The Franciscan Order of the Sacred Heart, resurrected under the ensign of the Anglican Church in America, is a traditional family of friars and sisters of the First Order and brothers & sisters of the Third Order Secular.
Our First Order friars and sisters (FSC) follow the customary and Rule of the Third Order Regular, wear a traditional Franciscan habit and take the three traditional vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. The Third Order Secular brothers and sisters (TFSC) follow their Rule of Life and on special days, wear part of the full habit. The vows that we take challenge us to live a life of poverty, chastity, and obedience to the Church, allowing us to further the work of our founder and patron, St Francis of Assisi, who followed the crucified and risen Savior without question or regret.
As Franciscans in service to the Church we listen to the teachings of Jesus Christ with assurance of God the Father and the Holy Ghost; we listen to God’s teaching in the Church; and we listen to God’s holy people as they speak to us.
The Franciscan lifestyle dictates that we, as pupils of St Francis of Assisi, respond to God’s word by following the example of our patron; we live simply, free of possession and attitudes; dedicated to our brotherhood by answering the mission of the Church; bringing the message of conversion to all we meet in God’s name.
We are committed as Franciscans, on a personal and corporate level, to a life given over to prayer and contemplation; the continuous conversion of our hearts, minds and souls; the revelation of the Lord to the spiritually blind; preaching the message of reconciliation and healing embodied in Christ.
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