Do This in Memory of Me
On Holy Thursday, many Catholic Christians gather for an Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper,
for Community
…for Community
"The Lord gave me some brothers."
–St. Francis of Assisi, Testament
Conventuals speak in the name of something greater than ourselves. We are not a collection of individual voices, but a chorus harmonizing for the advancement of the Kingdom. Francis understood the men who came to follow him as a gift from the Lord; he received and celebrated that gift! The friars’ life in fraternity is the heart of our charism and exists as our primary mission. Community life, in the Franciscan vision, is an end in and of itself.
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Bishop of Lebanon
Living the Gospel, Serving in Charity – Bishop César Essayan OFM Conv., the Apostolic Vicar
…On Works of Mercy
The works of mercy are common Christian practices that find their roots in the teachings
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