly would not have had the strength to endure the many false accusations we have had to face.
Well, what can I say?... If I had remained behind the doubts year ago, I would still be a very bitter and sinicle man, doubtful of the most beautiful experience I had of God through this community. People will doubt our work even when we become a Pontifical rite (with the Grace of God). Jesus even after his Resurrection is still doubted by many. He was Crucifed by those who were blind to His deeds and considered him a failiure. He is now Glorious, and those who persevered alongside Him are now Glorious. Some people consider the chalanges in life as "problems" I am asking the Lord to continue to accept them as "Crosses"..
It's true, we're not perfect.. Could we have done bettter in the past? Yes... Do we want to do better in the future? Absolutely. But it is with God's grace. our Holy perseverance and the discernment of our Holy Mother Catholic Church over these three years that will answer your question. I want to be remembered in history for someone who has stuck by my Lord defending his cause rather that doubting it and accusing it. 
Best wishes of Holiness,
the Little Friars and Sisters of Jesus and Mary.

[beatitude]

Joining a new community is riskier than joining a well-established one, and it wouldn't be for me, but some people are called to do just that! :) This community has the blessing of the Church to try for three years as a congregation of diocesan right, and that seems legit enough to me - we can only pray for the community and for the people whom they will minister to.

[Poor Friars]

Peace and Good "Beatitude",
Thank you so much for your prayers, they are much appreciated !
You will also be remembered in ours.

[BarbTherese]

I hope that this community lasts and lasts and increases and increases with every blessing from The Lord.  I think it is a beautiful and needed religious community of friars and religious sisters, wish I was young enough also my bones creak and walk ten paces and I am limping, twenty paces and I need to sit down because my left leg has gone on me! :)  In my intentions, Amen.

[petitpèlerin]

This is fantastic news! And what a beautiful charism. I'm a Franciscan at heart and also have a deep love for Carmelite spirituality. If I were drawn to Italian language and culture the way I'm drawn to French then I'd be interested myself. ;) Prayers for your community's growth, especially here in the US! We need your witness here!

[MargaretTeresa]

Peace and Good to you all!
After 15 years of hard work and sacrifices,
with great joy we announce to you the CANONICAL APPROVAL of the
Little Friars and Sisters of Jesus and Mary
as Public Association ("Ad Experamentum" for 3 years at a Diocesan rite)
in anticipation of becoming an Institute of Consecrated Life with an Episcopal Decree
made on the 30th of May 2014.
Please CLICK HERE to see the 9min video of the official ceremony.

 

www.poorfriars.net
www.poornuns.net

https://www.facebook.com/groups/poorfriars/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/poornuns/

https://twitter.com/PoorFriars
https://twitter.com/PoorNuns

 

I have met the Poor Friar in the front (very front, second from right). Saw him at a bbq for Dumb Ox ministries this past weekend... 

[petitpèlerin]

I love the sisters' habits. I love the head wrap. I'm not really excited about wimples and veils, they're so constricting. Maybe I could reconsider Italian . . . ? ;)

Edited June 16, 2014 by petitpèlerin

[Poor Friars]

I hope that this community lasts and lasts and increases and increases with every blessing from The Lord.  I think it is a beautiful and needed religious community of friars and religious sisters, wish I was young enough also my bones creak and walk ten paces and I am limping, twenty paces and I need to sit down because my left leg has gone on me! :)  In my intentions, Amen.

 

Peace and Good dear BarberaTherese,
Thank you so much for your comment! Yes, for years we have understood that the Spirit has been pushing this new Charism forward, and even with the election of Pope Francis (who's intentions and ideals seem to be very much along the same as ours) we have found even more confirmation. 

We also have a lay group of prayer (type of third order) structure that has people pray the meditated Holy Rosary in their own houses for those who can not for one reason or another live out fully our Charism as Friars or Nuns. We often go to these families houses (hitching it there) and pray the Rosary (with Hail May's sung) with them and their friends.... Here's the link form the website we use:
http://nuke.poorfriars.net/HomeEnglish/HomeGROUPSOFPRAYERALOVV/tabid/470/Default.aspx

[Poor Friars]

This is fantastic news! And what a beautiful charism. I'm a Franciscan at heart and also have a deep love for Carmelite spirituality. If I were drawn to Italian language and culture the way I'm drawn to French then I'd be interested myself. ;) Prayers for your community's growth, especially here in the US! We need your witness here!

 

Peace and good PetitPèlerin,
Thank you also to you for your compliments, and our gratefulness goes out to you and to all the other people who are praying for us, God Bless you.

Yes, our community is of Italian mother tongue, and I have spent years learning it whilst in Italy. Now in America we speak English, yet I must say that entering into a multicultural community is a wonderful gift... Being myself Australian, English was really the only language I could speak. Traveling the world and living with others of other languages has been a wonderful opportunity to learn how to even Evangelize in other languages. Now I speak Italian fluently, I get by of Spanish and French, and also have brushed up on a little Maltese (where my family originally comes from).

As for the Habits, yes, they are wonderful... our founder has made clear intentions not to squash the femininity of the Virgin Mary's beauty through our sisters. We believe that Mary had long hair, so our sister maintain their long hair gathered neatly behind their light transparent veils. Youth and beauty are gifts from God... they too can be powerful tools used with elegance and tact to attract souls to Christ and His Mother Church.

Here is a video of us, "Before and After": Just CLICK HERE to see the video

[Poor Friars]

Peace and Good "MargretTeresa"!
Yes I was there, but you may be mixing me up for one of my brothers on the photo...!
I'm the friar at the back on the far right!

[MargaretTeresa]

Peace and Good "MargretTeresa"!
Yes I was there, but you may be mixing me up for one of my brothers on the photo...!
I'm the friar at the back on the far right!

Oops! I was the one hanging with the Daughters of St. Paul (Sisters Jerome and Jackie and the face-painting sister. :) ) 

[Poor Friars]

Peace and Good "MargretTeresa"

I'm assuming that your profile picture is not your photo!..
Any how given that you're not we're not so distant, we would would like to invite you and your friends to one of our Thursday night
"Answering Basic Questions of Faith"  series that we hold once a Month.
Next Thursday's topic will be the Third step: "Why be Christian?"  where in a respectful way, we will try to dive into the Scriptural text of the Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Taoists and Confucians to see briefly what their understanding of Salvation is and tips on how to respectfully invite them to complete their faith in Christ. See the following image for all the details... 

[BarbTherese]

Are the above questions addressed via video or article somewhere on the internet?  I did have a look at your website, but unless I missed something, I couldn't find them.

I am in South Australia (a bit far to travel to your monthly addresses in LA :) ) and have printed a copy of "The Allies of The Little Ones" (Form for the concrete Admission to the Groups of Prayer V.V.) - to read more carefully at a later date.

 

God's richest blessings.........Barb