Friar Bernard Mary, Vocation Director for St. Bonaventure Province, organizes three local “Come & See” weekends each year, and attendance has been increasing each time. The weekends are for single, Catholic men aged 18 to 40 who are interested in learning more about the Conventual Franciscan life of prayer, fraternity, and service.
Most recently, over the weekend of September 25–27, 2026, twelve men were hosted at the Chicago house of studies, where they were able to meet the postulants—eleven in all from the Conventual Franciscan Federation (CFF)—as well as the formators and other friars residing in the community.
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It was a great blessing to have a full house of young men earnestly discerning God’s will for their lives. Over the course of the weekend, the inquirers prayed with the community, listened to vocation stories, learned more about the life of St. Francis of Assisi and the Conventual Franciscan tradition, visited local ministry sites, experienced our fraternity, and spent quality time discussing and sharing.
All the men expressed their gratitude for the experience, and many plan to attend the next “Come & See” weekend in December, which will be held at Marytown.
Read the full article and see more photos at https://www.ofmconv.net/en/u-s-a-un-momento-entusiasmante-per-le-vocazioni-nel-midwest/
