Our Advent Day of Recollection for 2023. The program included a reflection by Fr. John Gordon from the Archdiocese of Newark, Holy Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, time for personal prayer, and fraternal gathering.
This December is the 800th anniversary of St Francis creating a Living Nativity Scene in the small Italian village of Greccio, to bring Bethlehem close to those who would never have the chance to be in the birthplace of Jesus Christ.
The wait is over. Meet the Novices in this first edition of the 2016-17 Caperone . It's the monthly newsletter from the novices of the NAPCC (North American/Pacific Capuchin Conference) in Santa Ynez, CA.
The friars in the Province are making preparations for the upcoming Chapter of Mats which will take place at St. Lawrence Friary in Beacon, NY. The Chapter of Mats will run from Sunday, April 17 to Friday, April 22. Please keeps our Province in prayer both during this time of preparation as well as during that week. The Chapter of Mats is the term for a meeting of all the friars and consists of prayer, fraternity, addresses by various groups and a few guest speakers. This particular Chapter will focus on Prayer and Fraternity.
On Saturday, November 28, our province inducted another wonderful young man as an affiliate of the order: Mr. Mohamed Qualander. Mohamed has been a long time friend of the friars since he was a young teenager. Since that time, he was a dedicated assistant to the friars of Immaculate Conception Friary, and was an indispensable aid in the running of the friary. He has since been a dedicated friend of the province and has consistently served as Master of Ceremonies for important province liturgies. Mohamed is an invaluable gift to the friars of Immaculate Conception and the province at large, and we are happy and blessed to have him as an affiliate. Congratulations, Mo! Peace be with you!
Our Province of the Sacred Stigmata of St. Francis will celebrate its 100 anniversary at a Mass on Saturday, September 7th at Immaculate Conception Parish in the Bronx. All are invited to the Mass. Main celebrant will be Archbishop Charles Chaput, O.F.M.Cap. and joined by other bishops as well as the Minister General and mostly all of the friars from the province.
Fr. Vincent Fortunato, O.F.M. Cap, along with two other honorees, received the Guadalupe Award on June 18th, 2009 from the Institute of Priestly Formation at Creighton University in Omaha NE.