ALL THE SAINTS OF THE SERAPHIC ORDER - 29 NOVEMBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER

Saints celebrated on the 29th of November

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ALL THE SAINTS OF THE SERAPHIC ORDER

'All the Saints of the Seraphic Order', which is celebrated today (November 29), is the feast commemorating all the Franciscan Saints - those Saints who followed in the footsteps of Saint Francis.

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Franciscans are members of the Roman Catholic religious order founded in the early 13th century by Saint Francis of Assisi. The Franciscan Order [Seraphic Order] is one of the four great mendicant orders of the Church, and its members strive to cultivate the ideals of poverty and charity. Congregations of these religious men and women are numerous all over the Roman Catholic world, and the Franciscans are the largest religious order in the Roman Catholic Church.

The Franciscans actually consist of three orders. The First Order comprises priests and lay brothers who have sworn to lead a life of prayer, preaching, and penance. This First Order is divided into three independent branches: the Friars Minor (O.F.M.), the Friars Minor Conventual (O.F.M. Conv.), and the Friars Minor Capuchin (O.F.M. Cap.). The Second Order consists of cloistered nuns who belong to the Order of St. Clare (O.S.C.) and are known as Poor Clares (P.C.). The Third Order consists of religious and lay men and women who try to emulate Saint Francis’s spirit by performing works of teaching, charity, and social service. Strictly speaking, the latter order consists of the Third Order Secular, whose lay members live in the world without vows; and the Third Order Regular, whose members live in religious communities under vow.

Source: - https://www.britannica.com/topic/Franciscans