Skateboarding friars

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I love it :cool:

The Husband looked over my shoulder a couple of minutes in and asked what I was watching. ā€œSkateboarding friars,ā€ said I. ā€œThat"s what I was afraid of,ā€ he responded. ā€œWhy are you afraid?ā€ I asked. He couldnā€™t come up with a response that made sense. Just goes to show how easy it can be to think of those in religious life as being fundamentally different from the laity in every way.

By the end of the clip, he thought it was cool, too. šŸ˜ƒ Thanks for sharing!
 
I saw this a couple weeks ago. I thought it was great that they were in their habits and using it as a way to connect to the (primarily) young men to evangelize them.

It was interesting when they would talk with the younger friar outside. Itā€™s the first time Iā€™ve seen the hood of the habit pulled up that way. My 16 year old son had been walking through and asked who the guy wearing the grey hoodie was. Guess I never thought of the habit being the original hoodie šŸ˜ƒ
 
cheezey said:
Makes sense, yet, jeans??
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Iā€™m not really a skateboarded (I fall over just walking :D) but when you take a fall and slide on your knees, then jeans are a good choice since they wouldnā€™t rip as easily as other pants.

The first friar I ever actually met was wearing a heavy sweatshirt under his habit. The cuffs were frayed and when I shook his hands I kinda did a double take. He thought it was because the frayed cuff and explained that he wears clothes until they fall apart as part of his vow of poverty. I explained I did a double take because he was wearing a sweatshirt. His answer? ā€œI just flew in from Minnesota and its cold so what else would I wear? :Dā€ (yes he did have a grin on his face). I guess the point is that they wear whatever is appropriate for what they are doing at the time.
 
cheezey said:
Yup, I admit; canā€™t quite put a finger on it. It just seems contrary to the robe somehow.
I dunnoā€¦
Nevermind!!
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I know what you mean. The first time I met a priest wearing jeans and a Notre Dame tee shirt it threw me off. For some reason I sometimes forgot that priests and religious donā€™t live outside this world. Itā€™s not like my pastor was born in black pants, the collar and a cassock. Even realizing that it still throws me off when I see someone that I think of being more tied to the sacred wearing secular clothes.
 
cheezey said:
um, friars wear jeans?!
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St. Francis wrote this in the ā€œearlier rule,ā€ which shows his preference:
The other brothers who have promised obedience should have one tunic with a hood and another without a hood, if that is necessary, and a cord and trousers. And all the brothers should wear poor clothes, and they can patch them with sackcloth and other pieces with the blessing of God; for the Lord says in the Gospel: *those who wear costly clothes and life in luxury *and who dress in soft garments are in the houses of kings. And although they may be called hypocrites, nonetheless they should not cease doing good nor should they seek costly clothing in this world, so that they may have a garment in the kingdom of heaven.
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From:

Francis and Clare: The Complete Works: The Classics of Western Spirituality Translated by Regis J. Armstrong, OFM CAP / Translated by Ignatius C. Brady, OFM
http://bks6.books.google.ca/books?i...Fjl_LefeDHLUFcPRvLFI8fIh0tKlSgxNetQnnCPv1LJbw
 
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