When the Virgin Mary appeared to an indigenous peasant in 1531 near Mexico City, she brought hope to a country that was ravaged by war and strife. Today, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Dec. 12 is a celebration that remains both meaningful and festive for the Hispanics at Holy Name Province’s parishes. The feast day holds significance …
Friars Host Second Spanish Vocation Retreat
SILVER SPRING, Md. — From Sept. 5 to 7, the Province’s second Hispanic Franciscan Vocation Retreat was held at Holy Name College. Sponsored by the HNP Hispanic Ministry Committee, this discernment weekend welcomed 17 candidates — many from parishes staffed by Holy Name Province. The men hailed from the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico and the United States, …
St. Paul’s Parish Takes Faith to the Streets
WILMINGTON, Del. — “I want the Church to be in the streets. I want us to defend ourselves against all that is worldliness, comfort, being closed and turned within.” So said Pope Francis during last year’s World Youth Day in Brazil. This year, the people of St. Paul’s Parish in Wilmington kept the pontiff’s words in their hearts, as they …
Spanish Vocation Retreat Set for September
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Men aged 18 and older who would like to learn more about the Friars Minor are invited to attend a Franciscan Vocation Discernment Retreat in Spanish at Holy Name College. Members of the Province’s Hispanic Ministry Committee will lead the retreat. The Sept. 5 to 7 event is an encore of last year’s retreat, described as “an …
Second National Gathering of Friars in Hispanic Ministry Announced
BURLINGTON, Wis. — Franciscan friars from the seven U.S. provinces are invited to the second national gathering of OFM friars in Hispanic ministry. This year’s “Juntos Como Hermanos — Together as Brothers” gathering will take place at the Franciscan Interprovincial Novitiate from Oct. 6 to 8. Friars involved in Hispanic ministry will have the opportunity to share their experience, strength …
HNP Ministries Honor Our Lady of Guadalupe
Friars and their Latino brothers and sisters gathered earlier this month to celebrate the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe — the patroness of the Americas — who is officially recognized on Dec. 12. For some, the feast commemorations began with the annual running of the torch, a flame carried by joggers from the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe …