Secular Franciscan Order
Pax et Bonum: Peace and Good
Uyo Diocese · St Francis of Assisi, pray for us.
Pax et Bonum: Peace and Good
Uyo Diocese · St Francis of Assisi, pray for us.
The Secular Franciscan Order, Ordo Franciscanus Saecularis, is the Third Order of St Francis for lay Catholics.
We are men and women of the Diocese of Uyo who live the Gospel in our families, workplaces and parishes, in community with our brothers and sisters, under a Rule approved by the Church. Our days are shaped by prayer, simplicity, fraternity and care for creation.
We support our pastors, serve the poor, and hand on the joy of the Gospel as Francis did: with peace on our lips and good in our hands.
Daily prayer, the Liturgy of the Hours, the Eucharist and the sacraments: the source of all our doing.
Patron of ecology, Francis calls us to be stewards of nature and instruments of peace.
Joy in simple things and loving service to the poor and the least, as Francis served the leper.
Regular meetings for formation, accountability, celebration and mutual support on the journey.
In communion with the Bishop of Uyo and the priests who walk with our fraternity.
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith.”Prayer of St Francis of Assisi
The Secular Franciscan Order lives by the Rule approved by Pope Paul VI in 1978: the Gospel as the rule of life, lived out in the world.
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A structured path from first visit to lifelong commitment.
Come, see and pray with the fraternity. Learn the life of St Francis.
Deeper formation in the Rule, Franciscan history and the spiritual writers.
Commit for a season while you discern and grow.
Full profession of the Rule: a lifelong commitment to the Franciscan life.
The Tau is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet and the mark of the chosen in the Book of Ezekiel. St Francis adopted it as the sign of salvation and blessing, and signed his letters with it.
For us: conversion, humility, peace and good. The Tau is blessed and given at profession as a sign that the wearer belongs to Christ and to the Franciscan family.
Before the little church of San Damiano outside Assisi, the crucifix spoke to Francis: “Repair my church.” That image of the risen Christ, surrounded by angels and saints, became the heart of Franciscan prayer.
For us: a cross of resurrection and mission. Where the Cross reigns, renewal begins, and our work of peace starts with Christ at the centre.
Public-domain masterworks across eight centuries. Fraternity photos from Uyo will join them soon.
Ten clergy and religious, ten lay men and women: two callings in one Franciscan family.
Are you in Uyo and drawn to the life of St Francis: peace, simplicity, prayer and service? You are welcome at a fraternity meeting.
Local fraternities meet monthly in parishes across the Diocese of Uyo. Contact us for the one nearest you.
4 October, our principal feast: Mass, blessing of the Tau, fraternity celebration and works of charity.
Speak to your parish priest or a professed brother or sister, or send us a message. We walk with you from Aspirancy.
Phone / WhatsApp: +234 806 875 1432
Email: ofs.uyo@dioceseofuyo.org
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