SLR Fraternity February Gathering Sunday, 3/14/2021

Our next gathering will be on Sunday, March 14th on Zoom at 1:00pm PT. ​ We're delighted to be welcoming Fr. Franklin Fong, OFM as our guest speaker. Fr. Franklin will be offering insights on 'A Fresh Perspective on Lent: Vision and Action.'  Please contact us if you'd like to join in.

For those that would like to learn more about our Secular Franciscan fraternity, please contact us - we'd love to hear from you. Please continue to keep all those impacted by the Coronavirus in your prayers. ​You can find our Franciscan ‘Blessing of the Sick’  prayer as a PDF here.

SLR Fraternity Evening Vespers, February 23rd at 7pm

Join us for prayerful evening via Zoom, praying with our favorite psalms and proverbs. Bring an open bible and and open heart.  Please contact us if you'd like to join in.

Message from the Minister Provincial on Racism

Fr. David Gaa, OFM

Fr. David Gaa OFM, the Minister Provincial of the Franciscan Province of St. Barbara, has written an open letter to his White Sisters and Brothers who are Roman Catholic. In it he addresses the evil of systemic racism. He argues that racism is a spiritual wound and invites us to walk forward together as we struggle for a world of racial equality. Read his letter here.

Message from the Minister General on Coronavirus

Tibor Kauser, OFS

Our Minister General of the global Secular Franciscan Order, Tibor Kauser, says, ‘Solidarity and fraternal life becomes a new meaning’ in times such as these. He asks us to pray for all those impacted by Coronavirus.  Tibor has written a letter to the entire Secular Franciscan Order. You can find it here. 

Retreat Center Programs

Mission San Luis Rey Retreat Center offers a variety of Retreats, Programs, and Events with more always being added. To learn more and to Register go to the Retreat Center website.  The Retreat Center is a ministry of the Franciscan Friars Province of Saint Barbara.

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Christ, the gift of the Father's love, is the way to him, the truth into which the Holy Spirit leads us,
and the life which he has come to give abundantly.
From the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order