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Franciscans, assemble!
Over five days in July, the Franciscan Friars of the Custody of St Anthony (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei) gathered for their 2025 Assembly. It was a time of prayer, reflection, and collective discernment under the theme “A World in Suffering, A Hope that Restores, A...
Walking the Franciscan journey by the grace of God
“I can’t believe I can understand what has been shared in Spanish!” This was my revelation when I was at a table of OFM friars, Franciscan Sisters and Secular Franciscans during the Chapter of Mats. In the first two weeks of June 2025, more than 100 friars, sisters...
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2nd Asian Franciscan Formators Training
The second cycle of the Asian Franciscan Formators Training (AFFT) officially began on June 16, 2025, with a Mass led by Br. Derrick Yap, OFM, Custos of Singapore-Malaysia and AFFT Coordinator. In his homily, Br. Derrick reflected on the inner struggles...
Seventeen Brothers Admitted to the Novitiate in Solemn Rite of Initiation
Editorial Note from the Custody of St. Anthony – Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei We are pleased to share this joyful news from the OFM Province of San Pedro Bautista, Philippines. Among the seventeen brothers admitted to the novitiate is Br. Maximillian Alexson Anak...
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Give Yourself Wholly!
As we draw closer to the Feast of St Anthony of Padua on 13 June, we are invited to enter more deeply into his spirituality, and to journey with him in prayer and reflection. A famous line from his early preaching is “Give yourself wholly to God, who gave Himself...
Towards building peace and care for creation
Formed just last year, the Franciscan Network for Peace and Integral Ecology in Asia has already held its second gathering. The meeting from 7 to 11 April 2025 in Cebu, Philippines was to follow up on the resolutions and discussions of the first gathering in October...
Reassured by the courageous example of St Francis
Vietnamese + Brazilian + Mexican + Colombian + Malaysian = Franciscan! Greetings from Rome.For the last year or so, I have been in Italy, in school once again! Since October 2024, I have been studying Franciscan Spirituality at the Pontifical University of St Anthony...