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A Friars Journey as an Itinerant
On April 17th, 2023, I renewed my Temporary Vows for the third time in Indonesia's Francis Friary Chapel in Jakarta. It dawned on me that I had the experience of renewing my vows in the hands of three Provincial Ministers and my Custos to date. From my first...
Perjalanan Seorang Friar sebagai Perantau
Pada tangal 17 April 2023, saya memperbaharui Kaul Sementara untuk ketiga kalinya di Kapel Biara Fransiskus Jakarta, Indonesia. Saya menyadari bahwa saya telah memperbaharui kaul dalam tangan tiga Pelayan Provinsi serta Kustos. Berawal dari Kaul Pertama di Filipina,...
Lenten Recollection Day for CAC Staff
Friar Arul gives his session on the Rukun Negara during the CAC’ Staff Lenten Recollection KOTA KINABALU – Delivering his sessions in a fluent malay, Friar Arul Maridass OFM guided the staff of Catholic Archdiocesan Centre for a half day Lenten Recollection, taking...
Franciscan Prayer : Prayer of Thanksgiving
Brother Francis and Brother Rabbit
In the first official biography of St Francis of Assisi, the author Thomas of Celano, one of the Saint’s first companions, wrote: “Once while he (Francis) was staying near the town of Greccio, a certain brother brought him a live rabbit caught in a trap. Seeing...
A Novice each from Singapore and Malaysia
We are blessed to have two new novices in 2023. On 14 January, Friar Peter Michael, Director of the Novitiate at St Anthony Friary, received Friars Jorgerson Japar and Nicholas Lee into the Novitiate programme. From left : Novice Friar Jorgerson, Novice Master...
Connecting and Growing for Faith and Mission
With the movement restrictions for Covid-19 lifted, the Franciscan Friars are delighted to be able to connect en masse and in person again. On 28 February, the Devotion to St Anthony returned to the Church of St Mary of the Angels. Join us there at 7 pm on...
Are Our Hearts Set Free Anew this Easter?
Every Lent, we journey through the desert landscape of our souls endeavouring to strip ourselves of all that burdens, oppresses and encumbers us. This is so that we can free our hearts to welcome the graces of Easter, the greatest event of Salvation history. ...
Looking Towards Easter
Christ is risen, He is truly risen! This is the Easter cry, a shout of joy from the heart that darkness and death are overcome by light and life. This is the mystery we celebrate at Easter, the Paschal Mystery that God who became man out of love for us has passed over...