Ceremony of the Institution of Reader

Advent Week 1: HOPE
December 4, 2025
Sunday, November 30, 2025, marks the first day of Advent. Advent is a time of preparation that directs our hearts and minds …
Are you being called?
November 4, 2025
National Vocation Awareness Week is celebrated November 2-8, 2025, by the Catholic Church in the United States. Through prayer and …
CFF Retreat 2025
November 4, 2025
The four Provinces of Conventual Franciscans in the United States had a retreat for some of the Friars the week …
Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi
October 4, 2025
On October 4th we celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis, our Founder of the Franciscan Order. Saint Francis of Assisi …
Learn More About Transitus
October 2, 2025
On October 3, 1226, Francis of Assisi died. Each year on the evening of October 3rd the Franciscan family around …
Deacon Ordination – Vietnam
September 10, 2025
THE DEACON ORDINATION MASS IN ST. FRANCIS ANTHONY FASANI – VIET NAM On August 31, 2025, Bishop Joseph Nguyen Tan …