Letter for the 8th Centenary of the Canticle of the Creatures (1225-2025)
Song of RECONCILIATION Letter to Franciscan Family (PDF)
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September 2025 ‘Saint of Month’: Servant of God John Bradburne (1921-1979)
Born to an Anglican vicar and his wife in Cumberland (now Cumbria) County, England, Bradburne was baptized into the Church of England. During World War II he served with the Indian Army in India, Malaya, and Burma. During the war, faith became the dominant impulse in his life. He also met the future Father John …
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Secular Franciscans at the OFM Chapter of Mats: Strengthening Fraternity in the Franciscan Family
by Virginija Mickute, OFS From June 2–8, 2025, the International Chapter of Mats was held at St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi. Fr. Massimo Fusarelli, OFM, Minister General, and his Definitory envisioned this Chapter as a synodal journey involving the entire Franciscan Family – friars, sisters, and laypeople – to prophetically renew the identity …
August 2025 ‘Saint of Month’ – Blessed Ceferino Giménez Malla (1861-1936)
Son of Spanish gypsy parents, Ceferino Giménez Malla known familiarly as “El Pelé” was born in Spain in 1861—no one knows exactly where or when. Ceferino, like his family, was a Roma who lived his life according to Roma traditions and laws, both in his upbringing and throughout his life. As a child, he wandered …
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KOINÕNIA – 02 – 2025: The creation – reason for praising God.
KOINÕNIA – 02 – 2025: The creation – reason for praising God. (PDF)
Blessed Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro (21 June 1950 – 1 July 1981)
Image: Father Tulio Maruzzo and Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro (ofm.org) Luis Obdulio Arroyo Navarro was a Secular Franciscan and one of the Martyrs of Izabal, Guatemala. He was born in Quiriguá, Los Amates, Izabal, Guatemala on 21 June 1950. He was raised in a devout Catholic family that instilled in him a strong faith and …
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Spiritual reflection on vocation promotion
This reflection was prepared by the Vocation Promotion Commission. SPIRITUAL REFLECTION ON VOCATION PROMOTION (PDF)
June 28: Day of Prayer for Pea ce:
The CIOFS Presidency has received, welcomed and accepted an initiative for a day of prayer for peace throughout the world. For this reason, the Minister General and the entire Presidency pray together for peace in the world, offering prayers especially for our brothers and sisters, and for all those who suffer in the Holy Land …
Planning for the 800th anniversary of the Transitus
The General Committee for Franciscan Centenaries sends a Letter to all National Franciscan Families Letter on how to plan for the Transitua
June 2025: Venerable Matt Talbot (1856-1925)
Matt Talbot was a humble Dublin workman whose life of prayer and penance has become well known since his death on June 7, 1925. Matt was born on 2 May 1856 into a working-class family in Dublin’s inner city. From his early teens up to the age of twenty-eight Matt Talbot was addicted to alcohol, …