tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post5623980849599675449..comments2024-03-25T11:09:41.538-04:00Comments on a minor friar blog: Feast of the Profession of St. FrancisBrother Charleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-12647153209553304372010-04-16T20:13:37.302-04:002010-04-16T20:13:37.302-04:00If I'm not mistaken, this Feast (or "Sole...If I'm not mistaken, this Feast (or "Solemn Commemoration") refers to the oral approval of the Rule by Pope Innocent III, which took place on April 16, 1209. That date is traditionally regarded as the "birthday" of the Seraphic Order. The feast is still celebrated in the proper calendar of the Franciscans of the Immaculate. You can check out two homilies for the feast on www.airmaria.com. Pax et bonum et Ave Maria!Fr. JMMhttp://www.mtstfrancis.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-10620460552637615762010-04-15T20:16:57.407-04:002010-04-15T20:16:57.407-04:00LOL at Ben's comment about income taxes and th...LOL at Ben's comment about income taxes and the reminder that we're better off without money. <br /><br />If anyone does have the money to spend $95 for one, Alibris has one... not sure which date, but one could probably call and ask. <br /><br />You can search for it on dealoz.com... Amazon has one too.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225797161001709496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-33543739110055711942010-04-15T18:22:56.199-04:002010-04-15T18:22:56.199-04:00Thank you for sharing this, Father! That's so ...Thank you for sharing this, Father! That's so exciting!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17225797161001709496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-24515182121394789322010-04-15T18:19:40.299-04:002010-04-15T18:19:40.299-04:00What a great day fro a Franciscan Feast.
It is ...What a great day fro a Franciscan Feast. <br /><br />It is nice to have a reminder on income tax day that we are all better off without our money anyway.ben in denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-44678300043017414122010-04-15T13:38:19.663-04:002010-04-15T13:38:19.663-04:00Thanks for the heads up - I will be celebrating!Thanks for the heads up - I will be celebrating!Author Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09251087160722264433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-33482442219153310082010-04-15T13:19:02.668-04:002010-04-15T13:19:02.668-04:00What an amazing discovery. I am wondering now, is...What an amazing discovery. I am wondering now, is it permissible for someone to observe this feast as part of their own private devotions? For example, if I want to share it with my friends and family.<br /><br />I can't imagine there are any rules against it, but I am curious.Kevin Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12018428110302687291noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-24547756467489110352010-04-15T10:22:36.501-04:002010-04-15T10:22:36.501-04:00That's the way to go; one may presume that the...That's the way to go; one may presume that there are many rolling around, by this reasoning: After publication in the 70s, perhaps most Franciscans had one. There are lot fewer Franciscan religious in the English-speaking world 35 years later, so there must be books without homes.Brother Charleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07780326836452864455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26883902.post-10362294785028145102010-04-15T10:17:42.794-04:002010-04-15T10:17:42.794-04:00I happened upon a used copy of the red, hardbound,...I happened upon a used copy of the red, hardbound, one-volume omnibus at the gift shop of the St. Joseph the Worker Shrine in Lowell, MA. I grabbed it for something like $5. It was the most random and lucky book find ever.Ad Abolendamnoreply@blogger.com