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Jun 14 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: Mary, Handmaid of the Lord

apostolate — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:59:42 +0000

Homily #080614 ( 08min) Play – On this memorial of Our Lady this Saturday, Fr. Ignatius expounds on Mary’s self-given title of Handmaid of the Lord and how it exemplifies her humility. He refers to Lumen Gentium and artwork from Ogni Sanci in Florence, Italy
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FiNews – Poor Clares of the Immaculate Vocations Video

apostolate — Sun, 27 Jul 2008 02:09:40 +0000

FI News #34 – Italian vocation video of the Poor Clares of the Immaculate ( 5min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Here’s a video in Italian. It is a vocation video for the Clarisse dell’Immacolata (Poor Clares of the Immaculate) which is another order started by our founder Fr. Stefano Manelli. It is an order of Poor Clares that follows the Traccia with the Marian vow as do the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Currently they have four convents, all in Italy and have about sixty sisters and are fully contemplative as opposed to the FI sisters who are both active and contemplative. This slide-show video features their convent in Pastena in Lazio. We will probably make an English version of this but we thought we should just get this Italian version up straight away to add a little foreign language flair on AirMaria and to give some exposure to this blessed community.

Ave Maria!

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FiNews – FI Solemn Requiem Mass Featured at NLM

apostolate — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 01:27:16 +0000

Ave Maria!

The Franciscans of the Immaculate were featured on New Liturgical Movement today with the Traditional Requiem Mass celebrated on the anniversary of the death of Fr. Francis Maria Pompa, FI on January 24 who was a big advocate for the Extraordinary Form of the Mass in Italy. It was celebrated by our founder Fr. Stefano Manelli. Also the MC is none other than Fra Anthony Maria Servium who just departed last fall to Italy from the friary here in Griswold, CT, USA. He was instrumental in starting the extraordinary form of the Mass here in the United States. He is the MC in the video Sandals and Fiddlebacks. The full video of the mass in Italy can be seen on our scheduled video streaming site in Italy, TV Dell’Immacolata at 6-7:20pm for the next few days, at least if I’ve understood their schedule correctly.

by Shawn Tribe

http://www.newliturgicalmovement.org/2009/01/solemn-requiem-franciscans-of.html

Rinascimento Sacro shares some very edifying photos from a recent requiem Mass offered on January 24th at the Monastery of Murate in Città di Castello by the Franciscans of the Immaculate for the anniversary of the death of one of their friars.

The Franciscans of the Immaculate — founded by Pontifical Right by Pope John Paul II from what I can see — are not an order I have followed a great deal to date, but they would seem to be a group to keep more of a watch upon.

more pictures on the Italian website: http://www.rinascimentosacro.com/2009/01/perugia-dalle-francescane.html

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Fi News – Five FI Ordinations – Deo Gratias

apostolate — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:35:36 +0000

Ave Maria!

Well, we had a big day in Tarquinia, Italy on Wednesday with the ordinations of five Franciscans of the Immaculate to the Priesthood by Bishop Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Apostolic Signatura, celebrated in the Extraordinary Form (Traditional Latin Mass). Congratulations to the ordinandi:

Bishop Burke, Fr. Stefano, FI Founder and the five ordinandi. From left to right Fr. Giovanni Paolo Da Silva (Brazilian), Fr. Andre Maria Fernandes Gomes (Brazilian), Bishop Raymond Burke (Ordinator), Fr. Cayetano Maria Sulit (Philippines), Fr. John Lawrence Mary Polis (USA), Fr. Timeteo Maria De Iuliis (Italian), Fr. Stefano Manelli. (Photo from our Benin web site www.mediatrice.net)

There are also great posts on New Litrugical Movement, and others:

Iona Catholic: Ordinations of five new Franciscans of the Immaculate

Roman Catholic Vocations: Franciscans of the Immaculate Ordinations

RORATE CÆLI

Ariel view of Tarquinia

Below footage and photos from ORBIS CATHOLICVS

Video also viewable on Gloria.tv

More photos on ORBIS CATHOLICVS

Deo Gratias! Ave Maria!

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9th International Conference on Marian Coredemption

apostolate — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:48:52 +0000

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Apr 27 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Our Lady of Good Counsel

apostolate — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 11:54:11 +0000

Homily #090427 ( 08min) Play – Today is the feast of Our Lady of Good Counsel which is very dear to us here at the Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate because it was in the shrine to Our Lady of Good Counsel in Frigento, Italy that our order was started by Fr. Stefano Manelli and Fr. Gabriele Pellettieri. Listen as Fr. Angelo explains how this happened under the wise council of Our Lady.

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Video – Roving Reporter #87: A Taste of Italy

apostolate — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:01:53 +0000

Roving Reporter #87 – Friar Terrance visits Friar Anthony and Friar Josemaria ( 10min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

Friar Terrance goes “on assignment” (from his Mother) to Italy in preparation for philosophy and theology studies. Before reaching his destiny at Campocavallo, Italy – a stones’ throw away from the House of Loreto – he had a chance to sit down with Friar Anthony Servium and Friar Josemaria who are beginning philosophy studies at Villa Santa Lucia. What have these two friars been doing since their departure from the states, and what’s it like in the place that they’re now in? Listen now and here about their adventures and also what priestly formation is like as a Franciscan Friar of the Immaculate. (We hope you enjoy the scenes from Southern Italy.)

Ave Maria!

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Jan 11 – Homily – Fr Ignatius: St Thomas of Cori

apostolate — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:39:09 +0000

Homily #100111 ( 03min) Play – St Thomas of Cori was a Franciscan priest who lived in Italy in the 1700’s exemplifying the holy, humble life.
Ave Maria! St Thomas of Cori, Confessor – Mass: EF, Common of a Confessor not a Bishop I, Os Iusti – Readings: 1st: sir 31:8-11 – Gsp: luk 12:35-40

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Video – Immaculate Music #29: Credo in Unum Deum – Italy

apostolate — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:59:33 +0000

Immaculate Music #29 – A Beautiful Sung Version of the Creed ( 10min) >>> Play

Ave Maria!

On January 6^th, 2010, the Franciscan Friars in Italy had the privilege of celebrating the Traditional Mass with Cardinal Castrillon Hoyos, President Emeritus of Ecclesia Dei. We hope you enjoy viewing some of the scenes from the Mass and listening to the Creed which was sung during the Mass and directed by Alessandro Pucci and Andrea Ferranti. The name of the chorus (in Italian) is the “Schola Cantorum ‘Santa Cecilia’ di Corridonia e Coro di Cloumurano”.

Friar Terrance sends ‘Ave Maria!’s and prayers to all.

Ave Maria!

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Mountains with St Francis 1/2

apostolate — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 10:10:16 +0000

Ave Maria! This one is by the FI’s in Italy about their “Field School” that they hold each year with youth in the majestic Italian Alps. The beautiful footage is set to music with Italian titles. Perhaps we will come up with a version with English titles, but really, the imagery says it all. Part 2 will be tomorrow.

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