Friar Manny Vasconcelos, OFM Conv. reflects on the Penitential Act at Mass, specifically the “Confiteor.”

Author Archives:![]() Reflections on the “Confiteor”Friar Manny Vasconcelos, OFM Conv. reflects on the Penitential Act at Mass, specifically the “Confiteor.” ![]() ![]() News from the NovitiateOur own Fr. Tim Kulbicki, OFM Conv. served as our Order’s Secretary of the Executive Committee for the Revision of the Constitutions & as Secretary of the 202nd Ordinary General Chapter, while continuing to serve in his own province assigned ministries. The final drafting and approval of the Revised Constitutions at the Extraordinary General Chapter took place in 2018. For several years, Friar Tim spent time also traveling around the world, visiting the Order’s friars to provide academic conferences and friary presentations, in order to help the friars of our Order “receive” and implement the Revised Constitutions, which went into effect on February 2, 2019, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord and the World Day for Consecrated Life. Franciscan Voice has provided a 12-part podcast of the Constitutions.![]() Top Row: friar Connor Ouly, OFM Conv. (Our Lady of the Angels Province), friar Robert Moynihan, OFM Conv. (Our Lady of Consolation Province), friar Colden Fell, OFM Conv. (Our Lady of Consolation Province), friar Eric Rewa, OFM Conv. (Saint Bonaventure Province) Bottom Row: Assistant Novice Director – Fr. Marek Stybor, OFM Conv. (Our Lady of the Angels Province), friar André Miller, OFM Conv. (Our Lady of Consolation rovince), Fr. Tim Kulbicki, OFM Conv. (Our Lady of the Angels Province), friar Marvin Paul Fernandez, OFM Conv. (The Provincial Delegation of Saint Francis of Assisi, Canada of Our Lady of the Angels Province) Now serving as Pastor and Campus Minister of our Chapel Hill, NC pastoral and university ministry ~ Newman Catholic Student Center Parish UNC at Chapel Hill, Friar Tim still travels to present the Constitutions of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual to new friars. He recently travelled to the St. Francis of Assisi Friary – Inter-Provincial Novitiate, in Arroyo Grande, CA, so that this year’s Novitiate Class could attended Friar Tim’s class on the Constitutions of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual, as part of the preparation for their Simple (Temporary/First) Professions, coming up in the Summer of 2023. Take some time to visit the Novitiate’s Website to keep up with the Novices throughout the year. Our Province Vocation Office can be reached at vocations@olaprovince.org. ![]() News from the friars of our Province Custody in BrazilOn Sunday, February 26, 2023, at the hands Cardeal Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., Arcebispo de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro (Cardinal Orani João Tempesta, O. Cist., the Archbishop of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro), the Custódio Provincial Emérito of our Province’s Custódia Província Imaculada Conceição (Custos Emeritus from 2017-2022 of our Immaculate Conception Custody – Brazil), Frei Ronaldo Gomes da Silva, OFM Conv. was installed as the new Pastor of Paróquia São Francisco de Assis in Rio Comprido – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Frei Ronaldo also now serves the Custody as Definidor (a friar member of the Custody’s Definitory).
Keep Frei Ronaldo, and all of the friars of our Provincial Custody in Brazil, in your continued prayers, as they officially move to their new assignments, established after their last Chapter. For more information on vocations with our Provincial Custody, visit: ETAPAS DE FORMAÇÃO More photos are available on the São Francisco em Conversa Facebook and the Convento S Boaventura Franciscanos Conventuais Facebook pages.![]() News from the friars of our Province Custody in England/IrelandIn a letter dated February 22, 2023, Bishop Peter Collins, of the Diocese of East Anglia, appointed the Reverend Father James Mary McInnerney, OFM Conv., a friar of our Province’s Blessed Agnellus of Pisa Custody [also known as the Greyfriars], as the Acting Rector of England’s Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham. [Read More] ![]() Light Dispelling DarknessFriar Stefano Luca, OFM Cap., Director of the Franciscan Social Theatre Program, and Our Lady of the Angels Province friar, Fr. Michael Lasky, OFM Conv., General Delegate for JPIC, worked with participants to process 11 social theatre workshops held over the past six months. ![]() Introducing An Ecological Way of the CrossThe Way of the Cross can be traced to St. Francis of Assisi, who lived at a time when Christian pilgrims could not travel safely to the Holy Land. Francis brought the experience of the Holy Land home, as we bring the Way of the Cross home to our local place of natural beauty. Reflecting on the sufferings of Jesus at each station, we raise the Cross of Christ to remind us that our sister, Mother Earth—our common home—belongs to God, and we ask for strength and unity to care for God’s creation. ![]() Friars Share in Vespers and Talk by Sister Rita Michelle Proctor, OSP
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![]() JPIC Representatives of the Franciscan FamilyCongratulations, Friar Michael Lasky, OFM Conv., on being elected President of Roman VI [a union of the Delegates General for JPIC belonging to the six branches of the Franciscan family in Rome]! |