Required Resources for the SA Class
All resources below can be electronic or borrowed except for the * resources.
Bible
*Franciscan Family Connections (2011)
Francis and Clare: The Complete Works translation and introduction by Regis Armstrong, OFM Cap. and Ignatius Brady, OFM. (1982)
*Essential Documents of the Secular Franciscan Order (2014) or individual copies of:
OFS Queen of Peace Regional Guidelines (2020)
*Handbook for Spiritual Assistance to the Secular Franciscan Order (3rd Ed. 2012)
For Up to Now: Foundational Topics for Initial Formation (FUN Manual 2011)
Vatican II documents, especially:
Decree on Lay Spirituality
Dogmatic Constitution on the Church
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World
Paths to Renewal: The Spirituality of Six Religious Founders by Zachary Grant, OFM Cap. (1998)
Optional:
Greyfriars Review: Francis of Assisi and the Laity of His Time by Prospero Rivi, OFM Cap. (2001-vol.15)
The Francis Prayer Book by Jon Sweeney (2004)
St. Francis and the Third Order by Raffaele Pazzelli (1989) Chapter 7. The Conversion of Francis, pgs. 80-86
Vatican II in Plain English/The Constitutions by Bill Huebsch (1997)