QUIZ

1. St. Francis of Assisi was born in which country in either 1181 or 1182? Italy
2. Was Francis actually first baptized as Francesco? No
3. What happened to Francis of Assisi in 1202? He went to war
4. In the country chapel of San Damiano, Francis had a vision where he was told by a
crucifix: “Go, Francis, and repair my house which, as you see, is well-nigh in ruins.”
What did Francis do next? He stole his father’s fine cloth to get money to repair
the church.
5. The roots of the Franciscan Order began in 1208, which Francis heard a sermon from
which Francis heard a sermon from which appears first in the New Testament?
Matthew
6. In 1209, Francis composed an instruction for his disciples known as the Primitive
Rule. This is described by – To follow the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ and
walk in his footsteps.
7. With the help of a young noblewoman who also become canonized, Francis founded
the Second Franciscan Order in 1212. What name was given to it after her death?
Poor Clares
8. In 1224, Francis had another vision where he received which visible wounds of
Christ? Stigmata
9. Which pope, born Ugolino di Conti, canonized Francis of Assisi in 1228? Gregory
IX
10. Due to his miracles and love of all creation, Francis became the patron saint of
______? Animals (Ecology)
11. What was Saint Francis’ birth name and the name with which he was baptised?
Giovanni
12. Was Saint Francis an ordained priest? NO
13. What was the name of the song that Francis wrote in 1224 to honour God’s image in
creation?
Canticle of Sun, Canticle of Creatures
14. With what Christian tradition is Saint Francis most closely associated?
Nativity Scene
15. Where did St. Francis rebuild a Church after he heard the voice of God?
San Damiano
16. Francis had a lifelong friendship with this saint, who was also one of his early
followers. Clare, John, Leo, Sylvester
17. St. Francis is no the Patron saint of which of the following?
Animals, Environment, Merchants, Prayer
18. Francis’ commitment to poverty included encouraging his friars not to own.
prayer books
19. What is the name for cutting someone’s hair to signify acceptance into the
Franciscan(as St. Francis did to St. Clare)?
Tonsure

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20. Where did St. Francis travel in order to meet Sultan al-Kamil in 1219 at the height of
crusading fervour?
Egypt
21. Which of the following is Not true about St. Anthony?
He was requested by Francis to preach in northern Italy, He was appointed to be a
Cardinal of the Church, He was an Augustinian before becoming a Franciscan, He
preached to the fishes who listened when the heretics refused.
22. In the life of St. Francis, the town of Greccio is known as the place where
he celebrated Christmas by arranging a living nativity.
23. Through the prayers of St. Clare and her sisters and the Lord Jesus' power in his
Eucharistic Presence
Frederick II's army retreated and did not harm the sisters nor destroy Assisi.
24. In 1219 Francis set sail for Egypt and went to Damietta to
convert the Muslim sultan to Christianity.
25. The stigmata which Francis received are
the wounds of Christ in his body.
26. In the Canticle of the Creatures, Francis composed a verse about pardon and peace
which enabled
the bishop and mayor of Assisi to be reconciled to each other.
27. When Francis died, he was
laying on the ground near the Portiuncula chapel.
28. Francis was canonized as a saint by Pope Gregory IX
less than two years after this death.
29. Clare's great desire before her death was to
see that her Rule was approved.
30. When did Francis give a norm of life to the penitents? 1210
31. When did the Third Order get the Rule? In 1221 got the Rule approved by Pope
Honorius III, and in 1289 (by the Bull – Supra Montem) Pope Nicholas IV
approved another version of this Rule.
32. Who is the founder of TOR? St. Francis of Assisi
33. Where was this founded? Italy
34. What type of Religious Congregation? Mendicant Order of Pontifical Right
35. What is the name of the present Minister General? Fr. Amando Trujillo Cano
T.O.R
36. Ministries of TOR? Educational, Parochial, Missionary works
37. Who was the first Franciscan pope? Pope Nicholas IV
38. Which pope gave a recognised status of a religious order to The Third Order Regular
with the Generalate in Rome? Pope Nicholas V in 1447 (he united some sixty
Italian Fraternities of male Franciscan penitents in a single Order)
39. Name the Basilica of our Generalate. Sts. Cosmas and Damian
40. When was the first General Chapter of TOR held? On July 25, 1448
41. How many were present for the first General Chapter? Around 300 delegates of the
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42. Where was the first General Chapter held? At the Church of San Rocco in
Montefalco, near Italy
43. Who was the first Minister General of the Order? Fr. Bartolomeo Bonamati of
Perugia
44. When was the Generalate at the Basilica of Sts. Cosmas and Damien designated as the
Generalate of the Order? In 1512

TOR Rule
45. What is this Reluga or Rule? It is an inspirational document. It is not a set
of laws but rather a complex of attitudes by which one lives the Gospel.
46. Where the spirituality and charism of a congregation or religious order is
expressed? In the Constitution
47. About how many congregations share the Rule of the Third Order Regular?
Approximately 400 congregations
48. The present Rule is the renewal of which Rule? The present Rule can be
considered as a renewal of the Rule of Pius XI of 1927
49. Which are the two Rules given previously and exclusively to the Third Order
Regular before the present Rule? The two Rules are that of Leo X of 1521
and that of Pius XI of 1927
50. Who approved and confirmed the present Rule of the Order and when? The
present Rule of the Order was approved by the Sacred Congregation for
Religious and Secular Institutes and confirmed by the Holy Father, John
Paul II on 8 December, 1982.
51. How many chapters and articles are there in our Rule book? 9 chapters, 33 articles
(including Exhortation and Blessing).
52. Where is the first article under the title identity taken from (The form of life of the
Brothers and Sisters of the Third Order Regular …)? Rule of 1223
53. Whom do the brothers and sisters of the Order promise their obedience and reverence
to? Pope and the Holy Catholic Church (Rule, Art. 3)
54. What is the responsibility of the ministers towards the aspirants desire to join the
Order? They are to ascertain that the aspirants truly adhere to the Catholic faith
and the Church’s sacramental life (Rule, Art. 5)
55. How, as TORs, are we to preserve the spirit of prayer? Through the celebration of
the Liturgy of the Hours in union with the whole Church (Rule, Art. 9),
reflection on the word of God (Art 11), participation in the Holy Eucharist and
reception of the Body and Blood of Christ with great humility, and the greatest
possible reverence and honour for the Body and Blood of Christ, to His most
sacred name and written words (Art. 12), and doing penance for sins interiorly
by sincere sorrows and exteriorly by confession (Art. 13).
56. Which is the virtue attached to the vow of Chastity? The virtue of love. This shines
forth in love of God and all people (Art 15, Para. 2)
57. Which is the threat to the vow of Poverty? Money (Art. 21, Para. 2)

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58. How do the truly poor in spirit live? They, following the example of the Lord, live
in this world as pilgrims and strangers (Art. 22)
59. What is the demand of the vow of Obedience? To give up our own wills (Art. 25)
60. What is it that our Apostolic Life is directed to? To the love of neighbor (Art. 29)

TOR Constitutions

61. What do you understand by the Constitutions of the Order? The Constitutions
represent the fundamental code, that is to say, our essential and stable law.
62. What do you understand by the General Statutes? The General Statues are our
complementary code, or they contain the common directives, which may be
modified, referred to non-essential aspects, but which assist us to implement
what the Constitutions specify.
63. What do the Constitutions, together with the Rule, form? They form the book of our
evangelical life and we therefore have the obligation to read them assiduously, to
meditate on them and to pray with them.
64. What is the division of the Constitutions? The Constitutions are divided into two
parts - Part I and Part II, and each part has been divided into different titles –
Title I to Title IX in the Part I and Title I to Title XIV in Part II consisting of 252
Articles.
65. What is the Charism of the Order? Conversion or Penance (Art 76)
66. How does the Third Order Regular trace it origin? The Order traces its historical
and spiritual origins in the Order of Penance, the penitential movements and in
Saint Francis of Assisi (Cons., Art 1)
67. What kind of Institute is our Order? The Third Order Regular of St. Francis is
enunciated by the Church among the clerical institutes of pontifical right (Art. 1,
Para. 3)
68. Who is the example of the Order? St. Francis of Assisi who chose to follow the
Lord Jesus Christ by living the Gospel Way in continual conversion (Art. 2)
69. Who is the heavenly patron of the Order? The Immaculate Virgin Mary (Art. 6)
70. Who are the patrons of the Order? St. Louis, King of France (feast day – 25
August) and St. Elizabeth of Hungary (feast 17 November) (Art 6)
71. Who are responsible for the increase of vocation for the Order? The reasonability for
the increase of vocation rests on the whole fraternity and on each individual friar
(Art. 11)
72. What are the areas of concern for the formation? A complete education on human,
religious, Franciscan and apostolic life (Art. 12)
73. What is an Ongoing Formation? An Ongoing Formation is a continuous process of
self-renewal and growth in one’s vocation (Art. 29)
74. When does the life in the Order begin? With the Novitiate (Art. 39)
75. How is a friar incorporated into the Order with rights and duties? A friar is
incorporated into the Order by his religious profession which he assumes by
public vows of the evangelical counsels (Art 48)

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76. What are the offices of government according to our Constitutions? The offices of
government are the Minister General, his Vicar and the General Councilors; the
Minister Provincial his Vicar and the General Councilors; the Vice Provincial,
his Vicar and the General Councilors; the Local Minister and his vicar (Art. 170)
77. Who are Ordinaries and Major Superiors of the Order? The Minister General, the
Minister Provincial, the Vice Provincials and their respective Vicars (Art 170 §2)
78. Which is the supreme authority of the Order? The General Chapter (Art.180)
79. When is the ordinary and elective General Chapter convoked? Every six years by the
Minister General in a place determined by him and his Council (Art 182)
80. Who is the supreme moderator of the Order? The Minister General (Art 191)
81. Which is the supreme governing body of the Order? The General Chapter under
the presidency of the Minister General (Art 193)
82. How are the Minister General, his Council and the Secretary General elected? They
are elected at the General Chapter for a Six year term (Art 187)
83. What is the Plenary Council of the Order? It is a consultative body of the Order. Its
principal duty is to foster the advancement of religious life and apostolic activity
of the Order. (Art 202)
84. When and by whom the Provincial Chapter is convened? It is convened by the
Minister General every four years (Art 206)
85. How are the Minister Provincial, Vicar, and Councilors elected? They are elected by
secret vote for a four year term (Art 210)
86. How can vote for the election of the Minister Provincial, Vicar, and Councilors? All
the solemnly professed friars (Art 210 §5)
87. Who are the major superior and Ordinary of the Province? The Minister Provincial
(Art 213) and the Vicar Provincial (Art 216)
88. What is the Plenary Council? It is a consultative body of the Province. Its principal
duty is to foster the spiritual, apostolic and fraternal life of the Province (Art
221)
89. Who can be a Local Minister? A friar, solemnly professed at least one year, is
elected in the Provincial Congregation for a period of four years (Art 230 §1)
90. What is the responsibility of the Local Minister? His responsibility is to direct the
fraternity and coordinate the life and activity of the friars in accord with the
Rule and other regulations of the Order and the Province (Art 230 §2)
91. When is the Local Fraternity Council to be convened? The Local Minister is to
convene the Fraternity Council once a month or as often as it is opportune (Art
231 §1)
92. Can a friar transfer from one province to another? How? Yes, it is with the
permission of the Minister General and after obtaining the approval of the
respective Minister Provincial with the consultation of their Councils (Art 243)