In our life the charism of St. Francis
establishes a clear direction:

• St. Francis lived the Gospel unconditionally. 
• He was captured by the love of Christ in the crib, on the cross, and in the Eucharist.  
• He loved the Church and served the Holy Father
• in loyalty and reverence. 
• He established peace and brought reconciliation wherever he went. 
• He desired Poverty and joyfully wished to be
• ​a Friar Minor, a lesser brother. 
• He always sang the praise of God,
• and he worked without extinguishing
• the spirit of devotion. 
• He constantly lived in conversion and penance. ​

                             (Constitutions, 1.2)