Love and Suffering
Franciscan Media
September 1, 2024
Let your whole life be spent in self-surrender, in prayer, in work, in humility, in giving thanks to our good God.
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We are Franciscan Media, a sponsored ministry of the Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of Guadalupe Province. We strive to inspire a loving world that embraces the Franciscan spirit of harmony, joy, and simplicity.
Dedication of Saint Mary Major Basilica
Franciscan Media
August 5
Saint Mary Major Basilica is one of the four major churches in Rome known as patriarchal basilicas. It is the largest church in the world honoring Mary. This day is also known as the feast of Our Lady of the Snows because of the Blessed Mother’s intercession during a crisis in that city.
‘My Grace Is Sufficient’
Franciscan Media
March 17, 2024
Be at peace in all things, because the enemy, who always fishes in troubled waters, takes advantage of our discouragement to achieve his intentions more readily.
Children of God, Heirs of Heaven
Franciscan Media
March 9, 2024
Jesus Christ in such a way that we share in his very own life. In baptism we receive the sanctifying grace that gives us a heavenly life.
Dying to Self
Franciscan Media
March 4, 2024
Padre Pio’s letter to Raffaelina Cerase, 1914: Baptism is said to be a copy of the death of Jesus. St. Paul says we are baptized
Suffering in Service to God
Franciscan Media
March 2, 2024
Take comfort because your suffering is in God’s will. If human nature is resentful of suffering and resists it.
Saint Oswald
Franciscan Media
February 29
Saint Oswald knew people in high places─his uncle was the archbishop of Canterbury. But even though he received “favors” from his uncle, he served humbly and gained holiness through God’s grace.