SPIRITUAL ASSISTANCE

TO THE SFO

! NATURE OF ASSISTANCE

! COLLEGIAL ASSISTANCE

! IDENTITY OF ASSISTANT

NATURE OF ASSISTANCE

# LIFE-GIVING UNION

# PURPOSE

# PROVINCIAL MINISTER

LIFE-GIVING UNION

‚One Franciscan charism,

different expressions.

‚One Franciscan Family:

laity, religious, priests.

PURPOSE OF ASSISTANCE

Guarantee:

‚ fidelity to charism,

‚ communion with the Church,

‚ union with Franciscan Family.

Means:

‚ Pastoral visit, and

‚ appointment of Assistants

PROVINCIAL MINISTER

acts:

‚ personally, or

‚ through delegates.

duties:

‚ fraternal relations,

‚ formation of the friars,

‚ provide means for Assistants,

‚ monitor assistance.

COLLEGIAL ASSISTANCE

# CONFERENCES

# MEETINGS

# STATUTES FOR ASSISTANCE

CONFERENCES

‚ International (General)

‚ Ministers General delegate

General Assistants

(4 in Rome)

‚ National

‚ Ministers Provincial delegate

Provincial Assistants

(3 in Oceania)

‚ Regional

‚ Ministers Provincial delegate

Regional Assistants

(1 in Singapore-Sabah)

(No Conference)

MEETINGS

‚ General Assistants: once a month.

‚ National Assistants: every second month.

‚ Regional Assistants: haven’t formed Conferences.

Keep in contact, act collegially.

STATUTES FOR ASSISTANCE

Title I: General Principles.

Title II: Role of Major Superiors.

Title III: Role of Spiritual Assistants.

ROLE OF SPIRITUAL ASSISTANTS

Title III

‚ General Assistants

‚ National Assistants

‚ Regional Assistants

‚ Local Assistants

ROLE OF REGIONAL ASSISTANT

regarding the SFO

‚ collaborate with Regional Council:

‚                                     in spiritual and apostolic animation,

‚                         in formation of leaders;

‚ pastoral visit to local fraternities;

‚ presence at local elective chapters.

‚ coordinate regional spiritual assistance

and formation of Assistants;

‚ foster interest of friars.

ROLE OF REGIONAL ASSISTANT

regarding his own Order

‚ keep his Minister Provincial informed;

‚ deal with his Order’s service;

‚ meet fraternities assisted by his Order;

‚ maintain contact with local Assistants.

ROLE OF LOCAL ASSISTANT

in the local Fraternity

‚ fosters communion:

‚ within the local fraternity;

‚ between the fraternity and his Order;

‚ between the fraternity and his community.

‚ fosters active presence of local fraternity:

‚ in the Church

‚ in society.

ROLE OF LOCAL ASSISTANT

in the local fraternity Council

‚ with the Council:

‚ formation of candidates;

‚ assessment before profession.

‚ with the Minister:

‚ discusses those in difficulty;

‚ who want to retire;

‚ who act against the Rule.

IDENTITY

OF THE LOCAL ASSISTANT

# HE OR SHE IS NOT

# HE OR SHE IS

# QUALITIES

# RESPONSIBILITIES

HE OR SHE IS NOT

‚ Actively:

‚ director;

‚ odd jobs person;

‚ spokesperson;

‚ imposing.

‚ Passively:

‚ sacramental only;

‚ divorced from fraternity’s life.

HE OR SHE IS

‚ voting member of Council:

except in:

‚ elections,

‚ financial questions.

‚ cooperator in formation;

‚ fosters communion with Church;

‚ bond of communion between friars and members.

QUALITIES

‚ suitable;

‚ well prepared.

RESPONSIBILITIES

‚ pastoral

‚ fraternal

‚ ecumenical

‚ inter-religious