St. John Neumann Fraternity Profession to the OFS

Solemnity of Saint Joseph, the Universal Patron of the Church – March 19, 2025

Fr. Francis Sariego, OFM Cap (Regional Spiritual Assistant) presided at a Mass at Our Lady of the Angels Convent in Aston, PA, for a rite of profession at St. John Neumann Fraternity on St. Joseph’s feast day. The two candidates who made their professions are:

Barbara A. Brooks, OFS

Mary Purner, OFS

May Mary and Barbara find great joy in their shared vocation of Gospel living and may God’s grace abound in their lives of service!

 

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Joyful Gospel Living-March 16, 2025

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

“My brothers and sisters…stand firm in the Lord.”

Whenever my husband Jeff and I have been on pilgrimages to other countries, we have had the privilege to meet many priests and religious who serve in the foreign missions. When Jesus shared the Good News with His first followers, He expected them to go out to all the world and share what they had seen and heard. In their limited understanding of the world at that time, though, those first disciples were limited by geographical borders that were known mainly by trade
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March 2025 Monthly Spiritual Assistant Reflection – Fr. Francis Sariego, OFM Cap

St. Katherine Drexel Regional Fraternity

Regional Spiritual Assistant

St. Francis of Assisi Friary

1901 Prior Road

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

tel: (302) 798-1454 fax: (302) 798-3360 website: skdsfo email: pppgusa@gmail.com

 

March 2025

Most High, glorious God, enlighten the darkness of my heart and give me true faith, certain hope, and perfect charity, sense and knowledge, Lord, that I may carry out Your holy and true command. Amen.

(Prayer of St. Francis before the Crucifix)

(Franciscan Sources
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March 2025-Monthly Spiritual Assistant Greeting (Fr. Francis Sariego, OFM Cap)

St. Katherine Drexel Regional Fraternity

Regional Spiritual Assistant

St. Francis of Assisi Friary

1901 Prior Road

Wilmington, Delaware 19809

tel: (302) 798-1454 fax: (302) 798-3360 website: skdsfo email: pppgusa@gmail.com

 

March 2025

Dear Sisters and Brothers in St. Francis,

The Lord grant you His peace.

With Lent already upon us, we have probably determined the “penances” we are going do, the prayers we are going to say (pray?), the charitable acts and donations we budgeted our time and “treasures” to be able to “afford to donate”
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