Important Franciscan Events

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All Religious Order's must conduct the business of the Order in accordance with Canon Law. To this point the Franciscan Order of the Divine Compassion meets every four years for a General Chapter. The Constitution of the Order States: "By definition, General Chapter is a canonical meeting of the pastoral and administrative constitu

Chapter

All Religious Order's must conduct the business of the Order in accordance with Canon Law. To this point the Franciscan Order of the Divine Compassion meets every four years for a General Chapter. The Constitution of the Order States: "By definition, General Chapter is a canonical meeting of the pastoral and administrative constitutional officers of the Order, and the Professed members of The Franciscan Order of the Divine Compassion, meeting to conduct the business of the whole Order."

St. Andrew 

November 30

  
St. Thomas 

December 21

 
St. Stephen 

December 26

  
St. John 

December 27  

Holy Innocents 

December 28  

Confession of St. Peter January 18  

Confession of St. Paul January 25  

Eve of the Presentation  February 1  

The Presentation 

February 2   

St. Matthias

 February 24

St. Joseph 

March 19  

Eve of the Ann

St. Andrew 

November 30

  
St. Thomas 

December 21

 
St. Stephen 

December 26

  
St. John 

December 27  

Holy Innocents 

December 28  

Confession of St. Peter January 18  

Confession of St. Paul January 25  

Eve of the Presentation  February 1  

The Presentation 

February 2   

St. Matthias

 February 24

St. Joseph 

March 19  

Eve of the Annunciation March 24 

The Annunciation 

March 25  

St. Mark 

April 25  

SS. Philip & James 

May 1  

The Visitation 

May 31  

St. Barnabas 

June 11  

Eve of St. John the Baptist

 June 23 

Nativity of St. John 

the Baptist 

June 24  

SS. Peter &Paul 

June 29  

Independence Day

 July 4  

St. Mary Magdalene 

July 22  

St. James 

July 25  

Eve of the Transfiguration August 5  

The Transfiguration

 August 6  

St. Mary the Virgin 

August 15  

St. Bartholomew 

August 24  

Eve of the Holy Cross  September 13

Holy Cross Day 

September 14  

St. Matthew 

September 21  

St. Michael & All Angels 

September 29  

St. Luke 

October 18  

St. James of Jerusalem October 23  

SS. Simon & Jude October 28  

Eve of All Saints 

October 30  

All Saints' Day 

November 1  

Thanksgiving Day  

Franciscan Feast Days

Additional Commemorations of Franciscans  

January 

4th. 

Angela of Foligno, Franciscan Tertiary, 1309  

16th 

First Franciscan Martyrs, 1220  

30th. 

Hyacinth of Mariscotti, Franciscan Tertiary, 1640  

31st. 

Louise degli Albertoni, Franciscan Tertiary, 1533  

February 

1st. 

Veridiana of Castel fiorentino,

 Franciscan Tertiary, 1242  

4th. 

Joan of France, Third Order Regular, 1505  

10th. 

Clare Agolanti of Rimini, Franciscan Tertiary, 1346  

16th. 

Philippa Mareri, 

Poor Clare, 1236  

24th 

Vocation of Francis, 1208  

26th

 Isabelle of France, 

Poor Clare, 1270  

28th

 Antonia of Florence, 

Poor Clare, 1472

March  

2nd. 

Agnes of Prague, 

Poor Clare, 1282  

7th. 

Helen Elizabeth Christmas, Founder CSF, 1950  

7th. 

Joseph Crookston, Founder Order of St. Francis, 1979  

20th.

 John of Parma, 

Franciscan Friar,

 Solitary, 1289  

28th. 

William Sirr, SDC, Franciscan Friar, 

Solitary, 1937  

31st. 

Andrew Ernest Hardy, SDC, Franciscan Friar, 1946 

April  

2nd. 

Francis of Paola, Franciscan Hermit, 1507  

3rd. 

Benedict the Black, Franciscan Friar, 1589  

5th. 

Crescentia Hoss, 

Third Order Regular, 

1744  

10th.

 William of Ockham, Franciscan Friar, 

1347  

16th 

Commemoration of the taking of vows by Francis, 1208  

23rd. Giles of Assisi, Franciscan Friar, 

1250

May

9th. 

Catherine of Bologna, 

Poor Clare, 1463  

16th. 

Margaret of Cortona, Penitent, 

Franciscan Tertiary, 1246  

17th. 

Paschal Baylor,

 Franciscan Friar, 

1592  

19th. 

Humiliana de’ Cerchi, 

first cloistered 

Franciscan Tertiary, 

1246  

20th. 

Bernardine of Siena, Franciscan Friar, 

1444 

28th. 

Mary Anne 

of Jesus of Paredes, 

Franciscan Tertiary, 1645 

 30th. 

Baptista Varani, 

Poor Clare, 1527  

June  

13th. 

Antony of Padua, Franciscan Friar, 1231  

20th. 

Michelina of Oesaro, Franciscan Tertiary, 1356  

30th. 

Ramon Lull, Franciscan Tertiary and Martyr, 

1315  

July  

4th. 

Elizabeth of Portugal, Franciscan Tertiary, 

1336  

10th. 

Veronica Giuliani,

 Poor Clare, 

1727  

13th. 

Angelina of Marsciano, Third Order Regular, 

1435 

15th. 

Bonaventure, Bishop of Albano, Franciscan Friar, 1274 

21st. 

Lawrence of Brindisi, Franciscan Friar, 1619  

24th. 

Cunegunde, 

Third Order Regular, 

1292  

27th. 

Mary Magdalen 

of Martinengo, 

Poor Clare, 1737

August  

4th. 

John Vianney, 

Patron of Parish Clergy, 

Franciscan Tertiary, 

1859  

14th. 

Maximilien Kolbe, Franciscan Friar 

and Martyr, 

1941  

23rd. 

Blanche of Castille, Franciscan Tertiary, 

1252

September 

1st. 

Beatrix da Silva,

 Poor Clare, 

1490  

4th. 

Rose of Viterbo, 

Franciscan Tertiary, 

1251  

17th. 

Stigmata of Francis, 

1224  

26th. Delphina & Elzear, Franciscan Tertiaries, 

1358  

October 

5th. 

Felicia Meda, 

Poor Clalre, 

1444  

23rd. 

John of Capistrano, Franciscan Friar, 

1456  

29th. 

Paula of Montaldo, 

Poor Clare, 

1514  

November 

4th. 

Helen Enselmini 

of Padua,

 Poor Clare, 

1242  

7th.

 Didacus (Diego) of Alcala, Franciscan Friar, 

1463  

8th.

 Johannes Duns Scotus, Franciscan Friar, 

1308  

15th. 

Mary of the Passion, 

Poor Clare, 

Founder of FM of Mary, 1904  

19th. 

Agnes of Assisi, 

Poor Clare, 1253  

26th. 

Leonard of Port Maurice, Franciscan Friar,

 1751  

December  

12th. 

Finding of the 

Body of Francis, 

1818  

30th. 

Margaret Colonna, 

Poor Clare, 

1284