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801st Anniversary Raffle
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Franciscans Celebrate Eight
Centuries of a Gospel Way of Life
1209 – 2009
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Eight centuries ago, in the year 1209, a dozen shabbily
dressed men managed to gain entry to the Papal Court.
They were seeking the approval of Pope Innocent III for
what their leader, a young man names Francis from the
town of Assisi, called a life according to the pattern of
the Gospel.
Despite initial misgivings, the Pope did grant Francis’
petition to lead a radical Gospel life...thus launching the
Franciscan movement, the largest and most popular
religious movement in all of Catholic history.
Francis and his brothers abandoned all their
possessions, deliberately choosing to follow the
humility and poverty of our Lord, Jesus Christ by
becoming “lesser ones, subject to all.”
Last year Franciscan Friars celebrated
the 800th Anniversary of their Order’s founding.
They are challenging themselves to deepen their
fraternal relationship and spiritual lives, to strengthen
collaboration with their lay partners and other
Franciscan entities, and to focus their apostolic mission
on peacemaking, the evangelization of young adults,
and serving the alienated, the immigrant and the poor.
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– Fr. Dominic Monti, OFM
Excerpted from The Anthonian
Spring, 2009
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OFFICIAL RULES
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Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received.
All applicable local, state, and federal regulations apply. Offer
void where prohibited by law. Winners will be notified by
phone or mail. Deadline for eligible entries is the day of each
drawing. The Shrine is not responsible for lost or misdirected
mail. No contribution is required for entry into this raffle. A
copy of winners will be furnished upon request. Cash prizes
will be awarded in one lump sum. Prizes over $600 require a
completed W9 form before prize is awarded. Each ticket must
be completed legibly. The Shrine is not responsible for illegible
entries. Only original tickets are eligible for this drawing. Copies
or other facsimiles are not acceptable.
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