The order of St. Francis grew quickly and soon Francis’ followers were placed into one of three orders. These orders included religiously ordained peoples as well as those who could not join a religious order due to the constraints of marriage or other ties that prevented such membership. The three orders are known as the Friars Minor, the Poor Clares, and the Brothers and Sisters of Penance or commonly referred to as the First, the Second and the Third Orders respectively.
- First Order. The Friars Minor, or the First Order of St. Francis, dates back to the year 1209. Under this order are those Friars and Brothers who have been religiously ordained in the name of St. Francis. There are three distinct categories under the Friars Minor which are the OFM, the OFM Capuchin, and the OFM Conventual.
- Second Order. The Order of St. Clare is said to have come into existence in 1212. The Poor Clares, as the Second Order is now commonly referred to, consists of several different monasteries of cloistered nuns living an ordained life while professing the Rule of St. Clare.
- Third Order. The Bothers and Sisters of Penance is believed to have been founded in 1221. The idea behind the Third Order is that it is the middle ground between the cloister and those who were unable to enter the First and Second Orders due to marriage or other ties. Those who belong to the Third Order can fall into two different categories: Secular and Regular. The Secular category encompasses over 400 religious congregations and the Regular category comprises the world wide order of the dedicated laity. The whole idea behind the Third Order is that it provides a model for balancing of one’s spiritual and work lives.
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