Friar Carlos Trovarelli, Minister General for the Friars Minor Conventual, sent an Easter message to his brothers. You can read the entire message on the Order’s website. Here’s a brief excerpt:
In this Jubilee Year of the Franciscan Family, may our presences be visible signs of grace: places where the Risen One meets his people and, in the light of Easter, disarms hearts and leads them back to peace, following the footsteps of our Seraphic Father.
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Our Seraphic Father, bearing the marks of the Passion in his body and stripping himself of everything to clothe himself in Christ, continues to encourage us to be heralds of that peace which humanity so desperately needs.
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Friar Michael Heine from Our Lady of the Angels Province also shared a message of peace for Easter 2026 –