Welcome to The Third Order (Anglican) Society of St. Francis
Thank you for visiting us. Please do look around. You’ll find a great deal of interest.
Did you know there are hundreds of thousands of Franciscans throughout the world? The newly-launched Anglican Franciscan Web Portal http://www.anglicanfranciscans.org/ can help you find Anglican Franciscans any where you might live. (If you are not an Anglican please, you will find a Roman Catholic order here. http://www.franciscan-sfo.org/home.html)
Who are Third Order Franciscans and what do we do?
We’re ordinary people leading ordinary lives: male and female, young and old, working or retired. Yet we have one thing in common.
At root, we are inspired and motivated by the Life of St Francis of Assisi:
-- his humble, joyous approach to life as he followed Christ
-- his concern for the marginalized and the poor
-- his passion for justice
-- his abounding love of nature and people
-- his zeal for prayer and contemplation
-- his extraordinary energy, vitality (and sometimes surprisingly radical methods) as he heeded God’s call to ‘rebuild my church’.
Third Order Franciscans live by a set of principles and follow a rule of life. To find out more, may we suggest that you click on the items on the left-hand side of this page.
We welcome everyone. If you would like us to pray for you or you would like to come to one of our meetings, or simply find out more, please contact us[link]. We particularly would welcome enquiries from African countries where we currently do not have a presence.