The St. Katharine Drexel Region of the Secular Franciscan Order

FEBRUARY ENDS WITH A “LEAP” OF FAITH

Brothers and sisters,

At our Region’s November gathering, we distributed Franciscan Solitude calendars to the Fraternity Ministers and Formation Directors to provide Franciscan inspiration for 2024.

For the month of February, the picture was of the sanctuary of La Foresta in the Rieti Valley, a place very special to St. Francis. The calendar urged us to read Chapter XIX of the Little Flowers of St. Francis. In many respects, this story is similar to the loaves and fishes, requiring patience and faith when our senses are challenged. A great crowd had followed Francis
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