{"id":66213,"date":"2024-04-12T13:43:24","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ofmconv.net\/commemorazione-di-fra-martin-de-porres-ward\/"},"modified":"2024-04-12T13:50:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T11:50:28","slug":"commemorazione-di-fra-martin-de-porres-ward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ofmconv.net\/en\/commemorazione-di-fra-martin-de-porres-ward\/","title":{"rendered":"Commemorating Friar Martin de Porres WARD"},"content":{"rendered":"

The people of Andrel\u00e2ndia, Brazil, and the friars of the Provincial Custody of the Immaculate Conception of the B.V.M. in Brazil, continue to honor the memory of Friar Martin de Porres Maria WARD, OFM Conv., (1918-1999).<\/strong><\/p>\n

On the last Sunday of each month, a special Mass is celebrated at 3:00 p.m., at the Conventual Franciscan hermitage known as the Casa da Perfeita Alegria,<\/em> located at the former S\u00e3o Francisco<\/em> Seminary in Andrel\u00e2ndia, Brazil.
\nAfter the 3:00 p.m. Mass, there is a procession to the tomb of Friar Martin while reciting a prayer to invoke his intercession. The procession is followed by the sprinkling of holy water and the blessing of the faithful and any religious articles they may have brought.
\nOne of Friar Martin\u2019s confreres described him and his relationship to the faithful as follows: \u201cFriar Martin de Porres Maria WARD, OFM Conv., was someone who stood out. Not only because of his faded gray habit and the skullcap he wore, but mostly because of what he did as a consecrated religious and as a Franciscan. He always sought to imitate the Poor, Humble and Obedient Christ, following the example of our founder St. Francis of Assisi. As an ordained minister, he stood out in the way he faithfully exercised his priestly ministry, particularly the way he administered the sacrament of the Eucharist and the sacrament of Reconciliation.
\n<\/em>A distinct aspect of his fame of holiness was his concern for the poor, whom he went forth to meet, seeking to alleviate their suffering, both spiritually and materially. Friar Martin lived a great part of his life in Andrel\u00e2ndia, Minas Gerais State, Brazil, and had a great influence on Christian education there as a teacher of English, Latin, Greek and religion at local schools and colleges. In the last years of his life, he was a teacher and spiritual director for our Conventual Franciscan seminarians.
\n<\/em>The friars and the faithful who lived with and around him unanimously saw him as a \u2018person of God.\u2019 Many were drawn to him, not only by his words, but also because of his actions<\/em>\u2015<\/em>the way he lived his Franciscan-ministerial vocation, and his dedication to the People of God.
\n<\/em>Today, the faithful continue to recognize his fame of holiness, even after his death. The friars did not know at first that the faithful had been continuously visiting and praying at Friar Martin\u2019s gravesite. Even after the seminary closed and the friars departed Andrel\u00e2ndia, the lay faithful continued to keep the memory of Friar Martin alive.
\n<\/em>Ever since the friars\u2019 recent return to Andrel\u00e2ndia, they have been celebrating a special Mass on the last Sunday of each month, which is followed by a procession to Friar Martin\u2019s grave. The faithful from the city and the surrounding areas have been attending these events in ever increasing numbers.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

A room has been set up in the friary in Andrel\u00e2ndia where Friar Martin lived. It displays a number of simple items that were part of Friar Martin\u2019s daily life: his bed, nightstand, chair, washbasin, white alb, and his faded gray habit.
\nAfter his death, the Parish of Nossa Senhora do Porto da Eterna Salva\u00e7\u00e3o<\/em> commemorated Friar Martin with a plaque in Portuguese which reads:<\/p>\n

Peace and All Good!
\nFriar Martin always offered this prayer to his friends and the people with whom he spoke.
\nMy God and My All!<\/p>\n

This exclamation always flowed naturally from his lips at the solemn moment following the consecration, as he visualized by faith, the Bread and Wine transubstantiated into the Body and Blood of the Lord.<\/p>\n

Peace and All Good to you Friar Martin
\nTo the happy Friar Martin who, like Mary, believed,
\nMay you rest in peace!<\/p>\n

To Friar Martin, who greatly loved the people of Andrel\u00e2ndia and was loved by them with equal intensity, we offer our respect and eternal gratitude.
\nNossa Senhora do Porto da Eterna Salva\u00e7\u00e3o Parish
\nFriar Domingos and Parishioners<\/p>\n

To see a video of the monthly commemorative celebration, click here:
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Friar Julian ZAMBANINI, Vice-Postulator<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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