Secular Franciscan Order Western Canada - Our Lady of the Angels Region (OLOTA)

Announcements

VESPERS and CROWN ROSARY on zoom: Oct 7 Returns to 7 PM PT /8MT /9CT

7th Franciscan FINE ARTS & POSTER CONTEST for Children & Youth - Dec 3, 2023

NOVENA TO ST FRANCIS begins Sept 24th @ 7pm PT /8MT /9CT on zoom

Welcome to the website of Our Lady of the Angels Regional Fraternity! Our regional fraternity consists of local Secular Franciscan fraternities from Manitoba to British Columbia in Canada. Members of the local fraternities are lay people and diocesan clergy who follow the Rule of Secular Franciscan in living the Gospel in the spirit of St. Francis and St. Clare. According to our creed...

Novena of St. Francis: Sept 24 to Oct 2

7th Franciscan FINE ARTS & POSTER CONTEST:
POSTER, INVITATION/INFO, ENTRY FORM, LETTER TO PASTORS & SCHOOLS

Franciscan Traditions
Excerpts on The Feast of Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula
Franciscan Crown Rosary (Power Point Slides)
Franciscan Crown Rosary (With Music and Narration, 57 minutes)
Franciscan Season of Caring for Creation: Sept 1 to Oct 4
Transitus of St. Francis: In the fraternity, at home

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OLOTA Zoom Booking Schedule

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To learn more about us:

Franciscan Youth and Young Adults (updated November 2, 2021)

Come and See

History of Secular Franciscan Order

List of Local Fraternities: Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia

Fraternity Map

More files

Local Fraternity Websites:

Little Portion, Victoria, BC

St. Mary's, Calgary, AB

St. Maximilian Kolbe, Red Deer, AB

Rule, constitutions, statutes, local fraternity council handbook, brochures and posters:

Letter from Tibor Kauser: Revised Translation of official documents of OFS (Dec. 2020)

Rule of Secular Franciscan Order (revised as of Dec. 2020)

General Constitutions (revised as of Dec. 2020)

Ritual (as of Dec. 2020)

National Fraternity Statutes (as of 2018)

Regional Statutes (updated June 6, 2023)

Local Fraternity Council Handbook (updated Aug 2022)

OFS Brochure 2, OFS Brochure 1
OFS Poster 1, OFS Poster 2
Friends of Francis Brochure

Forms to download:

Application form for candidacy

Profession Certificates (to be printed at 11x17 cardstock paper at Staples)

Transfer of a professed member: Microsoft Word, pdf

Canonical Establishment: Microsoft Word Document, pdf, sample

National & International updates (updated JUNE 25, 2023):
PENTECOST LETTER from Minister General Tibor Kauser, ofs.
EASTER GREETINGS to all of the Secular Franciscan Order from the Minister General Tibor Kauser, ofs.

Letter from Minister General Tibor Kauser, ofs:  APPEAL FOR SYRIA & TURKEY EARTHQUAKE RELIEF.
Letter from Tibor Kauser, ofs: Challenges of the OFS After the 2021 General Chapter

Letter from Tibor Kauser, ofs: Introducing Secretariats & Juridical Offices

Letter from Jewel Jasmin, ofs: National Fraternity of Canada – OFS Fraternité nationale du Canada - OFS

Message Regarding Invitation to Rome, November 2024

Letter from Tibor Kauser, ofs: CIOFS Fund to support Ukraine Refugees

Invitation to Rome, November 2024

Letter from Doug Clorey, ofs: Letter to National Fraternity of the Ukraine

Regional updates (updated August 28, 2023):

OLOTA Messenger

2023: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, August, Sept

  2022: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, June, July, Aug, Sep, Oct/Nov, Dec, Christmas

      2021: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Dec



Message from Regional Spiritual Assistant:

2023: Jan, Mar, Apr, May, June, July, August

2022: Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct/Nov, Dec, Christmas

      2021: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct, Nov, Dec



OLOTA Regional Meeting Highlights: May 2022, May 2021, Feb 2021, Oct 2020
Book of Life

Past retreat and presentation materials - please email olotaofs@gmail.com to request access:

April 22, 2023 MINI RETREAT on DISCERNMENT OF WESTERN CANADA REGION with Br Gerry Clyne, OFM and Br Manoj Xalxo, OFM.
January 7, 2023 Video of Presentation by Fr. Arokiam: The Role of the BVM in the Life of Secular Franciscans

Presentation: How to Start a Franciscan Youth Group

Aug 21, 2021 Zoom Recording: SAs and SRPs gathering - talk by Br. Gerry Clyne, OFM

OLOTA JPIC Workshop on October 9, 2021

Zoom Recordings: BC Coastal Chapter of Mats June 13, 2020 and June 20, 2020

Advent Reflection by Sr. John Mary Sullivan: Love Incarnate - Hope for All

2019 National Conference Presentations: Talk 1, Talk 2, Talk 3, Talk 4, Talk 5 and 6

2019 BC Coastal retreat: New Wine 1, New Wine 2, Attitude 2, Attitude 3, Attitude 4

Belonging to the Secular Family by Doug Clorey, ofs (National Minister)

Building Family - Building Fraternity by Sr. John Mary Sullivan, FSE: Talk 1, Talk 2, and Talk 3

Formation:
NEW from CIOFS: Thematic Guide for Formation Programs 2023
CIOFS Guidelines of Initial Formation
Ongoing Formation: Summer 2023
Formation Material from CIOFS Family Commission
Formators Course Registration Forms: OLOTA, National, Correspondence
Franciscan View of Leadership by Fr Benjamin Ripley, OFM
Franciscan Journey: Supplementary Readings of Chapters
Franciscan Wake Service: pamphlet, one column document
Holy Spirit Novena
Humility - talk by Br. Gerry Clyne, OFM (click here for notes)
Instrumentum Laboris: Memo, Reading Material, Prayer for General Chapter, Questions in PDF, Questions in Doc
Living Fraternity
Message from Br. Gerry Clyne, OFM - March 2019
Paraliturgy for orientation, inquiry and candidacy period

Franciscan Youth:

Presentation: How to Start a Franciscan Youth Group

Sowing Seeds of Franciscan Values in Our Youth

How to Start a Franciscan Youth Group

Justice Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) - updated July 12, 2023
Understanding JPIC
Mining and Canadian Companies
Mining Letter to Premier Clark March 2017
Women at the Heart of Change
Download JPIC supplements to Franciscan Journey
Human Trafficking
Franciscan Prayer to End Human Trafficking

Links:
Franciscan Voice Canada
Global Catholic Climate Movement

Pope Francis: Peace as a Journey of Hope: Dialogue, Reconciliation and Ecological Conversion

Sr. John Mary's talks on "One God One Mother Earth" (Oct. 9, 2021)

Laudato Si Study Guide

Journeying towards Care for our Common Home - 5 years after Laudato Si

Fratelli Tutti -- Youtube Summary of Pope Francis' Encyclical Letter

50 ways to Care for Creation

Animation: Climate Change for Primary School

Animation: Laudato Si' for children

Animation: One Climate One World

Video clip: Who is my neighbour in a climate-threatened world?

Feast of St. Francis: Befriending the Wolf

Photo Albums:

2022 SUMMER BARBECUE at Mt. St. Francis Retreat Centre in Cochrane, Alberta

2022 Fine Arts Contest

2019 BC Coastal Annual Retreat

2019 Regional Chapter of Elections

2018 Youtube clip: 40 years of the New Rule

2018 Fine Arts Contest

Canonical Establishment of St. Pio, Surrey

Canonical Establishment of St. Agnes of Assisi, Coquitlam

2017 Poster Contest

2017 Chapter of Mats in Alberta

Username/password access is available only to professed members, ask your local fraternity minister to email olotaofs@gmail.com

Pax et bonum!