Tag: vesting
Ghana: Fifteen Novices Vested at St. Francis of Assisi Novitiate
On July 10, 2026, fifteen novices were vested in the habit of the Order at the St. Francis of Assisi Friary and Novitiate in...
Brazil: Vesting Ceremony and Opening of the UCOB Novitiate
On February 17, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., ten young men were vested in the habit of the Order during a ceremony that marked the...
Poland: First Profession and Vesting of Novices in Smardzewice
September 6, 2025, was a special day, not only for our Franciscan family, but also for the entire Church community in Smardzewice, where, for...
U.S. Conventual Franciscan Provinces Vest Five Novices
We give thanks to Almighty God for vesting five new novices for our Order in the United States. On Saturday, July 12, 2025, friars...
Ghana: Vesting of Nine Novices
On June 27, 2025, the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, nine young men were vested in the habit of probation as...
Philippines: New Novices Vested
On March 18, 2025, the eve of the Solemnity of St. Joseph, four confreres of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception and Bl....
Poland: Vesting and Profession of Novices
On the eve of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, September 7, 2024, fourteen confreres received the Conventual Franciscan habit, thus beginning their...
Ghana: Five Novices Vested
On August 2, 2024, five young men from the West African Jurisdictions of Ghana and Burkina Faso were vested in the Conventual Franciscan habit....
Mexico: Simple Profession and Vesting of New Novices
On July 12, 2024, the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico experienced great joy as its novices concluded their novitiate year and...
Romania: Vesting and Simple Profession
On September 1, 2023, young Ciprian SIMON began his novitiate year. The next day, Friar Vasile PERICICĂ made his simple profession. Friar Damian-Gheorghe PĂTRAȘCU,...
Project No. 35/2026 – Humanitarian Emergency Following the Earthquake in Venezuela
Project No. 35/2026 –
Humanitarian Emergency Following the Earthquake
in Venezuela
The Provincial Custody of Our Lady of Coromoto in Venezuela, of the Order of Friars Minor...
Brazil: Young People Explore Their Vocation, Inspired by the Testament of St. Francis
On June 28, 2026, a vocation promotion event entitled “Franciscan Tent” took place at the St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish Church in Mogi das Cruzes,...
Project No. 34/2026 – Enlarging the Dining Hall of the Rivotorto Friary
Project No. 34/2026 –
Enlarging the Dining Hall of the Rivotorto Friary -
Formation House (Lusaka, Zambia)
The Province of the Franciscan Protomartyrs in Zambia of the...
SGF: Formation and Vocation Discernment at the Heart of a Fraternal Visit to Mexico
From July 7-14, 2026, I made a fraternal visit to the Province of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.
Our presence in Mexico dates back...
A Franciscan Thread in the Story of the World Cup
A Personal Reflection on a Historical Connection
In friaries and homes the world over, a ball is on countless screens. We are in the final...