Tag: novices
Vietnam: Emmaus Journey of the Novices
During the journey to Emmaus, the two disciples recognized Jesus as he broke the bread and gave it to them. Then they immediately returned...
The Philippines: Renewal of Vows and New Novices
On March 19, 2023, the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Friar Raphael YSULAN, a member of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception and Bl....
Romania: A New Novice and Two Simply Professed
On September 7-8, 2022, the Province of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M. in Romania celebrated two significant events in initial formation.
On Wednesday, September...
Mexico: Formation News
July and August 2022 were a time of great blessing for the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico: “The Lord has done...
Zambia: Thirteen Novices Vested
On August 2, 2022, the Feast of Our Lady of the Angels (Portiuncula), thirteen young men were vested in the habit of the Order...
Ghana: New Novices Vested
On August 6, 2022, twelve new confreres were vested in the Conventual Franciscan habit as they began their year of probation in the Provincial...
Assisi: Novices Make Formational Visit to CEFID
On December 22, 2020, eleven novices from the Sacred Convent in Assisi made their usual formational visit to the International Franciscan Center for Dialogue...
Indonesia: Formation Events
In July of 2020, the Province of Mary Immaculate in Indonesia saw some important events occur in the formation journey of its student friars.
On...
Zambia: Formation Meetings
In November of 2019, Friar Jude WINKLER, the Assistant General for the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF) conducted three formation meetings in Zambia. One meeting...
Arroyo Grande: Workshop and Day of Prayer for the CFF Novices
On October 26, 2019, the novice friars of the three Franciscan Families met at the St. Francis Friary in Arroyo Grande, California, USA, for...
Great Britain-Ireland: Custodial Chapter Part I
From September 14–18, 2026, the Provincial Custody of Bl. Agnellus of Pisa in Great Britain-Ireland held the first part of its Custodial Chapter in...
USA: Second Meeting on Causes for Canonization
On September 12–13, 2026, the second annual “Saints on Their Way” meeting took place at the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in...
New Study on the Three Families of the Franciscan First Order: Evolution and Identity
The journal Studi Francescani has published a book by Friar Felice AUTIERI titled The Three Families of the Franciscan First Order: Evolution and Identity from the 16th...
Spirit of Assisi in Zambia: Between Theory and Practice
The next leg of the Spirit of Assisi mission took me back to Africa, this time to Zambia, where I stayed from August 31...
Brooklyn: CANTICO, a Franciscan Prayer Circuit for the Year of St. Francis
On July 15, 2026, the Feast of St. Bonaventure, Most Holy Trinity–St. Mary Church in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, USA, inaugurated...