Tag: Ministro generale
Pre-Chapter Assembly of the Italian Provinces of Abruzzo-Molise and Puglia
From Tuesday, December 3, to Thursday, December 5, 2024, the Provinces of St. Bernardine and St. Angelo in Italy (Abruzzo-Molise) and St. Nicholas and...
Letter of the Minister General to the Entire Order on the...
Here I am, writing to offer you my warmest wishes on the feast of our Seraphic Father St. Francis of Assisi. I made the decision to write to you with some trepidation because a few months ago, when the other Ministers General and I prepared and sent out the guidelines for celebrating the Franciscan centenaries, I had resolved to hold off writing more letters to the Order; I didn’t want them to overlap with the abundant stimuli and initiatives connected with the aforementioned centenaries.
Easter Greetings from the Minister General
Dear Brothers:
It is Easter, when Christ breaks the chains of death and rises triumphant from the grave (cf. Exultet). It is the Passover...
Uganda: Greetings from the Minister General
Here are the greetings of the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI, to all the friars, sent from Munyonyo, Uganda.
Friar Carlos was in...
A Message of the Minister General for Lent 2021
Prot. N. 101/2021
Tokyo, February 5, 2021
“Oh, that today you would hear his voice,
harden not your hearts...”
(Heb 3:7-8; cf. Ps 95:7-8)
Toward Communal Holiness,
Namely, Opposing the...
Christmas greetings from the Minister General
Brothers, Peace and All Good!
I am sending you a very brief greeting for Christmas,
that is, the day of the coming of the Lord.
He is...
Letter of the Minister General on the Occasion of the Episcopal Ordination of Friar Mauro...
Dear Friar Mauro,
Brother Bishop and Cardinal,
On October 25, 2002, at the end of the Angelus, Pope Francis announced your nomination as cardinal to the...
A message from the Minister General, Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI, OFM Conv.
during this time of pandemic
October 17, 2020
Dear brothers, Peace and All Good!
https://youtu.be/ldonn-slBbU
I am greeting you from Seoul, South Korea, where I have been under...
Minister General: Greeting and Reflection on the Solemnity of St. Francis...
Dear brothers, I offer each of you my greetings on this solemnity and as I begin this letter, I hope that your celebration will...
General Executive Decree on the Sabbatical Period
Rome, July 14, 2020
Subject: Sabbatical Period - General Norms (see Constitutions, art. 181, §§ 1-2)
Dear brothers,
Peace be with you!
The 2018 Extraordinary General Chapter in...
South Korea: Academic Symposium for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
On October 2 and 5, 2026, the friars of the Province of St. Maximilian M. Kolbe in South Korea organized an academic symposium to...
Czech Republic: Celebrations for the 800th Anniversary of the Transitus of St. Francis
From October 2 to 4, 2026, the Conventual Franciscan friars of the Czech Republic, together with the entire Franciscan Family, commemorated the 800th anniversary...
“Brother Sun”: An App for Praying with and Learning about St. Francis
Eight hundred years after his transitus, St. Francis of Assisi continues to walk with us. Today, we can also find him on our smartphones,...
South Korea: Canticle of Brother Sun Project
On July 10, 2026, members of the Franciscan Family and young musicians came together to film a music video as part of the Canticle...
Custody of France-Belgium: A Week of Looking to the Future with Hope
From September 11 to 18, 2026, the friars of the Provincial Custody of St. Bonaventure in France-Belgium, accompanied by the Custodial Commissioner, gathered at...