Taking Stock #4 - A Litany and Examination of Conscience based on the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order

 A Litany and Examination of Conscience based on the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order

Response: Lord, have mercy.

21. For the times I did not simplify my own material needs after Christ's example of poverty...R:

22. For the times I failed to be a good steward of God's gifts...R:

23. For the times I did not believe that living the Beatitudes would make me happy...R:

24. For the times I have not embraced my vocation with purity of heart...R:

25.For the times I have not gently and courteously welcomed every person as a gift from the Lord and as an image of Christ...R:

26. For the times I have not wanted to place myself on an equal basis with all people...R:

27. For the times I have lacked a sense of community and chosen isolation...R:

28. For the times I have not strived to create better conditions of life for the lowly and needy...R:

 29. For the times I have lacked a spirit of selfless service...R:

 30. For the times I have not used my talents to build the Kingdom of God...R:

31. For the ways I failed to promote justice both privately and publicly...R:

32. For the times when I have failed to make choices in harmony with my faith...R:

33. For the times I have not esteemed work both as a gift and as a sharing in the creation, redemption, and service of thehuman community by bringing the love of Christ to the marketplace...R:

34. For the times I have not cultivated a spirit of peace, fidelity, and respect for life in my family...R:

35. For the times as husband and wife we have not borne witness to the love of Christ for His Church to our children...R:

36. For the times I have not shown respect for all God's creatures ...R:

37. For the times I have not encouraged the proper use and protection of natural resources- . .R:

38. For the times I have not been a peacemaker, seeking ways of unity and harmony through dialogue...R:

39. For the times I have not been a messenger of perfect joy, striving to bring joy and hope to others...R:

40. For the ways I have failed to approach Sister Death with peace...R:

Thank you to Judith W. Tyrrell, OFS, for giving us permission to use her work - St. Margaret of Cortona Region

Questions for Reflection:

+Which articles of the Rule correspond to each line of the litany?

+Choose two or three of the items above each day and make them the center of your prayer.

+How does our Rule inspire us to daily conversion?

+Come back to this litany throughout 2021. How are you changing in your life as a Catholic and as a Franciscan?