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The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal was begun in April 1987 by a group of Capuchin friars desiring to work more definitively for personal and communal renewal and the reform of the Church called for by the Holy Father and many spiritual leaders since Vatican II. By seeking a constant return to the sources of the whole Christian life and to the primitive inspiration of the Rule and Testament of St. Francis, this community is attempting to live sincerely and truthfully a life in conformity to the Gospel and to the ideals of the Seraphic Father as handed on by the Capuchin tradition (cf. Perfectae Caritatis; Capuchin Identity Study of 1996).
This Community is seeking to live the vows of authentic Franciscan life in a way that effectively challenges the worldly values prevalent in every age. Material poverty, manual labor, complete renunciation of ownership of immovable property, mature and faithful chastity, an active and responsible obedience, and living with and engaging in hands-on work with the materially poor and destitute are essential components of this reform. The spiritual values uniting the friars are personal and communal commitment to Jesus Christ, our Savior, through contemplative and liturgical prayer, daily Eucharistic adoration, devotion to Our Lady, imitation of St. Francis and St. Clare, love for the Church and loyalty to the Holy Father. To preserve the spirit and life of St. Francis in their apostolate, the friars will carry on the work of evangelization by preaching and other non-parochial ministry in the manner of the early Capuchin reform.
The Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal was begun in April 1987 by a group of Capuchin friars desiring to work more definitively for personal and communal renewal and the reform of the Church called for by the Holy Father and many spiritual leaders since Vatican II. By seeking a constant return to the sources of the whole Christian life and to the primitive inspiration of the Rule and Testament of St. Francis, this community is attempting to live sincerely and truthfully a life in conformity to the Gospel and to the ideals of the Seraphic Father as handed on by the Capuchin tradition (cf. Perfectae Caritatis; Capuchin Identity Study of 1996).