A Franciscan Creed
Inspired by the vision of St. Francis, we commit ourselves to the Gospel as our way of life.
Our world view is centered in Christ, we see Jesus Christ as the beginning, the way and the goal of all creation. This world vision reveals to us a God who is Father and a life which is love. This demands of us a life as brothers and sisters of all people and of creation.
St. Francis
Saint Francis of Assisi (born Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone; 1181/1182 – October 3, 1226) was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men’s Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St. Francis is one of the most venerated religious figures in history.
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Franciscan and Friends
The Franciscan and Friends Music Mission began as an informal collaboration of musicians and volunteers celebrating the 2002 World Youth Day visit of Pope John Paul II in Toronto. In 2005, the Roman Catholic Dioceses of Trinidad and Barbados invited our group to the Caribbean for a series of benefit concerts and ministry visits to prisons, drug and alcohol rehab facilities, orphanages, seniors’ homes, schools, and impoverished neighbourhoods.
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The Franciscan and Friends Music Mission began in 2002 at World Youth Day in Toronto. The Franciscan Community of Toronto invited a group of musicians from North America, the Caribbean, Central America and Europe to participate in the celebrations during the visit of Pope John Paul II.
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