Conventual Franciscans in Susa

The Friars Minor - the family that was later called "the convent" - live here by 1214 or shortly thereafter. A tradition documented in the archives of the Savoy family speaks of the presence of St. Francis in Susa, while it gives to Beatrice of Geneva a sleeve of his robe. The community has maintained its identity throughout the centuries of Franciscan hospitality, itinerant preaching, help the local church. Currently, the convent at arts and cultural activities take place (exhibitions and concerts), educational (school camps for youth, Caritas volunteers, pastoral councils, Christian marriage preparation courses), spiritual (prayer retreats deep) fraternity (weeks on Snow, labor camps in the country).
Del Convento di Susa about the later addition to the Major Legend of St. Bonaventure at n. 1325 the Franciscan Sources

" In Susa, a young Rivarolo Canavese, named Ubertino, he entered the Order of Friars Minor. During the novitiate, because of a terrible fright, became insane and suffering from very severe paralysis in the entire right side, with lost motion sensitivity, hearing and speech. With great sadness of the friars, he was lying in bed in that pitiful condition for many days, and while we came to the feast of St. Francis. the eve, had a moment of lucid interval and, as he could, he began to plead with words indistinct but fervent faith, the pious father. At the time of the morning, while all the other brothers were in the choir, praise to the divine intent, here, the blessed father appeared to novice in the infirmary, dressed in the garb of the friars, by shining a great light in quell'abitazione (cf. Acts 12.7). And, placing his hand on his right side, the slid gently from head to feet, and put fingers in the ear (Mk 7.33) and imposed a special sign on the right shoulder, saying: "This will be the sign for you that God, using me, that you wanted to imitate entering Religion, has given back to you perfect health ". Then, putting his girdle, which, in bed, the novice was wearing, said:" Get up and go to church to celebrate devoutly, along with others, the required praises of God. "Having said that, while the young man tried to touch it with your hands and kiss his feet, in token of thanks, blessed father disappeared from his sight. The young man regained health and clarity of mind, sensitivity, and the word, entered the church, including the amazement of the monks and secular, to present the fact that they had seen the young man when he was lame and mindless participated in the recitation of the praises and then told to order the miracle, firing all the devotion to Christ and the Blessed Francis. "

The festive celebrations of the Eucharist at 9.30 am and 11.30 am every Saturday and eve of public holidays a priest is available in church from 15.30 to 17 for the Sacrament of Reconciliation or spiritual conversation

A regular letter - SHALOM - provides information on initiatives.

SILENCE AND SOLITUDE
OF SOLEMN CLOISTERS ENVIRONMENT
AND THE MOUNTAINS
TO HELP YOU FIND YOURSELF
AND LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF GOD
THAT SPEAKS IN Murmur
OF LIGHT BREEZE
AND NOT IN THE RELEASE AND uproar.
A PRIEST CAN 'hear
AND HELP YOU FIND
THE BIG DREAM
THAT GOD HAS ON YOU
AND HOPE THAT YOU HAVE
TO MAKE.

Convent of St. Francis
St. Francis Square, 3 - 10059 Susa (TO)
tel. and fax: 0122/622.548
e-mail: susaconv@tin.it

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Last updated: 04.01.2002

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Original Text:

"A Susa, un giovane di Rivarolo Canavese, di nome Ubertino, era entrato nell’Ordine dei frati minori. Durante il noviziato, a causa di un terribile spavento, divenne pazzo e, colpito da gravissima paralisi in tutta la parte destra, perdette con il moto la sensibilità, l’udito e la parola. Con grande mestizia dei frati, egli rimase disteso nel letto in quella condizione così pietosa per molti giorni, mentre intanto si avvicinava la solennità di san Francesco. Alla vigilia, ebbe un momento di lucido intervallo e, così come gli riusciva, si mise ad invocare con parole indistinte ma fervida fede, il padre pietoso. All’ora del mattutino, mentre tutti gli altri frati erano in coro, intenti alle divine lodi, ecco, il beato padre apparve al novizio nell’infermeria, vestito con l’abito dei frati, facendo risplendere una grande luce in quell’abitazione (Cfr At 12,7). E, ponendogli la mano sul fianco destro, la fece scorrere dolcemente dalla testa ai piedi; gli mise le dita nell’orecchio (Mc 7,33) e gli impresse un segno particolare sulla spalla destra, dicendo: "Questo sarà per te il segno che Dio, servendosi di me, che tu hai voluto imitare entrando in Religione, ti ha ridonato perfetta salute". Poi, mettendogli il cingolo, che, stando a letto, il novizio non aveva indosso, gli disse: "Alzati e va in chiesa a celebrare devotamente, insieme con gli altri, le prescritte lodi di Dio". Detto questo, mentre il giovane cercava di toccarlo con le mani e di baciargli i piedi, in segno di ringraziamento, il beato padre scomparve dalla sua vista. Il giovane, riacquistata la salute e la lucidità della mente, la sensibilità e la parola, entrò in chiesa, tra lo stupore dei frati e dei secolari, presenti per la circostanza, che avevano visto il giovane quand’era paralitico e senza senno partecipò alla recita delle lodi e poi raccontò per ordine il miracolo, infiammando tutti alla devozione per Cristo e per il beato Francesco."

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