Familia Jacopa And Sororum Jacopa New Franciscan Communities Forming F

[Kathleen777]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]BREAKING NEWS! Familia Jacopa (Family of Jacopa) is a new Catholic Franciscan family forming in Steubenville, Ohio, U.S.A.. Thanks to all of the encouragement of my Forum friends, Spiritual Directors, Secular Franciscan Community, friends especially my widow friends; I am now making this public. Please see my Web Blog; Familia Jacopa at: [/size][/font][/color]

<a href="http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">[color="#444433"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/[/size][/font][/color][color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"] [/font][/color][color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]or contact me at: [/size][/font][/color][email="familiajacopa@yahoo.com"][color="#444433"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]familiajacopa@yahoo.com[/size][/font][/color][/email]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]This family is for widows and [/size][/font][/color][url="http://forums.catholic.com/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=716798#"][color="#444433"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]single women[/size][/font][/color][/url][color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"] [/font][/color][color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]of all ages. There are two communities; Familia Jacopa and Sororum Jacopa (Sisters of Jacopa). [/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]The Familia Jacopa will have dual formation in the Secular Franciscan Order and with the community (FJ). Women can either live in Steubenville in community at the house/convent or in their own homes. Members could also live elsewhere and receive formation. [/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]The Sororum Jacopa will be born out of the Familia Jacopa and proposes to become a religious community, Franciscan TOR.[/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]My directors have told me to start living the life, make it public to invite inquirers and to continue writing the Constitutions and other needed materials. I hope to have an appointment to present this to the Bishop of Steubenville within a few months. [/size][/font][/color]

[color="#000000"][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"][size="3"]Pax et Bonum, Kathleen Marshall, ofs[/size][/font][/color][font="Tahoma, sans-serif"] [/font]

[emmaberry101]

What a clever name for a community! Love it.

Thanks for posting Kathleen!

[Kathleen777]

New posting today on the Familia Jacopa blog:

http://familiajacopa.wordpress.com/

New community for widows and single women of any age who are called to live a Franciscan life and becoming a professed Third Order Secular and member of the Familia Jacopa. Also forming is "Sororum Jacopa" for women who feel called to be a religious sister, habited and living in community in Steubenville, Ohio.
Pax et bonum,
Kathleen Marshall, ofs

[nikita92]

Just visited today.

[petitpèlerin]

You have my prayers and friendship. When I'm not in France I'm based in Northeast Ohio and enjoy visiting Steubenville from time to time, and of course at heart I'm a Franciscan. I'll be interested to follow the development of your constitution and family. Keep us posted here.