LATEST NEWS
All | Custody | JPIC | St Anthony’s Bread | Spirituality | Vocation
Franciscan Thanksgiving Mass (Inauguration of the Autonomous Custody of St Anthony) – 25th April 2023
On Tuesday 25 April, the Franciscan Friars celebrate Mass at 6pm in the Church of St Mary of the Angels in Singapore in thanksgiving for the inauguration of the autonomous Custody of St Anthony. They also offer Thanksgiving for:1) Admission into the Ministry of...
Malaysia, Singapore and Brunei: Autonomous Custody of St. Anthony erected
On the morning of 25 April 2023, Friar Massimo Fusarelli ofm, Minister General of the Order of Friars Minor (Franciscans) officially declared the autonomy of the Custody of St Anthony (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei), previously dependent upon the Province of the Holy...
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...