Reassured by the courageous example of St Francis
by ofmcomms | 15 May 2025 | Vocation | 0 Comments
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...
Four young men embark on their Franciscan journey
by ofmcomms | 28 March 2025 | Vocation | 0 Comments
ABOVE (left to right): Jason Ng, Mark Lee, Friar Aiden Peter, Daniel Frances, Samuel Tan.Photo taken during community recollection at MacRitchie Reservoir. A new chapter has begun for four young men. In a simple rite held during Morning Prayer and Mass on 11 January...
Integration Program for Postulants in the Philippines
by ofmcomms | 17 March 2025 | Custody, Vocation | 0 Comments
From February 17th to 22nd, 2025, at the San Damiano Integration House in Baguio City (Philippines), the postulants of the Philippine Provinces of San Pedro Bautista and St. Anthony of Padua, and those of the Custody of St. Anthony (Singapore-Malaysia-Brunei) and the...
Following the poor and crucified Christ
by ofmcomms | 28 November 2024 | Vocation | 0 Comments
Early in 2024, I made the decision to apply for my Solemn Profession, and a date was set. However, our ways are not God’s ways, and the original date was changed to 17 September, the Feast of the Stigmata of St Francis of Assisi. This year is the 800th anniversary of...
Embarking on a new journey with a heart full of hope
by ofmcomms | 20 September 2024 | Vocation | 0 Comments
On 11 August 2024, I had the profound honour of being ordained a priest. As I stood before the congregation, surrounded by family, friends and fellow clergy, I felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude and humility. The journey to this day had been one of deep...
Alleluia, a new priest for St Ann’s Church!
by ofmcomms | 14 September 2024 | Custody, Vocation | 0 Comments
KOTA PADAWAN — The St Ann’s Church community was filled with joy as they welcomed their new priest, Friar Nelson Evarinus Sipalan, OFM on 18 August 2024. His arrival marked the beginning of a new chapter in the parish’s spiritual journey, bringing with it fresh...
Pentahbisan melakar sejarah selepas 44 tahun
by ofmcomms | 10 September 2024 | Custody, Vocation | 0 Comments
MEMBAKUT – “Mungkin inilah sebab hujan lebat selepas 44 tahun baru hari ini ada tahbisan paderi dari ini paroki”, ujar paderi paroki St Patrick Membakut, Fr Boniface Kimsin membuatkan para umat gelak ketawa. Paroki St Patrick Membakut telah melahirkan seorang paderi...
Membakut, rai pentahbisan imamat Friar Nelson Sipalan OFM
by ofmcomms | 4 September 2024 | Custody, Vocation | 0 Comments
MEMBAKUT: Akhirnya selepas 44 tahun setelah pentahbisan pertama di St Patrick Membakut pada tahun 1980, seorang pemuda ditahbis sebagai paderi Fransiskan (OFM) pada Ogos 11, 2024. Akhirnya selepas 44 tahun setelah pentahbisan pertama di St Patrick Membakut pada...
Finding my true vocation
by ofmcomms | 4 September 2024 | Custody, Vocation | 0 Comments
My name is Friar Gerald Tan OFM, and I am one of a handful of lay friars in the Franciscan order in Singapore. In 2020, the year I made my solemn profession of religious vows, I discerned that the Lord was not calling me to the priestly ministry – in other words, not...
Experiencing the truth of “the joy of the Lord is my strength”
by ofmcomms | 2 August 2024 | Custody, Vocation | 0 Comments
Jonathan Ng, one of two postulants in the Custody of St Anthony (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei), spent the first three weeks in June on a mission trip to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He shares his experience with us. My mission trip in Kuala Lumpur from 1 to 21 June was...