Guidelines, Forms & Other Resources

• The Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order
• The General Constitutions of the Secular Franciscan Order (2000)
• Statutes of the National Fraternity of the Secular Franciscan Order in the United States of America
• Ritual of the Secular Franciscan Order
• For Up to Now: Foundational Topics for Initial Formation (FUN Manual)
• 2017 General Chapter Conclusions

2018

• February 2018 – As Lent Begins
• May 2018  – Prepare for Pentecost!
• May 2018 – National Fraternity Elective Chapter
• June 2018 – Our Jubilee Begins! (40th anniversary of our Rule)
• September 2018 – Formation Visioning Workshop

2017

• August 2017 – Contemplating the Cross, and the Lent of St. Michael
• TAU-USA Spring 2017 – When Things are Out of Order
• June 2017 – Pentecost Message from International Minister
• June 2017 – Pentecost Message from National Minister

2016

• January 18, 2016 – Love for All, Life for All, One in God
• January 1, 2016 – Happy Q Year!

2015

• Christmas 2015 – O Sweet Gift of Christmas!
• December 2015 – The Moment of Mercy
• Advent 2015 – Finding Joy in Our Littleness

2014

• October 2014 – Please Pray that Third Decade of the Rosary for our One Secular Franciscan Order and our Four Fraternities
• March 2014 – Another, Perhaps Lenten, Look at “Fair Share” With a Short and a Long Answer
• January 2014 – New Things for the New Year 2014: Temporary Suspension or Permanent Dismissal? Being the Merciful Presence of God

2013

• February 2013 – Conversion Times Three

2012

• October 2012 – National Minister’s Annual Report to the Order
• June 2012 – Please Join Us in Presence or in Prayer at the 2012 National Secular Franciscan Quinquennial Congress!
• March 2012 – I Thirst
• January 2012 – Gathered Around the Manger in 2012

2011

• September 2011 – Summer Vacations
• May 2011 – The Road to Emmaus
• March 2011 – The Beatitudes of Penance
• January 2011 – The Joy and Mystery of the Incarnation

2010

• December 2010 – Prepare the way of the Lord!
• August 2010 – The Heart of Our Faith is the Person of Jesus Christ
• June 2010 – Taking, Blessing, Breaking, Giving
• May 2010 – The Blessed Mother, St. Francis and All of Us
• April 2010 – The San Damiano Crucifix
• February 2010 – Brothers and Sisters of Penance
• January 2010 – Come and March for Life in Prayer

2009

• December 2009 – Greccio
• November 2009 – Five Things It Takes to Get to Heaven

• 2018
• 2017
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011
• 2010

Note: While translation is still in progress, all materials will be made available in English, Spanish, and Korean

• Introduction to the Vocations Tool Kit [English]
• Prayer resources
  • Vocation prayers [English] [Korean] [Spanish] [Vietnamese]
  • Prayer before the crucifix at San Damiano [English] [Korean] [Spanish]
  • Franciscan vocation petitions [English] [Korean] [Spanish]
• OFS Come and See brochure [English] [Korean] [Spanish]
• Outline for Come and See session [English] [Korean] [Spanish]
• Come and See Digests
  • Christ
  • Clare
  • Creation
  • Francis
  • Mary
  • Peace
  • Prayer
  • Work
• Come and See presentation
  • Handouts with notes
  • Talking Points
  • PowerPoint
• Instructions for creating vocations testimonials [English]

• June 24, 2018 letter from our General Minister and brother Tibor Kauser (en español)
• CIOFS video: Forty Years of the ‘New’ Rule: A Treasure for the OFS
• “Celebrate the Rule” cards
• OFS Holy Half Hours on the Rule – Kathy Taormina OFS
• Formation on the Rule – Mary Bittner OFS at Franciscans of the Prairie Region
• Being Franciscan Today! Sharing Your Dream: Communal Visioning – LaVerna Region
• Ongoing Formation on the Rule – Lady Poverty Region
• The Words of Our OFS Rule – Kathy Taormina OFS
• The OFS Rule – We Hold a Treasure – Troubadours of Peace Region
• Initiatives – OFS-USA

Reports from the CIOFS conference held to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Rule on March 24, 2019 in Rome

• The Pauline Rule of the Order of Franciscan Penitents – Summary History – Benedetto Lino, OFS
• Implementation of the Pauline Rule – Current Challenges – Encarnacion del Pozo, OFS
• Spiritual Features of the New OFS Rule – Michèle Altmeyer, OFS
• The Secular Franciscan Order – Living Memory Of The Early Franciscan Preaching – P. Raniero Cantalamessa, OFM Cap

New OFS-USA Logo

• Small (107 x 125 px) JPG
• Larger (414 x 484 px) JPG – better for web
• Larger (414 x 484 px) TIFF – better for prining
• Larger (604×604 px) PNG – Logo in white circle with a very thin brown line. Since it’s a PNG file, the outside of the circle will be transparent when used on the internet when the background not white.

• Duns Scotus Trust Fund Grant Application [Word] [PDF]
• Sponsor as Agent of Formation/Ceremony of Sponsorship [PDF]
• Mediation as a means of conflict resolution within the OFS [PDF] [PowerPoint]
• OFS Affiliate Educational/Instructional Plan [PDF]
• Prayer and St. Francis [PDF]
• Confidential Emergency Medical Form [Excel] [PDF]