What is a Franciscan Friar?
The Franciscans are referred to as “friars,” from the Latin frater, meaning “brother.” Franciscans are essentially an order of brothers striving to live the Gospel with the same simplicity and fervor as their founder, St. Francis of Assisi. After growing up in a wealthy family and then experiencing a powerful conversion at the age of 25, Francis donned the clothes of a penitent and began to live a very poor lifestyle, dedicating himself to prayer and service of the poor. Before long, inspired by his fervent lifestyle, men began to join Francis and to imitate his way of life. This gave rise to the birth of the Franciscan Order in 1223.
What is a Capuchin Franciscan?
In the 16th century, a group of Franciscans were inspired to live the Franciscan lifestyle in a more radical manner, returning to the original emphasis on prayer and poverty. These men broke away from the Franciscans and began a reform movement which stressed the priority of contemplative prayer
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So glad you are with the Capuchins, Brother Antonio!!
Thank you, Fr. Christopher, for sharing.
Thanks for listening
Wow!!!
free will comes with a price.
1 Samuel 15:3 shows that God doesn't care about babies as he ordered their deaths!
All men and women of all ages are dear to God, but the time and manner of their death is always willed either actively or passively by him. God does us no disservice by giving us a short life, since to have life at all is a gift from him. But abortion and similar sins try to steal what God has given to the others to serve oneself, thus unnaturally shortening what God willed for those persons.
All men and women of all ages are dear to God, but the time and manner of their death is always willed either actively or passively by him. God does us no disservice by giving us a short life, since to have life at all is a gift from him. But the various forms of murder try to steal what God has given to the others to serve oneself, thus unnaturally shortening what God willed for those persons.
@@CapuchinFranciscans If those babies were dear to him then why did he tell the Israelites to kill them? He is God, he could have taken their life in their sleep by an angel instead of in a painful manner.
Pax et Bonum Ave MARÍA🌹🌷🌹
How is God perfect when he allows evil and put Satan in the garden of Eden?
Satan put himself in the garden of eden to tempt mankind. Man chose evil through free choice, inheriting for himself a world of sin.
@@CapuchinFranciscans That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard. Do you think he sneaked in there without God's knowledge or overpowered God or tricked God? Stop trying to make out that God is this loving being that has our best intentions at heart.
Certainly not, God wills all things either actively or passively. Yet it remains the case that if man had rejected the offer of Satan, as he was free to do, then he would not have sinned. God permits tests and trials to come our way, and he does us no disservice by doing so for we can always choose to reject sin.
@@CapuchinFranciscans What about the victims of others' sin, they have not chosen to sin especially if they are babies? Why try to justify evil?
It is special to be reminded how joyful Jesus was and an inspiration to us to spread joy to others, especially those who are struggling. Peace and love
Father Michael, I love this reflection and to think of the joy Jesus must have had when He was with his followers.
Amazing one
Thank you! Cheers!
Lovely Father ❤️
So wonderful to see you! You are always in our prayers 🙏🤎🙏
The Trinity is not an easy reality to reflect on and to make clear. Well done.
Thank you - your sharing was inspirational and I think that my job as a wife is also worshiping God as I carry on Him with me while cooking, etc. God Bless
Thanks for sharing!!
That was great "food for thought" and inspiring to me. Thank you for your words of wisdom. Peace and love
This is my family member :D Through House Visconti of Milan :D
Cool!
Thank you Father for your wisdom. I sent you an email, I hope you get it! God bless 🙏🙏🙏
I pray to St.Rita every day but really didn't know anything about her---so thank you!!
Such good men are the Capuchins! I enjoy these vocation stories very much.
Glad you like them!
Erm what the sigma
That's a pretty TikTok thing to say in a place like this but aight
Amen
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Thank you for the reminder that our works can become prayer if we truly look to St. Joseph as our model.
Dear Father Donald, thank you so much for giving us encouragement with this wonderful story! Let us make many visits to the Blessed Sacrament.
Thank you for reiterating what our father taught us. Work has value when you do it well & to the best of your ability & appreciate your employer no matter what job you do. It is a prayer & a virtue as the opposite of slothfulness.
Happy Birthday to our holy Catholic Church!
ST. TERESA OF LISIEUX: “I cannot bring myself to hunt through books for beautiful prayers. There are so many of them that I get a headache. Besides, each prayer seems lovelier than the next. I cannot possibly say them all and do not know which to choose. I behave like a child who cannot read: I tell God what I want and He always understands. For me, prayer is an upward leap of the heart, an untroubled glance towards heaven, a cry of gratitude and love which I utter from the depths of sorrow as well as from the heights of joy...”
I love stories of conversion & re-conversion! I am continually praying for family members who have fallen away that God will not stop calling them back to Him. 🙏💗
Brother Jude! just saw you on Saint Junkie’s live
Such a beautiful message. Thank you!
You are so welcome
Simplicity. A great message that I need to keep in mind more often. Thank you Brother Bryce.
Glad you enjoyed it
Simplicity 🙏
Thank you, Brother, for sharing your story. May God Bless you.
Very cool! I am look😢 forward to your ordination!
I enjoy these vocation stories. Keep ‘em coming, please, as they are very inspirational.
Glad you like them!
Thank you, I needed this message today.
Me too!
A better vetting is called US immigration law.
So a soul cannot get out of purgatory if there is no one to pray for them, good grief I'm doomed.
The power of Christ compels you!
Let me put it this way: either anyone has *absolute and undeniable* right to control their border, irrespective of even God Himself, or God is a sponsor of terrorism and is thus intrinsically evil; not only that: but if any part of Catholic Social Teaching has *ever* taught anybody or been used to teach anybody that they're not permitted to keep out thieves and terrorists (the illegal immigrants who seek to invade by crossing the border illegally- as all of them do) then God is *NOT* God at all but is in fact a *devil* *while* He remains God; and all worship, heedless of why, is idolatry of the absolute worst sort imaginable: either the Church has always defended and always will defend the right of any people to defend their borders, or Heaven really is Hell itself- no other "evidence" is even remotely valid!
God made your body perfect quit listening to this false Catholic. It is wrong period.
Thank you Father !
Come on. Catholic politicians are fascilitating this problem. They are directly responsible for mass migration. All catholic migrants from south america.
Deus Meus Et Omnia !! Peace and Good ! 👍 ✝️🙏😁
May God bless you & your efforts to feed the hungry!