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Day of Recollection at Mornese Center, Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2LF – 21 June, 2025
Our OFS Oxford our Day of Recollection is going to be held this coming Saturday – 21 June, 2025 at the Mornese Centre, in the grounds of Elmthorpe Convent (Salesian Sisters), Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2LF. Please make every effort to attend and bring a friend. Our Former National Minister Paula Pearce will lead Continue reading
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‘Fraternity as Community’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Online Meeting – 7 March, 2024
Monthly virtual (Zoom) meeting held jointly with OFS Fraternity Aarhus, Denmark Time: 6:30 pm to 8.30 pm BST, Thursday No. of Attendees: 7 We looked at Reflection 48 – ‘Fraternity as Community’’ from ‘Live Like Francis’ (Leonard Foley O.F.M., Jovian Weigel O.F.M.). Some extracts: Francis as a young man treasured his relationships with his friends. Continue reading
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Holy Mass and ‘Rite of Profession to the Gospel Life’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Meeting – 17 February, 2024
Time: 2 pm to 4:30 pm, Saturday No. of Attendees: 14 Venue: Greyfriars, 182 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1SB 2 pm Friary Chapel: Private devotions 2:15 pm: Holy Mass and ‘Rite of Profession to the Gospel Life’ for three of our Oxford fraternity Candidates In his homily, our Spiritual Assistant, Fr. Gordon Pesterfield OFM Cap., Continue reading
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‘Perfect Joy’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Meeting – 20 January, 2024
Time: 2 pm to 4:30 pm, Saturday No. of Attendees: 6 Venue: Greyfriars, 182 Iffley Road, Oxford OX4 1SB 2 pm Devotions: Franciscan Crown Rosary 3 pm Discussion: ‘Perfect Joy’ from ‘Live Like Francis’, Reflection 47. Some extracts: A classic story comes from that delightful book of Franciscan tradition called the Fioretti – “The Little Continue reading
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‘Apostolate of good Example’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Meeting – 16 December, 2023
One of the great turning points of Francis’s life was the occasion when Christ spoke to him from the crucifix. He had been walking near the little church of San Damiano. He was sad at its crumbling, unkempt condition and went in to pray before the altar. As he prayed, he heard a voice speaking… Continue reading
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‘Franciscan theology of God coming into the world’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Online Meeting – 7 December, 2023
One of the great turning points of Francis’s life was the occasion when Christ spoke to him from the crucifix. He had been walking near the little church of San Damiano. He was sad at its crumbling, unkempt condition and went in to pray before the altar. As he prayed, he heard a voice speaking… Continue reading
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‘Building a More Fraternal World’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Online Meeting – 9 November, 2023
One of the great turning points of Francis’s life was the occasion when Christ spoke to him from the crucifix. He had been walking near the little church of San Damiano. He was sad at its crumbling, unkempt condition and went in to pray before the altar. As he prayed, he heard a voice speaking… Continue reading
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‘The Apostolate: All may be One’ Oxford Fraternity Meeting – 21 October, 2023
One of the great turning points of Francis’s life was the occasion when Christ spoke to him from the crucifix. He had been walking near the little church of San Damiano. He was sad at its crumbling, unkempt condition and went in to pray before the altar. As he prayed, he heard a voice speaking… Continue reading
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Oxford Fraternity Online Meeting – 5 October, 2023
One of the great turning points of Francis’s life was the occasion when Christ spoke to him from the crucifix. He had been walking near the little church of San Damiano. He was sad at its crumbling, unkempt condition and went in to pray before the altar. As he prayed, he heard a voice speaking… Continue reading
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Oxford Fraternity Meeting – 16 September, 2023
Colloquially, ‘Repair my church’ would have roughly translated to ‘Repair my house’ in Italian as one of the OFS members pointed out. As any great work starts physically by sweat and tears, St. Francis toiled very hard to build the church brick by brick. It inspired others from the village to join him as well.… Continue reading
About US
The Secular Franciscan Order (OFS) is the third branch of the Franciscan Family formed by Catholic men and women who seek to observe the Gospel of Jesus by following the example of Francis of Assisi. We are the Oxford Fraternity of the OFS in Midlands region, Great Britain.
Recent Posts
- Day of Recollection at Mornese Center, Oxford Road, Cowley, Oxford, OX4 2LF – 21 June, 2025
- ‘Fraternity as Community’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Online Meeting – 7 March, 2024
- Holy Mass and ‘Rite of Profession to the Gospel Life’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Meeting – 17 February, 2024
- ‘Perfect Joy’ (Contd) | OFS Oxford Fraternity Online Meeting – 8 February, 2024
- ‘Perfect Joy’ | OFS Oxford Fraternity Meeting – 20 January, 2024
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