Franciscan Field Guide: People, Places, Practices, and Prayers

by Rosemary Stets OSF

Overview

Get ready to discover Franciscan flora and fauna! This handy reference book provides a complete overview of the history, major figures and locations, and most influential texts of the Franciscan tradition. From Pica Bernardone to the “Prayer to the Trinity,” Sister Rosemary Stets has compiled an at-your-fingertips guide to the people, places, practices, and prayers that comprise the Franciscan tradition.
 
Whether you’re a new member of the order, a layperson working for a Franciscan organization, or simply someone with a Franciscan heart, you will be inspired by the rich history and deep spirituality of the Franciscan way of life.
 
Franciscan Field Guide includes sections on:

• The Franciscan family of religious orders and congregations
• Franciscan gospel values
• Places, symbols, and topics key to understanding the Franciscan tradition
• People whose lives shaped the Franciscan story
• Selected Franciscan writings and sources
• Franciscan prayers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632533975
Publisher:	Franciscan Media
Publication date:	11/01/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	144
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Rosemary Stets, OSF, is a Bernardine Franciscan Sister. She has served on the congregational leadership team since 2011. Previously, Sister Rosemary served as Vice-President for Mission at Alvernia University in Reading, PA, and earlier was a member of the faculty in the Department of English and Communications. 

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xiii

Introduction 1

Francis and Clare: Where the Tradition Begins 5

The Franciscan Family: Sons and Daughters of St. Francis 9

Francis: The Forma Minorum 9

First Order: Order of Friars Minor (Fratres Minores-Lesser Brothers) 10

Development of Spirituals, Observants, Conventuals, Capuchins 12

Second Order: Poor Clares 14

Third Order: Origin of the Penitential Movement for the Laity 15

Third Order Regular Congregations of Men and Women (TOR) 18

Franciscan Gospel Values: The Ongoing Heritage of the Franciscan Family 19

Contemplation 19

Conversion 20

Minority 22

Poverty 22

Integral Ecology: Laudato Sí and Fratelli Tutti 23

Franciscan Places, Symbols, Topics: Breaking Open the Tradition 27

Assisi 27

Basilica of St. Clare 28

Basilica of St. Francis 29

Beguines 29

Carceri 30

Chapter of Mats 32

Franciscan Coat of Arms 34

Franciscan Intellectual Tradition 34

Franciscan Question 35

Greccio 36

Gubbio 37

Hagiography 38

Incarnation 38

La Verna 39

Mendicant Controversy 40

Portiuncula-Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels 41

Prayer 42

Rome 43

San Damiano 44

Stigmata 44

Tau 46

Transitus 46

Franciscan Persons: The Lesser Brothers, Poor Sisters, and Early Penitents 49

Agnes of Assisi 49

Agnes of Bohemia 49

Alexander of Hales 50

Angela of Foligno 51

Angelo Tancredi of Rieti 52

Anthony of Padua 52

Bernard of Quintavalle 53

Bernardine of Siena 54

Bonaventure of Bagnoregio 56

Brother Elias 57

Elizabeth of Hungary 58

Giles of Assisi 59

John Capistran 60

John Duns Scotus 60

John of Parma 62

Julian of Speyer 62

Lady Jacoba of Settesoli 63

Leo of Assisi 64

Margaret of Cortona 65

Peter of Catania 66

Peter John Olivi 66

Pietro Bernardone and Pica Bernardone 67

Rufino of Assisi 68

Sylvester of Assisi 69

Sultan Malek el-Kamil 69

Thomas of Celano 70

William of Ockham 71

Selected Franciscan Sources, Writings, and Sayings: Foundational Texts of the Franciscan Story 73

Assist Compilation 73

Canticle of Creation 74

Deus, Mens et Omnia 76

Doceat Christus Vos Facere 77

Itinerarium Mentis in Deum 79

Knowledge Joined with Love 79

Legend of the Three Companions 80

Little Flowers of St. Francis 81

Major and Minor Legends of St. Bonaventure 82

Rule of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis 84

Sacrum Commercium 86

The Testament 86

True Joy 87

Writings of St. Clare 89

Writings of St. Francis 89

Singing the Praises of God: Selected Franciscan Prayers 91

Admonition of St. Clare to Agnes of Bohemia 91

Blessing Given to Brother Leo 92

Canticle of Creation 92

Exhortation of Our Blessed Father Francis to the Friars 94

Marian Antiphon Taken from the Office of the Passion 94

Praises of God 94

Praises to Be Said at All the Liturgical Hours 95

Prayer before the Cross 96

Prayer to the Trinity 97

Salutation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 97

Thanksgiving 98

Tota Pulchra 99

We Adore You 100

Afterword: Francis of Rome-Francis of Assisi 103

Appendix 1 Chronology of Important Persons and Events-Franciscans in Medieval History 105

Appendix 2 Friars Minor and the Papacy-The Rule of Francis and Holy Poverty 112

For Further Exploration 117

References 124

Notes 128