The spirit of the Rule, given to us by St. Francis, is rooted in the Gospel. He stated in his Testament: “The Most High Himself revealed to me that I should live according to the pattern of the Holy Gospel. And I had this written down simply and in a few words and the Lord Pope confirmed it for me” (Testament 14- 15, FF 116).
A copy of the Rule and Constitutions are below
Formation Resources
This purpose of this section is to share formation resources and reference material among OFS Ireland formation team
International Formation Programme
The OFS International Formation Commission resources are available here
OFS USA : Posts on Formation delivered every Friday https://jdpofs.org/resources/formation-fri/
OFS Rule, Constitutions and Ritual
Documents
- Laudato Si Webinar
- In October 2025, a webinar was organised together with the Great Britain National Fraternity in recognition of the 800th anniversary of the Canticle of the Creatures and the 10th Anniversary of Pope Francis’ encyclical ‘Laudato Si”. The webinar can viewed on the OFS GB website https://ofsgb.org/laudato-si-webinar/
Organising an Open Meeting
Here is a an example of a Promotion leaflet. It can be used, as is, or modified.
This section contains three templates that can be used for organising an open meeting to promote the OFS, and to invite people interested in finding out more about the OFS.
Fr Godfrey Pereira OFM Cap is the Capuchin Spiritual Assistant to OFS Ireland. Here is the link to his YouTube Channel: Alma Darshan Channel
Br William Short : Lectures on Franciscan Spirituality
Brother Bill is on the Faculty of the Franciscan School of Theology at the University of San Diego Franciscan School of Theology | University of San Diego (fst.edu), has taught at the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University NY Franciscan Institute | St. Bonaventure University (sbu.edu) and is a resident scholar at St Isidore’s College of the Irish Franciscan Friars About | Quaracchi
Franciscan Links: Web
- OFS International Website
- CIOFS Flickr
- Irish Franciscans
- Poor Clares Galway
- Franciscan Studies franciscantradition.org
- OFS USA
- OFS Australia
- Well4Africa – Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis (ciofs.info)
- Video on 40 years of the “New Rule”
- Carlo Acutis
- Miracles of the Eucharist
Custody of The Holy Land : Piccirillo Handicraft Center in Bethlehem
Books
Lessons from a Bedside by Breda Casserly | Hachette UK
Franciscan Links: YouTube
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