Tag: USA-OLA
USA-OLA: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part II
From July 11-15, 2022, the friars of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA (OLA) gathered at the Maritime Center...
USA-OLA: Ordinary Provincial Chapter – Part I
On May 23-27, 2022, the friars of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA celebrated their Ordinary Provincial Chapter at...
Feeding the Hungry, Healing the Ill
The Assumption Parish in Syracuse, New York, USA, where the friars have served for over one hundred years, is well known as a center...
Chicopee: New Mural Honors Fr. Łucjan KRÓLIKOWSKI
Scores of people gathered on Sunday afternoon the 12th of December outside the Dom Polski (“Polish Home”) in Chicopee, Massachusetts, for the dedication of...
Conventual Franciscan Friar with a Parachute
On Friday, November 12, 2021, a new stained glass window honoring †Father Ignatius MATERNOWSKI, OFM Conv. (1912-1944) was blessed in the small church in...
USA-OLA: Friar Raymond BORKOWSKI Celebrates 60th Anniversary of Priestly Ordination
On Sunday, November 7, 2021, Friar Raymond BORKOWSKI, a member of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA, celebrated his...
USA: solemn and temporary vows
July 29 and July 30 were days of celebration for the Province of Our Lady of the Angels Province, USA. On the 29th, four...
St. Anne’s Outreach Center
Three years ago, our confreres from the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the USA (OLA) began serving St. Anne's Parish in...
USA: Ash Wednesday 2021
For the friars of the Province of Our Lady of the Angels in the U.S.A. (OLA), the beginning of Lent was different this year.
Friar...
USA: First Harvest of the Little Portion Farm
On July 14, 2020, the first potato harvest of the “Little Portion Farm” was celebrated. A liturgy of blessing was conducted for the occasion,...
Assisi: Monthly Custodial Retreat
On March 21, 2023, the community of the General Custody of the Sacred Convent of St. Francis in Italy (Assisi) gathered for its monthly...
We Are the Penitents of Assisi
We Are the Penitents of Assisi
Franciscan Formation - Inspirations (Part 13)
“Since by their religious profession the friars have renewed their baptismal consecration and their...
Colombia: New Postulants in 2023
On March 19, 2023, five young men entered the postulancy program of the Provincial Custody of St. Francis of Assisi in Colombia. The event...
Amantea Celebrates Solemnity of St. Joseph, Spouse of the B.V.M.
The annual solemnity honoring St. Joseph is a grand and joyful event for the people of Amantea, Italy. This year, for liturgical reasons, it...
Sicily: Laudato Si’ Day
On Sunday, March 19, 2023, the Province of St. Agatha and St. Lucy in Italy (Sicily) hosted a “Laudato Sì’ Day” to raise awareness...