Order Franciscan Secular | St. Peter's Fraternity

St. Francis of Assisi, the son of an Italian cloth merchant and French noble woman, who left a merchant career and accepted God's call to "...repair my house." In so doing, he embraced poverty and placed his full trust in God, never hesitating to act on some thing once he understood it to be God's will. His love of animals and nature was a reflection of his appreciation of God's presence in all creation.

St. Francis, a man whose sincerity and simplicity, his heroic imitation of Christ's poverty, his obedience to the voice of grace, his deep humility and great love for the crucified Christ attracted many to his way of life resulting in the creation of a Franciscan Family: the First, Second and Third Orders.

We invite everyone to get know the person and life of St. Francis, the Franciscan charism of living the gospel life and Franciscan Spirituality.

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