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Students Learn about St. Francis

Welcome!

I am happy that you are interested in knowing about the Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls, Minnesota. As you view our website, you will see that each sister’s journey is a walk in the footprints of Jesus Christ through her life of prayer, ministry and shared life in community. Perhaps the Franciscan way of life might be a possibility for your own life. Please feel free to contact me vocations@fslf.org with your questions, or if you wish for help in discovering, nurturing and following your call.

May God give you peace!

Sister Grace Skwira, Vocation Minister

May we water our roots with the graces that come to us each day, calling us to new life, a deepening of our relationship with the risen Jesus.

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Following in the footprints

“Following in the footprints of Jesus” was the theme for our Spring “Come and See” weekend for young women of high school age. According to the participants, it was an “awesome experience” to visit and pray with the Sisters and to make new friends. These youth also learned about the values and life of St. Francis through dramatization of several scenes from his life. They were touched by the amazing vocation stories told by several of the Sisters. More lively interchange happened in the evening while the young women enjoyed frosting and decorating St. Patrick’s Day cookies in the convent kitchen with the Sisters.

Young students learn about Saints Francis and Clare
by Sister Clara Stang

St. Francis and St. Clare are favorites of everyone. While they lived over 800 years ago, their spirit lives on today. Franciscan Sisters, Brothers and Priests live the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We fashion our lives according to the example of Saints Francis and Clare.

Recently, I had the opportunity to speak to children about these two great saints. I enjoyed meeting the students from St. Michael’s school in St. Michael, St. Peter’s School in Delano, the Academy of Saints Peter and Paul in Loretta and St. Francis Xavier School in Buffalo. I encouraged them to pray, so that they might be guided to do what Jesus wants them to do with their lives. Perhaps some of them might be called to become Franciscans.