The Gift of Encounter We have been gifted the legacy of the missionaries and those who have shared the Faith before us. I myself am a cradle Catholic, receiving the gift of the Faith from my parents, who through my Dad received it across generations, presumably to that intrepid Englishman, St. Patrick (yea, he was English and brought the Faith to Ireland). In our Cord this month you will find articles where our Faith has been beautifully shared by missionaries, martyrs, and everyday Catholics. In our region of the country, we owe a particular debt of gratitude to the Franciscan Friars who brought the faith to California. The friars continue to share the Faith in all sorts of ways, one of which being the summer Twilight Retreats at Mission San Luis Rey. The Twilight Retreats offer the opportunity for Mass in St. Clare’s Chapel, dinner at the Retreat Center dining room, and a spiritual talk. On June 30th , Corrine Helena, Pam Pert, and I attended a talk on ‘The Spirituality of Encounter’ as connected to Pope Francis’ letter, Fratelli Tutti. Br. Keith talked about ‘Encounter’ as described by Pope Francis in his many writings as encompassing: • Welcoming – Drawing close • Discerning – Sensing need • Accompanying – Responding Concretely • Integrating – Conversion and participation I hope and pray that each time we gather as a Fraternity (evening vespers, monthly gatherings, Outreach visits, or just meeting one another for coffee), that we are open to an ‘Encounter’ in this deeper, more meaningful sense. That we come to each other with open hearts, open minds, and open to responding, and open to change. Laura Chun, OFS Minister, San Luis Rey Fraternity 
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Celebrating Pentecost As we recall the Holy Spirit descending on the Apostles and on God’s people, I invite each of us to recall the beginning First Letter of Francis to the Faithful and the movement of the Holy Spirit within this beautiful text. This is a very early writing of St. Francis written specifically to us, the Brothers and Sisters of Penance, the lay people we today call the Secular Franciscan Order. This text is included at the very beginning of our Rule approved by Paul VI in 1978: All who love the Lord with their whole heart, their whole soul and mind, and with their strength, and love their neighbor as themselves, and who despise the tendency in their humanity to sin, receive the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ and bring forth from within themselves fruits worthy of true penance. How happy and blessed are these men and women when they do these things, and persevere in doing them because “the Spirit of the Lord will rest upon them,” and the Lord will make “His home and dwelling place with them.” Let us all strive to love God in all things and with our entire beings – so that we too may be the home and dwelling place of the Spirit of the Lord! Laura Chun, OFS Minister, San Luis Rey Fraternity  |
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