Capuchin Franciscan Vocations Ireland (capfrans)

Seven Last Words: 2nd Lenten Reflection

2012-02-29T09:51:00.000Z

"Today you will be with me in paradise"

(Luke 23:33, 39-43)

As Jesus hung upon the cross horrendously suffering, vulnerably naked, helplessly dying he had to endure further scoffing, mocking and derision, from the Jewish leaders, the soldiers and the unrepentant thief. Their taunts about saving himself reveal that for them salvation meant liberation from the cross. However, amidst all of this the repentant thief cries out to Jesus and teaches us two vital lessons: repentance and faith. Contrary to the unrepentant thief, the openness of the repentant thief to accept his judgment is linked with the acceptance of his sin. He acknowledged his need for forgiveness and asked for salvation from the very one who could grant it.

Jesus’ response is one of the most astounding and encouraging verses in all of Scripture. He promises that the criminal will be with him in paradise. He asks nothing of the past crimes of this man. We have no reason to believe this man had been a follower of Jesus, or truly understood who He was. He hadn't left everything behind to be Jesus’ disciple. He wasn't suffering because he spoke the truth to those who refused to hear it, but because of his crimes. He even admitted that he had been justly condemned! The repentant thief’s faith was the size of a mustard seed, if that. And even though he came for forgiveness in the very last hours of his life it seems that his confession of guilt opened the way for forgiveness and salvation.

Do you acknowledge your sins?

Do you accept your guilt and any fair-judgments put against you?

Do you accept your cross and see delight and salvation through sorrow?

Have you put your ultimate trust in Jesus?

Do you know that, when your time comes, you will be with him in paradise?

There are many of us who are ignorant of our sins and deluded by what they are doing through pride and self-centredness. There are those of us who seem to deny our guilt, refuse to accept fair judgements put against us, rebuke criticism, and place our trust in people and not in God; we can be people imprisoned by our stubborn denial of sin. Last week we reflected on how God is infinitely forgiving but how we must reach out for this forgiveness. How much, today, in response do we need to hear the word Jesus once spoke to a man who had no hope and no reason to expect mercy. We can be in God’s presence with all our weaknesses and failures, like the good thief, and God still takes pleasure in our very existence and promises Paradise to us.

Although we should make every effort to live, according to the Church’s teachings, as disciples of Jesus, in the end our relationship with him comes down to simple trust. "Jesus, remember me," we cry. And Jesus, embodying the mercy of God, says to us, "You will be with me in paradise." We are welcome there not because we have the right theology, and not because we are living rightly, but because God is merciful and we have put our trust in Jesus. All Christ asks of us is repentance and faith.

Prayer for the week:

Lord Jesus, those you loved wished to crush all hope from you leaving you hanging in utter sorrow and despair. And yet it is joy and hope that you offered to the repentant thief. When we cry out to you, you hear us. When we ask you to ‘remember us when you come into your kingdom’, you offer us the promise of paradise. Today, I live trusting you and you alone. My life is in your hands; fill me with joy and hope so that I may share it with those who are filled with sorrow and despair. Amen

Come and Join us....

If you live in Dublin why not come and be present for our 'Seven Last Words' Lenten Reflections? The above reflection will be part of a 30 minute meditation held at the Our Lady ofthe Angels Capuchin Church on Church Street each Friday of Lent beginning at 8:00pm. Music for these reflections will be provided bythe CYC chamber choir (you can read the reflection for week one here).

Fairtrade Fortnight: Take a Step!

2012-02-27T22:56:00.000Z

TAKE A STEP FOR FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT 2012!

Like swapping your tea to Fairtrade, or a bigger step, like asking everyone in your office to do it too.

YOU’LL BE JOINING THOUSANDS OF OTHERS

All over Ireland when you take a step for Fairtrade. Make it as inventive, daring, funny or messy as you like. Every step counts for millions of farmers, workers and their communities in developing countries who urgently need a better deal from trade.

MAKE YOUR STEP COUNT FOR COTTON FARMERS

See the steps others are taking and find out where all these steps will lead. Take a step for Fairtrade in 2012 begins with Fairtrade Fortnight from today, 27th February until 11th March 2012.

Lenten Reflections and Resources 2012

2012-02-24T10:09:00.000Z

'The Spirit led Jesus into the desert
where hestayed for forty days'.

...Mark1:12

We begin, once again, for our annual pilgrimage with the Lord as we journey with Him for forty days. This Season of Lent is anopportunity to take ourselves out of our normal routine and place ourselves more consciously into relationship with God. It is traditional practice during these forty days to ‘give something up’, however, increasingly we decide to take on a Lenten challenge instead; like voluntary work, or raising money for charity, or a daily good deed. This Season can be a time when we discern between what we really need and what we think we need. It can be an opportunity to let go of what is holding us back from living life to the full!

Below we have listed seven useful resources for you to use during Lent (click on the pictures to be brought to the site). There is also some information about Lenten reflections which we will be running in our Church Street Friary in Dublin and to which you are more than welcome to attend. During Lent we will also be posting weekly reflections and will update our resource list so please do ‘follow’ this blog or ‘favourite’ us and be sure to check back during the Lenten Season.

1) Vatican Website

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI FOR LENT 2012

“Let us be concerned for each other,
to stir a response in love and good works” (Heb 10:24)

2) Christian Aid

Lent is an opportunity to stillour minds and focus our thoughts on those less fortunate than ourselves. Join Christian Aid in reflection and prayer during Lent as they journey with Jesus into the wilderness and from there, towards the cross.

Anew reflection will be added every week.

Download Count Your Blessings leaflet

CountYour Blessings is a daily calendar which takes you through Lent using thought-provoking reflections and engaging actions that will encourage and challenge you, not only in your own life but in praying for those living in poverty around theworld.

3) Churches Together in Britain and Ireland

In Lent,Christians go on a journey of deepening reflection, prayer and discipline which leads them to the great festival of new life at Easter. In their Lent study course, CTBI invite you to think of this journey as leading towards the true freedom of living in love towards God and others, and what this freedom means for ourselves, our churches, ourlocal communities and our world.

4) Trocaire

This year, Trócaire’s Lenten campaign focuses on communities in northern Uganda who are trying to rebuild their lives after 20 years of war. Find out more below about our work and what you can do to help rebuild lives and communities.

5) Catholic Ireland

Lent is above all a time for prayer, for withdrawing a little from the hustle and bustle of daily life to be alone with God in the secret room of our hearts, to encounter the hidden God (cf. Matt 6:6). The danger is that, using the Lenten fast for any other reason – like collecting money for Third World projects, for example, which are good in themselves and can be personally gratifying – can so easily distract us from the initially less appealing task of seeking the face of God. But that is the real purpose of the Lenten Fast.

6) Franciscans International

It is during this time of Lent that we remember Jesus’ suffering on the cross because he was seen as a threat to the powerful. We can liken this to the continuing suffering that people are still experiencing today worldwide, because of unjust legal structures.
FI invites you to use this new prayer booklet to reflect on the 'Seven Last Words of Jesus' in relation to current issues affecting people who are marginalised and to hold them in prayer.

Download 'The Seven Last Words of Jesus'>>

7) Church Support Team

The Church Support Team invite you to share their Lenten journey. They will be offering you some ideas, encouragement, support and guidance on this journey. Their daily material is organised through the ‘Lenten Journey’ buttons which you can reach by clicking here.

8) Capuchin Franciscan Lenten Reflections on the 'Seven Last Words'

The Irish Capuchin Franciscan Friars invite you, for the next seven weeks, tocome and stand with us at the foot of the Cross as we listen to the 'Seven LastWords' spoken by Jesus. Each week we will post a reflection (click here) which willseek guidance from these words as we, his Church today, like him, experiencebetrayal, criticism, abandonment and disownment. Inthis first weekly Lenten Reflection we shall listen to Christ's plea offorgiveness; considering these words in the context in which Jesus spoke themand questioning how they affect our perception of God's forgiveness towards us- and others.

If you live in Dublin then why not come and attend the actual reflections? At 8:00pm, on each Friday of Lent, we will be hosting 40 min reflections in Our Lady ofthe Angels Capuchin Church on Church Street in Dublin. Music for these reflections will be provided bythe CYC chamber choir (click to be redirected to our blog page).

Lent is our annual SpringtimeJourney to God - where will it take you?!

The Seven Last Words Lenten Reflections

2012-02-22T16:32:00.002Z

"Father Forgive them for they know not what theydo"

(Luke23:33-35)

Aswe begin our Lenten journey today we invite you, for the next seven weeks, tocome and stand with us at the foot of the Cross as we listen to the 'Seven LastWords' spoken by Jesus. Each week we will post a reflection which willseek guidance from these words as we, his Church today, like him, experiencebetrayal, criticism, abandonment and disownment.

Inthis first weekly Lenten Reflection we shall listen to Christ's plea offorgiveness; considering these words in the context in which Jesus spoke themand questioning how they affect our perception of God's forgiveness towards us- and others.

Reflection:

AsJesus spoke these words he may have thought about Judas who betrayed him, theJewish leaders who perceived him as a threat, the Romans who wished to maintaincontrol and order; he may have looked down from the cross towards the peoplewho had scourged him, beaten him, spat on him, and shouted for him to die….andyet he asked God to forgive them. Butwhen we consider the whole ministry of Jesus, would we expect any less from himthan forgiveness of those who mistreated and killed him? Isn’t that ultimately what his cross isreally all about?

AsChristians we believe that it is also our sins that put Jesus on the cross, asmuch as Pilate and all the others, and so we can rightly hear Jesus’ petitionfor forgiveness as including us too. And just as God forgave those whobetrayed his Son and attempted to eradicate all his influence and his works sotoo, in present times, does God forgive those who, like Judas, have betrayedhis Church. . . God forgives those who, like some of his followers, haveabandoned his Church. . . God forgives those who, like Peter, have deniedbelonging to his Church. . . God forgives those who, like the Romans, wouldlike to see the Church’s influence and works die. . . God forgives those who,like Pontius Pilate, listen to the crowds without following their own hearts. .. God forgives those who, like Thomas, have lost faith in the Church. . . Godforgives pride, anger, judgements, jealousies, resentments. . . God’sforgiveness is bountiful and endless. It may be a forgiveness which we feel isunderserved and inappropriate for some but, nonetheless, God’s forgiveness,often unlike our own, is immediate and without reservation.

But how do we feel about beingforgiven by God?

Wemay not have explicitly betrayed or abandoned Christ and the Church but we areall sinners. Do we really believe Godhas forgiven us for our sins? Do we enjoy the freedom of God’s forgiveness? Eventhough you trust God and have confessed your sins perhaps, you believe you areonly ‘semi-forgiven’ and you live as though sin still has power over yourlife? Do you try to prove yourself toGod, as though you might earn more forgiveness if only you were better?

Thetruth of God’s complete forgiveness needs to penetrate your heart in newways. Jesus dies so that we are forgivenfor our sins. As we hear the words,"Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do" may we fullyunderstand that we too today are forgiven through Christ.

Prayer for the week:

Goodand gracious God, help me to know with fresh conviction that I am fully andfinally forgiven, not because of anything I have done, but because of what youhave done for me. May I live this week as a forgiven person, opening my heartto you, choosing not to sin because the power of sin has been broken by yoursalvation. All praise be to you for your matchless forgiveness! Amen.

Come and Join us....

If you live in Dublin why not come and be present for our Lenten Reflections? The above reflection is one of two that will be shared; the second will have a particulary Francsican flavour. Reflections will be held at the Our Lady ofthe Angels Capuchin Church on Church Street in Dublin each Friday of Lent beginning at 8:00pm for forty minutes. Music for these reflections will be provided bythe CYC chamber choir (to read the second weeks reflection click here).

An audio message from our Provincial Vocations Director.

2012-02-21T15:37:00.002Z

Welcome to the Vocations Blog of the Irish Capuchin Franciscans! If you have been following us for a while you will have noticed a number of recent changes to the blog. We hope you find these new changes useful. You will note that we have introduced a top menu bar to offer you easier access to information in the blog and other Franciscan websites and resources. Links to other pages, posts, websites and blogs which might be of interest to you run down the right hand sidebar. Importantly, you can now easily connect with us across the social networks under our 'capfrans' name. We do hope you find the new layout and increased information useful in your online vocation search.

To begin, why not listen to a message from our Vocations Director, Br. Terence Harrington. In it, he talks about our way of life and invites you to contact him if you feel the Lord drawing you to a life as a Capuchin Franciscan Friar. To hear Br. Terence click on the link below. You can always hear this message again, and our welcome message, through the two players at the top of the blog. Enjoy our blog and please do offer any suggestions or feedback.

If you would like know more about our brothehood, Br. Terence would be delighted to hear from you. You can contact him on his mobile (086 323 0638) or via Email (capuchinvocation@gmail.com). May you be guided by the Holy Spirit in your discernment!

'Called: The Postulant'

2012-02-07T14:21:00.004Z

Watch this wonderful testimony of the conversion of our brother MJ as he shares his journey from drug addiction to a vocation with the Capuchin Franciscan Friars in the Province of St. Joseph's, USA! Br. Liam, from our Irish Province, had the gift of spending his Novitiate with him last year in Pittsburgh.

World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life 2012

2012-02-02T08:57:00.004Z

Today we celebrate the World Day of Prayer for Consecrated Life. Institutedby Blessed John Paul II in 1997 the day was chosen to coincide with the Feastof the Presentation of the Lord; to symbolise the presentation of ourselves toGod. Today, we also bless candles to symbolise Christ, who is the lightof the world, and to remind us that we, who are in consecrated life, are calledto reflect the light of Jesus Christ to all peoples.

As Capuchin Franciscans in Ireland weshare Christ’s light and love through our work in churches, parishes, schools,universities, hospitals, hospices, homeless and drug centres, retreat housesand many other areas of society. We live and pray in community, and servethe Church through our apostolic service and contemplative prayer. As CapuchinFranciscans we embrace the consecrated life through our vows of poverty,chastity and obedience. As we journeywith Francis, we seek to discover Christ in the face of today's most needy andvulnerable.

May we are who consecrated to God by thevows of chastity, poverty and obedience seek to live our Baptismal promisesmore intensely. May God grant us thegrace to persevere in our commitment to continue our journey with Francistowards the Lord and serve with open hearts and willing spirits. May weexperience the support of the Church as we continue our growth inholiness. May the Lord continue to call many to be generous and to heedthe prompting of the Holy Spirit to give themselves to God and live theconsecrated life.

If you feel called toconsecrate your life to God through the brotherhood of the Capuchin Franciscans,why not get in touch with Br. Terence our vocation director (Mobile: 086 323 0638 or Email: capuchinvocation@gmail.com)? Trust in the echoing words of Blessed John Paul II,"Be Not Afraid!"

Feast of St. Brigid of Kildare

2012-02-01T10:18:00.004Z

St. Brigid lived at the beginning of the Golden Age of the Celtic Irish CatholicChurch. This period, from the late fifth century AD, saw monasteries become social, spiritual and political centers. They were often huge theocratic villages,associated with a clan, along with their slaves, freemen, celibate monks,married clergy, professed lay people, men and women, all living side by sideand serving in various roles.

In thesetimes the monastic abbots were not necessarily ordained and, as is the casewith St. Brigid, were women too. TheseCeltic Christians took their spiritual life very seriously and sought toachieve a personal and organic union between themselves and God (a theosis);with God dwelling in them and they in Him. They saw the true Christian life as being lived in and with Christ. During these times the monasteries wereuniversally esteemed and regarded as the utmost expression of the Christianlife.

Today, as we seek a renewed vision and approach to boththe spiritual and the material world, we pray that we may recapture something ofthe essence of the deeply spiritual, holistic, ecologically sensitive, inclusiveand egalitarian Church which St. Brigid knew and led. Following her example, may we grow each dayinto greater wholeness of mind, body and spirit!

"Come and See" Vocation Weekend! 24th - 26th February 2012

2012-01-22T15:31:00.004Z

Why not "Come and See"?

A “Come and See” vocation weekend is a no-strings-attached chance to spend time learning about the life of the Irish Capuchin Franciscans. The weekend will provide you with an opportunity to take time out, to reflect, to pray, to share the life of the friars and to talk with those who are already journeying as Capuchins. If you are a single Catholic man aged between 18 and 40 and are considering our way of life why not come for the weekend and see for yourself?

For more information about the weekend, life as a Capuchin Franciscan friar, or to schedule a time to visit the Friary please contact Br. Terence Harrington on 086 323 0638, email: capuchinvocation@gmail.com or visit our webpage: www.irishcapuchinfranciscans.org

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity: 18th - 25th January 2012

2012-01-18T09:07:00.005Z

Change is at the heart of our Christian faith. Saint Paul said that anyone who is in Christ is a new creation, and we are called to live as children in the light.

The theme for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2012 comes to us from the churches in Poland, who have reflected upon their own experience as a nation, and in particular how, as a nation, they have been changed and transformed by the many upheavals of their history, and sustained by their faith.

Change is also at the heart of the ecumenical movement. When we pray for the unity of the church we are praying that the churches that we know and which are so familiar to us will change as they conform more closely to Christ. This is an exciting vision, but also a challenging one. Furthermore, when we pray for this transforming unity we are also praying for change in the world.

Resources for the week are available as downloads from here on the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland website.

New Year Greetings from Zambia

2012-01-02T19:58:00.005Z

Victoria Falls, Zambia

Happy New Year to you all!! I arrived in Lusaka, Zambia on the 29th of December to begin a four month mission experience. Over this time I will live, work and pray with the Brothers and people in Zambia. You can keep track of my progress on my blog http://capmexz.blogspot.com/ . As I come across material or experiences which may be useful to those discerning a vocation to our way of life, I will post it directly.

So I look forward to journeying with you and sharing some of my experiences over the next four months

Pax
Br Martin

Mary's Dream: A thought for Christmas

2011-12-20T07:54:00.005Z

'I had a dream Joseph! I don't understand it, but I think it was about a birthday celebration for our Son.
The people in my dream had been preparing for about 6 weeks! They had decorated the house and bought new clothes. They've gone shopping many times and bought lots of fancy gifts. It was strange though, because the presents weren't for our Son! They wrapped them in beautiful paper and put them under a tree covered in coloured lights. Yes Joseph they had a tree right in the middle of their homes!! They even had a figure of an Angel on top!
Everybody was laughing and happy. They gave the gifts to each other, Joseph, and not to our Son. To be honest, I don't think they even knew him. They never mentioned his name. I had the strangest feeling that, if Jesus had gone to this celebration, he would have been intruding. How sad for somebody not to be wanted at their own birthday party!!............. I am glad it was only a dream'

How will you prepare for Christmas?

2011-12-19T20:11:00.005Z

Last weekend we were delighted to host and run a one day retreat for the CYC World Youth Day Group entitled 'Putting Christ back into Christmas'. It was a great day which included some input from Br's Martin and Liam, Workshops, an experience working in the Capuchin Day Centre for Homeless People, a visit to the Capuchin Mission Exhibition and Museum, Lectio Divina, Reflection Groups, Silent prayer and a candle lit Mass.

St. Francis of Assisi

2011-12-04T00:19:00.005Z

explorefaith.org - St. Francis of Assisi

This is a great little piece written by a young man, who describes what St Francis means to him and how that has impacted his life, and in turn, can impact ours too.

For those called to follow Francis, we must develop and nurture a relationship with him. He was a real man: who, like us all, found things difficult at times but he was also somebody, who believed and trusted in the immense Goodness of God.

A lot of what is written in this article resonates with me and. by reading and meditating upon it, I pray it will resonate for you also.

Peace and Goodness to you all

Br Martin

Capuchin Franciscan Vocation Experience (Dublin 9th - 11th Dec 2011)

2011-11-27T12:44:00.005Z

Peace be with you all!!

The Friars of Church Street Capuchin Friary will host a Capuchin Vocation Experience from Friday 9th Dec to Sun 11 Dec 2011. Over the course of the weekend you will experience the life of a Capuchin Friar by:

Joining in our community prayer
Joining us for our community meals
Working with the poor in our homeless centre
Learning about our mission work in our Mission Museum
Meeting and sharing with the Friars
Taking time for personal prayer, contemplation and reflection

If you feel called to follow in the footsteps of St Francis of Assisi, working with the poor, living in Fraternity, as a Capuchin Franciscan Friar, then this experience is one you won't want to miss.

If you could like to attend, email capuchinvocation@gmail.com or contact Br Terence on 0863230638

Welcome to our Advent blog

2011-11-27T01:25:00.005Z

Today we celebrate the first Sunday of Advent. A time of preparation for the celebration of the birth of Our Lord. Over the next four week we will have daily Advent reflections (thanks to www.catholicireland.net) as well as our own weekly Franciscan reflections centred around the theme of Brotherhood/Sisterhood; Prayer & contemplation; Mission and Justice, Peace & Ecology. So join us here as we journey together over the next four weeks....Peace to you all.

Capuchin Franciscans: Brothers in Mission

2011-11-25T12:42:00.005Z

Capuchin Mission Video

Peace be with you all!

I have attached a video of our life and work as missionaries. As Capuchin Friars we are called to be Mission whether we are at home or abroad. We have Irish Friars on mission in Zambia, South Africa, New Zealand, South Korea and California.

If you feel that the Lord is calling you to join our mission to Brotherhood and a Gospel life, contact our Vocations Director, Br Terence Harrington, on 086 3230638 or email capuchinvocation@gmail.com

Pax, Br Martin

Capuchin Franciscans: Hearing (and responding to) the call

2011-11-09T14:05:00.005Z

Hearing the Call...

Peace to you all!!
I have attached a video from our Province in Western America. A Province founded by Irish Capuchin Friars 100 years ago. In this video we hear of the vocations experiences of two of the young Friars

The Lord can call in unusual circumstances but if we are tuned in to listen then we will hear

Enjoy
Pax
Br Martin

John Paul 2 Awards, City Hall, 29th September 2011

2011-09-30T10:20:00.005+01:00

Last evening, Br Liam and I attended the John Paul 2 awards ceremony in City Hall, Dublin. Over 50 young people from all over the Dublin Diocese received these awards marking their achievements in community / social awareness and Parish involvement. Similar to the Gaisce award, young people can choose Gold, Silver or Bronze levels. Achievements ranged from working with young children preparing for Confirmation to going on mission to Zambia. I was very struck by what one participant wrote of the experience ' This really does show that the spiritual journey begins at Baptism but doesn't end' Archbishop Martin presented the awards and said 'don't consider your certificate a leaving certificate from participation but rather a precious entry ticket'. It was a wonderfully live giving and enriching event. Congratulations to CYC. Last night also marked 32 years, to the day, since John Paul came to Ireland...very fitting!

Br Victor speaks of his vocation journey

2011-09-27T15:24:00.005+01:00

Br Victor's vocation Story (click here)

Br Victor Herrero joined us in Church Street this summer from Spain. He spent a month living in the friary, improving his English and working in our Homeless Centre. In this Podcast, Victor tells us of his very interesting and personal journey to become a Capuchin Friar...enjoy

Br Martin

Feast of Padre Pio Final Mass from Church Street, Dublin

2011-09-26T12:19:00.005+01:00

Last week we celebrated the Triduum of prayer for the Feast of St Pio. We had great numbers every night. I have linked a video of the final mass, celebrated by Br Kieran, who preached over the nights of the Triduum.

Vocations Ireland at the Ploughing Championships

2011-09-21T19:55:00.005+01:00

This week Br Liam and I were working with Vocations Ireland at the National Ploughing Championships in Athy. Over the last two days we met many wonderful people. The Vocations tent provided an opportunity for people to discuss a call to religious vocation, as well as a prayer space and an opportunity to make prayer requests (which will be sent to the Poor Clare Nuns). We handed out hundreds of rosary beads and Padre Pio relic cards and had a lot of good and interesting conversations.

Br Liam OFM Cap and Br Pat Lynch OFM

How do you see yourself??

Prayer Space in the Vocations Tent

Vocation Literature, Prayer Cards and Rosaries proved very popular

Br Liam is interviewed for Newstalk 106FM (broadcast 22nd Sept at 8.45am)

Upcoming events in Church St, Dublin

2011-09-16T11:37:00.005+01:00

Peace be with you!!

We have two very exciting events coming up in our Church Street Friary. You are all most welcome to come along. I have attached some details

Padre Pio Triduum
20 / 21 /22 & 23rd of September. Keynote Speaker is Br Kieran Shorten. Mass is celebrated at 7.30pm each night, confessions available and blessing with the relic of St Pio. This is always a fantastic and uplifting Triduum and well worth attending.

The Call to Fatima - Triduum
7th, 8th & 9th of October. Keynote speakers include Dr Branca Paul (Physician to Sr Lucia), Fr Apostoli, Louise Irvine, Tom McCormack and Sr Angela Coelho. We are very pleased to be asked to host this event in Church Street and look forward to welcoming you along. Full details are available on the following blog:
http://thecalltofatima.wordpress.com/

Br Liam's Profession

2011-09-16T11:24:00.005+01:00

On the Feast of St Clare (11 August 2011), Br Liam Quinn made his first profession of vows. Into the hands of Br Des (Provincial Minister), Liam professed the vows of Poverty, Chastity and Obedience. The profession was witnessed by fellow Friars from all over Ireland and by Liam's family and friends.
Liam completed his Novitiate year in the United States and is now assigned to our Church Street Community.

Capuchin Vocation Experience Dublin 30 Sept - 02 Oct 2011

2011-08-31T10:54:00.005+01:00

Peace be with you all!!

The Friars of Church Street Capuchin Friary will host a Capuchin Vocation Experience from Friday 30 Sept to Sun 02 Oct 2011. Over the course of the weekend you will experience the life of a Capuchin Friar by:

Joining in our community prayer

Joining us for our community meals

Working with the poor in our homeless centre

Learning about our mission work in our Mission Museum

Meeting and sharing with the Friars

Taking time for personal prayer, contemplation and reflection

If you feel called to follow in the footsteps of St Francis of Assisi, working with the poor, living in Fraternity, as a Capuchin Franciscan Friar, then this experience is one you won't want to miss.

If you could like to attend, email capuchinvocation@gmail.com or contact Br Terence on 0863230638