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Our Lady of the Angels (of the Portiuncula)

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:02:44 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

From the Franciscan supplement to the Divine Office:

OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS OF THE PORTIUNCULA Feast

Our Seraphic Father Francis in keeping with his special love for the Blessed Virgin was especially fond of the chapel of Saint Mary of the Angels known as the Portiuncula. It was here in the designs of Divine Providence that he started the Order of Friars Minor, inaugurated the Order of the Poor Clares and brought his sojourn on earth to its holy end.

In this chapel according to tradition our Holy Father obtained the famous indulgence which the Supreme Pontiffs confirmed and extended to many other churches. On account of the many blessings conferred here the celebration of a liturgical feast was granted for this day which marks the anniversary of the dedication of this chapel.

And St. Bonaventure wrote in the Major Life of St. Francis: Francis had great devotion to the Queen of the world and when he saw that the church was deserted, he began to live there constantly in order to repair it. He heard that the Angels often visited it, so that it was called Saint Mary of the Angels, and he decided to stay there permanently out of reverence for the angels and love for the Mother of Christ.

He loved this spot more than any other in the world. It was here he began his religious life in a very small way; it is here he came to a happy end. When he was dying, he commended this spot above all others to the friars, because it was most dear to the Blessed Virgin.

This was the place where Saint Francis founded his Order by divine inspiration and it was divine providence which led him to repair three churches before he founded the Order and began to preach the Gospel. This meant that he progressed from material things to more spiritual achievements, from lesser to greater, in due order, and it gave a prophetic indication of what he would accomplish later.

As he was living there by the church of Our Lady, Francis prayed to her who had conceived the Word, full of grace and truth, begging her insistently and with tears to become his advocate. Then he was granted the true spirit of the Gospel by the intercession of the Mother of mercy and he brought it to fruition. He embraced the Mother of Our Lord Jesus with indescribable love because, as he said, it was she who made the Lord of majesty our brother, and through her we found mercy. After Christ, he put all his trust in her and took her as his patroness for himself and his friars.

Santa Maria degli Angeli

where the Portiuncula is located within the Basilica

A Beautiful Gift : Portiuncula Indulgence

Background on this Grace: Everyone knows how special the Church of The Portiuncula in Assisi was to St. Francis. It is there that he began his service to Christ and His Church. It is there that he was called to rebuild the Church. It is there that he made humble service, obedience, love, and dedication to Our Lord and Our Lady the cornerstones of his unique and inspiring life. It was even there that St. Clare, the spiritual daughter of St. Francis, received her call, lost her locks of hair to the scissors of Francis, and gained her place in the service of God and in the list of great saints.

During one of his many conversations with Jesus and Our Blessed Mother. Francis requested and received this indulgence as a measure and means of God’s Divine Mercy and love for us. Upon receiving the approval of Our Lord, Francis took this cause to the Pope, Honorious III, in who finally approved as well. While the benefits of this indulgence were not taken advantage of in the days of Francis given the difficult travel and poor roads, we are given a unique and fortunate opportunity to benefit today given easier transportation.

The Indulgence Itself

The magnitude of this indulgence is nothing less than the full remission of the punishments due to one’s sins from the day of Baptism to the day one enters the church to perform the indulgence requirements!!

Conditions To Obtain The Plenary Indulgence of The Forgiveness of Assisi
(For oneself or for a departed soul)

*        Sacramental Confession to be in God’s Grace (within 8 days before or after)
*        Participation in the Holy Mass and Eucharist
*        Visit to a Franciscan Church, followed by the Profession of Faith
*        Say the Our Father
*        A Prayer for the Pope

Indulgences as Gifts and Opportunities

Once again we see the beauty, majesty, magnitude, and Divine Mercy of God Almighty! All that Our Lord asks is that we humbly and contritely seek forgiveness, that we receive His Most Sacred Body in The Eucharist that we visit a Franciscan church and profess our faith, that we say The Our Father, and that we pray for the Pope. Despite those things on which we may not agree with the Pope, this indulgence provides us with the opportunity to declare our eternal loyalty to preserving the Faith and not abandoning our mission and duty to be soldiers for our God.

Eventually, the Church modified the conditions and said the faithful could obtain the indulgence either on August 2nd or on the following Sunday and by going to any Catholic church with the intention of gaining this special indulgence. May we take advantage of this beautiful gift and the opportunities which it provides to approach our God in renewed contrite purity, love, appreciation, and loyalty!

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Dec 15 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Our Lady, Queen of the Tertiary Handmaids

apostolate — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 16:00:05 +0000

Homily #101215s ( 13min) Play – The Tertiary Handmaids renew their profession tonight. Fr Angelo speaks about how St. Francis considered himself the property of Our Lady. St. Francis always emphasized poverty and if someone said that a house belonged to the friars, St. Francis would kick the friars out of that house. This was not quite the same however with the St. Mary of the Angels – the friars had to stay there always – not because they owned the Church, but because Our Lady owned them.

Ave Maria!
Mass: OF Form:

Readings:
1st Reading: Isaiah 9:1-6
Responsory: Psalm 113:1-8
Gospel: Luke 1:26-38

Audio (MP3)

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Aug 02 – Homily – Fr George: Portiuncula, the Grand, Small Chapel

apostolate — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:58:49 +0000

Homily #120802 ( 08min) Play – Fr. George Roth preaches on the feast of Our Lady of the Angels which is celebrated as a Solemnity by the FIs. He explains how the chapel of Our Lady of the Angels (also called the Portiuncula) is so important to the foundation of the Franciscan order and has an extra special place in the hearts of the Franciscans of the Immaculate.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 24:1-4, 16, 22-24
Resp: psa 34:5, 7, 9-10, 18-19
2nd: gal 4:3-7
Gsp: luk 1:26-33

Audio (MP3)

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Our Lady of the Angels and the Portiuncula Indulgence

Sr. JosephMary f.t.i. — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 16:00:25 +0000

Ave Maria Meditations

To obtain the Portiuncula plenary indulgence, a person must visit the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels at Assisi, or a Franciscan sanctuary, or one’s parish church, with the intention of honoring Our Lady of the Angels. Then perform the work of reciting the Creed and Our Father and pray for the Pope’s designated intentions. You should be free, at least intentionally, of attachment to venial and mortal sin, and truly repentant. Make your sacramental confession 8 days before or after. Participate at assist at Mass and receive Holy Communion 8 days before or after.

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Aug 02 – Homily – Fr Elias: The Little Portion of St. Francis

apostolate — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 23:18:07 +0000

Homily #130802b ( 13min) Play – Fr. Elias preaches on the Franciscan Feast of the Portiuncula, commemorating the Chapel of Our Lady of the Angels which was very small and so called The Little Portion, the Portiuncula where Our Lady gave so many blessings and increase in members to the newly formed Franciscans. Fr. explains how this Chapel has a plenary indulgence for visiting it on this day, what this means and how to get it.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 24:1-4, 16, 22-24
Resp: psa 34:5, 7, 9-10, 18-19
2nd: gal 4:3-7
Gsp: luk 1:26-33

Audio (MP3)

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Aug 02 – Homily – Fr Benedict: Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula

Griswold Friars — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 11:31:11 +0000

Homily #140802 ( 13min) Play – Our “little portion” is the Immaculate Virgin Mary, given to us by Christ Himself from the Cross. With the Marian Vow, wish to make this known to the ends of the earth.
Ave Maria!
Mass: Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula – Feast – Form: OF
Readings:
1st: sir 24:1-4, 16, 22-24
Resp: psa 34:5, 7, 9-10, 18-19
2nd: gal 4:3-7
Gsp: luk 1:26-33

Audio (MP3)

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Aug 02 – Homily – Fr Matthias: The Pardon of Assisi

apostolate — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 13:38:38 +0000

Homily #140802n ( 11min) Play – Today Franciscans celebrate the birth of the Franciscan order at the Portiuncula, and the FI in particular celebrate today as the anniversary of the foundation of the Casa Mariana, the prot0-community that grew into the new institute of the Franciscans of the Immaculate. Father Matthias reads from a pastoral letter of Bishop Theobald dated 1310 in which the history of the Portiuncula indulgence is recounted. Finally, Father explains the theology of indulgences and the conditions needed to acquire today’s indulgence. Let us break from all sin and take advantage of the “Pardon of Assisi” to fulfill the desire of St. Francis: “I want to send all of you to paradise.”
Ave Maria!
Mass: Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula – Solemnity – Form: OF
Readings: Saturday in the 17th Week in Ordinary Time (Alt Reading)
1st: 1co 10:31-11:1
Resp: psa 69:15-16, 30-31, 33-34
Gsp: mat 9:35-10:1

Audio (MP3)

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Aug 02 – Homily – Fr Angelo: Mary Helps to Found the Franciscan Order

Griswold Friars — Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:07:11 +0000

Our Lady’s intercession at the Portiuncula was directly related to St. Francis’ founding of the Franciscan Order.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula – Feast
Readings:
1st: sir 24:1-4, 16, 22-24
Resp: psa 34:5, 7, 9-10, 18-19
2nd: gal 4:3-7
Gsp: luk 1:26-33

Audio (MP3)

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Our Lady’s Little Portion – Aug 02 – Homily – Fr Ignatius

apostolate — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 11:03:28 +0000

Fr Ignatius gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Aug 02, 2021, on how St Francis had an attachment to the chapel called Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula in Assisi, Italy. Portiuncula means the Little portion so it is Our Lady’s little portion that she has given to St. Francis and his disciples, the Franciscans, and reflects that we Franciscans are, in turn, Mary’s little portion.

Ave Maria!

Mass: Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula – Feast
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/080221.cfm
1st: sir 24:1-4, 16, 22-24
Resp: psa 34:5, 7, 9-10, 18-19
2nd: gal 4:3-7
Gsp: luk 1:26-33

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Franciscan Spirituality #17: Sources, Part 7 – Mar 23 – Homily – Fr Terrance

apostolate — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:58:44 +0000

Fr Terrance gives the homily at Bloomington, IN on Mar 23, 2023, on how St Francis’s spirituality is intimately tied to his profound devotion to Mary.

This is a continuation of his series of homilies on Franciscan Spirituality – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN151zTIO4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xgMllKrzSasL2Hljd5BHom

Notes:

Portiuncula chapel in Assisi is where he started his order is called Our Lady of the Angels

Many prayers and words of affection to Mary, too many to number.

Would often pray all night to God and in praise to Mary.

Mary brought peace and good (pax et bonum) to St. Elizabeth

Franciscan prayer to our Lady

He called her Daughter of the Father, Mother of the Sun, and Spouse of the Holy Spirit.

Francis was the first to call her the Spouse of the Holy Spirit.

Franciscans promoted Immaculate Conception 500 years before it was defined

Rebuilding the Portiunclular clarified his vocation to rebuild Christ’s Church, that it was not to physically rebuild church buildings but to renew the whole Church.

Portiuncula chapel is where his order started, his devotion to Mary was solidified, and where he died.

Celano – The Portiuncula is filled with more grace and visited by blessed spirits; never let it go,

St Francis received Mary at the foot of the cross of St Damiano as St John did at Calvary.

The poverty of Mary was the inspiration for the poverty of the Franciscans.

True Christocentrism includes Mary.

We must give devotion to Mary to get to Christ because He came to us through her.

Playlist for this series – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNN151zTIO4&list=PLejh_e0-LN4xgMllKrzSasL2Hljd5BHom

Ave Maria!

Mass: Thursday 4th Week of Lent – Wkdy
Readings: – http://usccb.org/bible/readings/032323.cfm
1st: exo 32:7-14
Resp: psa 106:19-23
Gsp: joh 5:31-47

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