The Secular Franciscan Order (SFO) was founded in 1221 by Saint Francis of Assisi. Today, there approximately 430,000 Secular Franciscans live in more than one hundred countries throughout the modern world. The SFO is a lay order, also known as a lay institute, fully-aligned with the Roman Catholic Church, the Holy Father and the Magisterium. Rome has repeatedly affirmed that the SFO is a true religious order. Like other religious orders, the SFO has a Rule approved by Rome. The Order also has a novitiate (formation process) and a formal profession for members. Secular Franciscans are organized into local fraternities. Monthly fraternity meetings and other activities replace the communal living of the First (male) and Second (female) Franciscan Orders. Membership is normally permanent.
For more information, contact Sadie Martins ([email protected]).
The minimum age for membership is twenty-one (21) years and develops over time, according to the following stages:
When: 11:00 a. m. – 2:00 p. m. on the Second Saturday of each month.
Where: Saint Mary’s Lyceum, 313 Duke Street, Alexandria, Virginia
Contact: 703-321-9248 or 703-768-5556
Contact the apostolate leader Sadie Martins by using this form.
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310 South Royal Street
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