| OUR FRATERNAL |
The brother ought to love his brother like mother loves her children!" (Francis)
"Inspired by God, Saint Francis initiated a gospel form of life that he called a brotherhood.
We who profess this form of life, therefore,
as brothers given to each other by the Lord and endowed with different gifts,
we accept one another with a grateful spirit
and we love one another from the heart,
bearing one another's burdens and faults
and manifesting our needs to one another "
(Constitutions, nn.83-84).
The Venerable Jacques Haddad
A Capuchin Friar from Ghazir ( |
Fraternity and Joy
"Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" Our Fraternal Life is built upon reciprocal listening, mutual forgiveness and especially upon moments of recreation spent together. A sad or lonely Capuchin doesn’t exist! Fraternity is the most important characteristic of our life. |
Our Prayer Life
"Speak. Lord, for your servant listens". Following the example of Saint Francis, we are trying to become people of prayer, to live a balance between our apostolate and our prayer life. In prayer we find a new power to serve our brothers and sisters, and in our apostolate we find the expression of our prayer. |
Our Work
Work is a grace. It makes us participate in God's project of salvation. Work reminds us of our condition as poor and enables us to live in solidarity with our brothers and sisters, the poor. |
Our
Following the example of Francis, our mission is lived, preferably, among the poor and the marginalised. The Capuchin is anywhere: in the parishes, the schools, the ecclesial Movements, the Secular Franciscan Order, the Franciscan Youth, in the popular missions, in the summer camps, among the immigrants,… |