Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation
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About Justice, Peace and the integrity of Creation
What is Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation?
For us Seculars, it is simply our rule in action. JPIC is based on the gospel. It bubbles up from the gospel. It is lived out from the gospel. “The focus of Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation is to support the restoration of “right relationships”; with God, in oneself, between people and with creation.” (Friar Francisco O’Connaire, the Executive Secretary for the Interreligious JPIC Commission)
JPIC is not just something we do; it is who we are, as followers of Jesus in the way of Francis. It is an attitude that influences what we do and how we minister, with God, with ourselves, with other people and with creation. JPIC embraces the wholeness of the rule, as do we who profess to that rule. The wholeness of the rule also includes prayer and contemplation, which is first and foremost, our fraternal communities as well as all our other communities, and Our Lady, Mother Mary, as Francis placed the protection of the Order in her hands.
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Mission Statement
The mission of JPIC is to assist Professed Secular Franciscans as they reflect on their relationship with God as manifested in the fruits of conversion in their lives. This with special regard to the daily choices made in the areas of justice, peacemaking and respect for all created things and people; as brothers and sisters of penance, bringing the gospel to life and life to gospel.
Goals for the Justice Peace and the Integrity of Creation Pages...
Our goals for these website pages are to state and advance the mission of JPIC as well as offer helpful resources and inspiration for Regional Fraternities. These pages are under construction and will remain a work in progress. Please check in from time-to-time for additions and seasonal updates.
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Scripture
The Secular Franciscans, committed to following the example and teaching of Christ, must personally and assiduously study the Gospel and Sacred Scriptures. The fraternity and its leaders should foster love for the word of the Gospel and help the brothers and sisters to know and understand it as it is proclaimed by the Church with the assistance of the Spirit. Constitutions - article 9.2
We are Gospel people, committed to making the Gospel known by our words and our lives. The Gospel is precious to us. Gospel texts are living words from the living Christ. The need to accompany our scriptural reflection with prayer is important. Being present to the scriptural words is at the same time a prayerful time. The Franciscan Journey, p. 85, Fr. Lester Bach
There are many ways for Franciscans to enter into the Gospel and other scripture texts. DOING it is more important than what method we use. The goal is conversion. We have stories of Francis taking his call to follow Jesus from the words of scripture quite literally, his radical response to the Gospel simple but arduous.
St. Francis treasured the scriptures and incorporated many passages into his own writings.