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The Genesis – Part 1
Early Beginnings of the Custody of St Anthony Friar John Paul Tan, OFM examines how our Custody grew rapidly in the 1950's, and how our simple brotherhood spread throughout Malaysia and Singapore. The history of our Custody is very rich and spans over more than 50...
Tribute to St Anthony
Blessed Feast of St Anthony
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, A blessed and joyous Feast Day of St Anthony to you! To celebrate the feast of our Custody's patron, we invite you to join us for the online Feast Day Mass of St Anthony here. In addition, we are delighted to launch our updated...
Tweeting the Good News?
With dioceses around the nation suspending masses, sacraments, and other in-person worship services—as well as all public gatherings—for the foreseeable future as a result of the extraordinary measures government and health officials are implementing to reduce the...
Four Friars For Solemn Profession
The Solemn Profession of Four Franciscan Friars. Over a thousand people from Singapore and beyond, attended the solemn profession of Friars Robin Toha, Crispus Mosinoh, Sixtus Pitah and Gerald Tan, at the Church of St Mary of the Angels, Bukit Batok, on the 8th...
Three Men Welcomed Into Postulancy
On 8th February 2020, we were blessed to have Julian Chua (from Church of St Mary of the Angels, Singapore), Sylvester Singh (from Church of Christ The King, Singapore), and Timothy Fong (from Sacred Heart Cathedral KK, Sabah) begin their Franciscan life in our...
2020 Appointments
Appointments notice 2020-2022 The start of the year saw fresh appointments within the Custody of St Anthony. Having completed the 2019 Custody Chapter in October last year, and after much consultation, prayer and deliberation, our Custos, Friar Derrick Yap, announced...
New Leadership for our Custody
On 10 October, the newly-elected leadership team of the Custody of St Anthony Malaysia- Singapore-Brunei began its three-year term. Friar Derrick Yap is Custos, and his Council members are Friar Michael D’Cruz, Friar Julian Mariaratnam, Friar Martin Low and Friar...
Franciscans Rejoice over Two Priestly Ordinations
Friars Aiden & Cruzender In John 15:16, Jesus says “You did not choose me, but I chose you.” Indeed, that was true during the final week of October 2019, when the Custody of St Anthony Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei saw the ordinations of Friars Cruzender Alex and...