Purpose 

VISITATION

Title VI of the OFS Constitutions outlines the Fraternal and Pastoral Visit.  Article 91.1 says the following: “Rule 26. The purpose of both the pastoral and fraternal visits is to revive the evangelical Franciscan spirit, to assure fidelity to the charism and to the Rule, to offer help to fraternity life, to reinforce the bond of unity of the Order, and to promote its most effective insertion to the Franciscan family and the Church.”

PAGES

The purpose of these pages is to provide the necessary documentation for fraternities to prepare for their annual Fraternal and Pastoral visitations.  In the following pages you will find the questionnaires and checklists that are required for a successful visitation.

Completion of these forms in a timely manner assists the visitors greatly in accomplishing their mission.  Many fraternities work on these forms during the course of the year as part of their fraternity functions.  This then enables the fraternity to have well thought out responses to the questions available for submission to the visitors without last minute chaos.