Some Resources for Lent
Lent is a special season of preparation, a sign of how “creation waits with eager
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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Exposition of the Mortal Remains of St. Francis of Assisi
On January 10, 2026, the 8th Centenary of the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi (1226–2026), was officially
The Shell Adds Two New Pilgrimages
As we begin the 800th anniversary of the Easter (Transitus) of St. Francis, the Order’s
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Inquire of a Friar
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