Yesterday was profession day, a day to celebrate and welcome Pat Cammarata and Irene Perevich to the Secular Franciscan Order.
While it was joyful - and the ceremony went really well - the two professed were reminders of what plagues the fraternity: Older members, not always in the best of health.
Our fraternity currently has 8 excused members - 7 of them due to health. Our meetings often have many member absent due to illness, or to fear of bad weather.
I don't mean to be negative. It was wonderful to welcome new members. But if our fraternity is going to thrive we need to attract more and younger members.
Pax et bonum
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