October 4th – A Special Reflection for the Feast Day of Saint Francis

Reflection by Sister Mercedes Rojo, OSF (Spiritual Assistant of St. Francis Fraternity, Milmont Park, PA)

 

My dear Friends,

Happy Feast of St. Francis!!!

As I wrote this reflection, the trees are shedding their leaves in a magnificent song of joyful surrender. This is what St. Francis practiced so well all his life!! So yesterday, I prayed for all of you that, like him, we may learn to let go of what no longer serves us trusting our loving God to fill those spaces with the gifts of freedom, peace, and full trust in God’s Abundant Grace!

Continue reading: October 4th – A Special Reflection for the Feast Day of Saint Francis

October 2025 Monthly Spiritual Assistant Greeting - Fr. Francis Sariego, OFM Cap

St. Katherine Drexel Regional Fraternity

Regional Spiritual Assistant

St. Francis of Assisi Friary

1901 Prior Road

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

tel: (302) 798-1454 fax: (302) 798-3360 website: skdsfo email: pppgusa@gmail.com

October 2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers in St. Francis,

The Lord grant us all the precious gift of his peace!

The life we know of St. Francis of Assisi tells us of his aspirations, divine inspirations and immediacy with which he sought to respond to the Father’s Will. Though blind and dying, the last two years of
Continue reading: October 2025 Monthly Spiritual Assistant Greeting – Fr. Francis Sariego, OFM Cap

October 2025 Monthly Spiritual Assistant Reflection – Fr. Francis Sariego, OFM Cap

St. Katherine Drexel Regional Fraternity

Regional Spiritual Assistant

St. Francis of Assisi Friary

1901 Prior Road

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

tel: (302) 798-1454 fax: (302) 798-3360 website: skdsfo email: pppgusa@gmail.com

 

October 2025

Assisi Compilation #72 – #74

72 – HE KNOWS THE THOUGHTS OF A CRITICAL BROTHER

1 – As they considered his holiness, the brothers were amazed and praised the Lord who had provided for his servant, especially because it was winter and such things were not available in that area.

– Unless there
Continue reading: October 2025 Monthly Spiritual Assistant Reflection – Fr. Francis Sariego, OFM Cap