V. Holy Sepulchre: Source of Divine Grace The Holy Places are not only stones, vestiges of the past. Above all, they are the footprints of God’s passage through this world. The work of the followers of Saint Francis in the Holy Land has consisted of enlivening these stones, making them speak to the hearts of […]
Around the Regions
Back row: Rob Hardie, Sammy Tassili, Debbie Bool
On Saturday 11th May, at the Church of Our Lady and St Etheldreda, Newmarket, three members who have been attending meetings of the ‘Pax et Bonum’ Secular Franciscan Fraternity in Norwich made their professions. This ceremony was held during the Mass that was the central event of a Regional Day of Recollection for Secular Franciscans in the East Anglian area. Francis Taylor, Laurence Smith, and Simon Hambrook, made their promises to Brigid Rawlinson ofs, Fraternity Minister, this was witnessed by Fr Dónal Walsh OFM, our Spiritual Assistant, and other members of the East Anglian fraternities who had gathered for the day. Simon had recently moved to Assisi where he is living temporarily, his mission being to trust in the Lord for work and daily sustenance. He came back specifically for the occasion. Each member was given a copy of the Gospels as reminder of St. Francis’s exhortation that we should live from ‘Life to Gospel and Gospel to life’. A St Damiano crucifix and a lighted candle were also received by each of the newly professed.
Mass was followed by a celebratory shared lunch and a further talk by Fr Dónal in the afternoon.
Profession – Clare Muggridge of Ladywell Fraternity, Southern Region
On the 12th December 2020, Clare Muggridge of Ladywell Fraternity made her Solemn Profession at St.Thomas More Roman Catholic Church in Bramley, near Guildford, Surrey. Numbers were limited due to the Coronavirus restrictions but members of Clare’s family and fraternity were in attendance. The Parish Priest, Fr. David Osborne was the Celebrant and the minister […]
Requiescant in Pace: Maureen South – East Anglian Region
Sr Maureen South OFS of the Norwich Pax et Bonum Fraternity died very peacefully at her home in Norwich after a very long and debilitating illness on the evening of Saturday 3 October (2020), the Transitus of St Francis of Assisi. For very many years Maureen had been a ‘Tertiary’ and following the dissolution of […]