The Year of St. Francis
- To commorate the 800th anniversary of St. Francis' death, Pope Leo XIV has proclaimed that from January 10, 2026 to January 10, 2027, Catholics will celebrate a Franciscan Jubilee Year. The faithful have been granted the opportunity to obtain a plenary indulgence, provided that all conditions are met.
- Conditions for receiving the Indugence
- Sacramental confession to be in God's grace;
- Participation in Mass and Eucharistic Communion;
- To Visit in the form of pilgrimage any Franciscan conventual church or place of worship dedicated to St. Francis anywhere in the world, where one renews one's profession of faith, through recitation of the Creed, to reaffirm one's Christian identity;
- The recitation of the Lord's Prayer, to reaffirm the dignity of children of God, received in Baptism;
- To pray for the intentions of the Holy Father, to reaffirm belonging to the Church, whose foundation and visible center of unity is the Roman Pontiff;
Transitus of St. Francis
Prayer for the Special Year of St. Francis
- Saint Francis, our brother, you who eight hundred years ago went to meet Sister Death as a man at peace, intercede for us before the Lord.
- You recognized true peace in the Crucifix of San Damiano, teach us to seek in Him the source of all reconcilation that breaks down every wall,
- You who, unarmed, crossed the lines of war and misunderstanding, give us the courgage to build bridges where the world raises up boundaries.
- In this time afflicted by conflict and division, intercede for us so that we may become peacemakers: unarmed and disarming witness of peace that comes from Christ. Amen
Parish Mission at Sacred Heart in Fleming Island
Friar Johnpaul Cafiero, OFM
March 22-24, from 6:30-8 PM
The spiritual theme for this mission will feature the Seven Last Words of Christ.
- St. Bonaventure Fraternity is a part of the The Five Martyrs Region in the State of Florida and one of over 1200 in the United States. When you become a Secular Franciscan, you can visit any of our fraternities as brother or sister in Christ and in Francis.
Franciscan Resources
Five Franciscans Martyrs Region
Secular Franciscan Order-USA
CIOFS-International Fraternity SFO
The Franciscan Archive-Excellent source material for all Franciscans
Franciscan Friars-TOR
Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land
