The following are a collection of papal encyclicals on the Third Order of St. Francis:

 

1- AUSPICATO CONCESSUM: Encyclical of Pope Leo XIII on St. Francis of Assisi   click here

2- RITE EXPIATIS: Encyclical of Pope Pius XI on St. Francis of Assis   click here

3- SACRA PROPEDIEM: Encyclical of Pope Benedict XV on the Third Order of St. Francis    click here