St Francis of Assisi:
An icon of Minimalism! – Jawahar, Capuchin At
the age of fifteen I decided to join the
priesthood. During that age I had no much
awareness as in what really the priesthood is or
religious life, orders, congregations and so on
is. Since from my younger days I had a strong
desire to be priest I joined one. During the
high school studies I came across the Carmelite
priests whom I had promised to join. Later
during my tenth standard studies I came across
the Capuchin priest who enlightened me about the
life of St Francis of Assisi who was a nature
lover. It was then I randomly decided to join
the Franciscan Capuchin Order.
During my Postulancy and Novitate studies I
realized the difference between being a priest
and being a religious, being a member of order
and being a member of a congregation, being a
diocesan priest and being a religious priest.
With this awareness and enlightenment I began
loving the religious life that I joined. I
started loving my Franciscan Capuchin Order. I
started liking the person of St Francis of
Assisi. I was delighted to wear the brown habit
as often as possible. I read more of his life,
the poverty, the simplicity, the humility and
minimalism. Even to this day St Francis Assisi
is my inspiration towards a life of simplicity.
St Francis is the personification of minimalism.
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Christmas Vocation Camp
- 2019 Christmas
Vocation Camp was held at St Anne’s Friary –
Assisi House on 28th of December 2019. There
were about 26 students from different parishes
of Mangalore and Udupi diocese. Four of the
Capuchin brothers doing their theological
studies at Darshan Institute of Theology –
Bengalore, animated this one day’s camp under
the leadership of Fr Jawahar, the vocation
director of the Karnataka Capuchins. The main
focus of this Camp was to celebrate Christmas
with the young aspiring students. The camp began
with the Christmas carols. There were about 3
sessions of talks. In the first session, the
students were made known the origin of the Crib
in 12th century by St Francis of Assisi the
founder of our Franciscan Order. Fr Rohan Lobo,
the assistant director of Vimukti Social Work
center, Ujire conducted the second session and
introduced the wonderful social work done by the
Karnataka Capuchin Province in the different
parts of the world. The third session was
conducted by Fr Jawahar. He called upon the
students to make their life exciting with good
challenges. Taking risk in life for the mission
of Christ is worth it. There is joy in living
for others. A Call to the Franciscan Capuchin
way of life is a call to the wholeness. God will
not let down those who wish to serve him. These
were the inspiring messages and thoughts the
students carried home. The brothers from the
theology entertained the students with their
inspiring vocation stories, team building games
and activities and the students were gifted with
some wonderful prizes. The students were served
with a tasty lunch, icecream and evening juice
and snacks. The camp began at 9.30 am and
concluded by 4.30pm. click here for more
DONORS DAY @ St Anne's Friary Mangaluru St Anne's Friary Mangaluru, on the occasion of
St Francis of Assisi feast, celebrated the
Donors day on Friday, 5th October 2019. Fr Alwyn
Dias the Provincial Minister presided over the
Eucharistic celebration. In the sermon he
Explained about the generosity of St Francis of
Assisi. At the end of mass, Vicar Provincial and
Guardian of St Anne's Friary Fr Paul Melwyn
Dsouza thanked all the Donors of Capuchins and
appreciated their good will and generousity. In
the felicitation programme the Provincial
Minister Fr Alwyn explained the missionary life
of Capuchins throughout the world. click here for more
The
Delegation Assembly of Turkey @ Mersin The
General Councilor from Rome, The Provincial
Minister and Mission Secretary of the Emilia
Romagna Province-Italy, The Provincial Minister
of Karnataka Province, The Vicar Provincial of
Varsovie-Poland, The Custos of Romania, Emiliano
of Siracusa Province along with all the
missionary brothers of Turkey Delegation
celebrated the assembly in view of the future
perspectives of the Order and it's concrete
implementation specially the fraternal
collaboration and mission, inter-culturality and
international fraternities from 21st to 26th
September 2019 . click here for more
General Body Meeting of CKSK at Dayalbagh Ashram General body meeting of Capuchin Krishik Seva
Kendra (CKSK) was held on 14 September, 2019. It
had a fruitful deliberation. All the general
body members were present. The meeting began at
9:30 am with a short prayer and welcome note by
Provincial Minister Fr. John Alwyn Dias. A
dialogic deliberation and the elucidations were
sought during the meeting. The brothers
collectively discussed on various agenda points
with some well-drawn consensus. It was a
wonderful fraternal interaction in up building
the social mission through CKSK. click here for more
Symposium on “RELIGIOUS PLURALISM AND THE MISSIONARY MANDATE OF JESUS”
at Darshan Institute of Theology, Capuchin Theologate, Bangalore. To
mark the 800th Anniversary of the meeting of St. Francis of Assisi and
Sultan Al-Malik Al-Kamil, the Capuchins of the Holy Trinity Province
organized a seminar in Bangalore. The seminar was attended by 163
religious both men and women belonging to different congregations. To
celebrate this occasion Rev. Dr. Andrew Anil Sequeira, OFM Cap.,
resident professor at Darshan Theologate, Bangalore published his new
Book “Religions, Interreligious Dialogue and Evangelization”. This book
specifies the right approach both to inter-religious dialogue and
evangelization. click here for more
Message from
Provincial Minister
My
Dear Young Students, Greetings of love and joy of our Lord Jesus
Christ.
Pope Francis in his recent post-synodal
apostolic exhortation states “I am a mission on
this earth; that is the reason why I am here in
this world.” (Pope Francis, Christus Vivit,
254). We are called upon by the Church to
respond generously by virtue of our baptism to
leave behind home, family, country, language and
local church and to be sent forth to the
nations, to a world which seeks and is in
pursuit of Kingdom values and Gospel witness. We
are called upon to respect the freedom of each
person and enter into dialogue with the
cultures, the traditions and the religions of
the people among whom we are sent.
Fundamentally, every Franciscan vocation is
missionary. The Franciscan life-plan according
to the Gospel implies, at its root, a natural
apostolic dimension without limits, just as the
Gospel of Jesus is without limits: “Go out to
the whole world; proclaim the Good News to all
creation.” (Mk 16:15). For St. Francis, the
proclamation of the Gospel was a natural
consequence of his total adhesion to Jesus
Christ.
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Who is a
Franciscan Capuchin? Capuchin?
What's that?
CAPPUCCINO, CAPPUCCINO!!
The name Capuchin was first a nickname. As the
Italian children of the 16th century walked
behind these new friars with pointed hoods,
capuches, they began to chant, "cappucino,
cappucino!" This playful children's name
evantually became the formal name of what is now
the fourth largest religious Order in the
church. Later the popular friars' Order became
the name of a trendy coffee and a South American
monkey.
FRIARS MINOR
But what is a Capuchin? First, a Capuchin is a
Franciscan. Capuchins are a 16th century reform
of the Franciscan Order, recognized by the
Church as a legitimate branch of the Order of
Friars Minor founded by Saint Francis of Assisi.
The name given the Order by Saint Francis-Friars
Minor-tells us two key things about Franciscan
and Capuchin identity. Friar means brother.
Franciscans are brothers. In his Testament,
Saint Francis described his vocation and said,
"the Lord gave me brothers." A Capuchin lives
with his brother Capuchins. The brothers pray
together, eat together, work together for the
Church and share together the joys and sorrows
of life. A Capuchin living alone would be an
anomaly, not true to the essence of his
Franciscan identity. Capuchins share all that
they earn and they share daily life in
community. click here for more
Capuchin Reform What
are some other characteristics of a true
Capuchin? The Capuchin reform started when a
group of friars wanted to live a more radical
life of prayer and contemplation. Capuchins are
missionaries and hard workers in the Lord's
vineyard, but Capuchins are also a contemplative
Order and it is a Capuchin's duty and identity
to spend significant time alone in silence with
God.
A Capuchin is a man of the Church. Saint Francis
insisted that his brothers be "thoroughly
Catholic" and that they celebrate liturgy
according to the norms of the Church. There was
no place in Francis' Order for men who
challenged, criticized and disobeyed the Church
or its bishops. The Capuchin reform began just
after the Protestant reformation and the early
Capuchins were leaders in the Counter
Reformation, helping the Church to ' respond to
the need for reform and new' energy. Capuchins
became the great missionaries taking the gospel
to the ends of the earth, with a special focus
on reunion between eastern and western Christian
churches. A Capuchin is a man of the church, who
lives a humble, poor life with his brothers. click here for more
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NEWS/ANNOUNCEMENTS
Fr. Manohar Mervin Dsouza
Vocation Director
ST. ANNE’S FRIARY
Jail Road, Kodialbail Post, Mangalore
Karnataka - 575 003, India
Phone: 9980104579 / 9481976210
Email: mmdsouza1972@gmail.com
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At
the age of fifteen I decided to join the
priesthood. During that age I had no much
awareness as in what really the priesthood is or
religious life, orders, congregations and so on
is. Since from my younger days I had a strong
desire to be priest I joined one. During the
high school studies I came across the Carmelite
priests whom I had promised to join. Later
during my tenth standard studies I came across
the Capuchin priest who enlightened me about the
life of St Francis of Assisi who was a nature
lover. It was then I randomly decided to join
the Franciscan Capuchin Order. .jpeg)
Christmas
Vocation Camp was held at St Anne’s Friary –
Assisi House on 28th of December 2019. There
were about 26 students from different parishes
of Mangalore and Udupi diocese. Four of the
Capuchin brothers doing their theological
studies at Darshan Institute of Theology –
Bengalore, animated this one day’s camp under
the leadership of Fr Jawahar, the vocation
director of the Karnataka Capuchins. The main
focus of this Camp was to celebrate Christmas
with the young aspiring students. The camp began
with the Christmas carols. There were about 3
sessions of talks. In the first session, the
students were made known the origin of the Crib
in 12th century by St Francis of Assisi the
founder of our Franciscan Order. Fr Rohan Lobo,
the assistant director of Vimukti Social Work
center, Ujire conducted the second session and
introduced the wonderful social work done by the
Karnataka Capuchin Province in the different
parts of the world. The third session was
conducted by Fr Jawahar. He called upon the
students to make their life exciting with good
challenges. Taking risk in life for the mission
of Christ is worth it. There is joy in living
for others. A Call to the Franciscan Capuchin
way of life is a call to the wholeness. God will
not let down those who wish to serve him. These
were the inspiring messages and thoughts the
students carried home. The brothers from the
theology entertained the students with their
inspiring vocation stories, team building games
and activities and the students were gifted with
some wonderful prizes. The students were served
with a tasty lunch, icecream and evening juice
and snacks. The camp began at 9.30 am and
concluded by 4.30pm.
St Anne's Friary Mangaluru, on the occasion of
St Francis of Assisi feast, celebrated the
Donors day on Friday, 5th October 2019. Fr Alwyn
Dias the Provincial Minister presided over the
Eucharistic celebration. In the sermon he
Explained about the generosity of St Francis of
Assisi. At the end of mass, Vicar Provincial and
Guardian of St Anne's Friary Fr Paul Melwyn
Dsouza thanked all the Donors of Capuchins and
appreciated their good will and generousity. In
the felicitation programme the Provincial
Minister Fr Alwyn explained the missionary life
of Capuchins throughout the world. .jpeg){kind=small}
The
General Councilor from Rome, The Provincial
Minister and Mission Secretary of the Emilia
Romagna Province-Italy, The Provincial Minister
of Karnataka Province, The Vicar Provincial of
Varsovie-Poland, The Custos of Romania, Emiliano
of Siracusa Province along with all the
missionary brothers of Turkey Delegation
celebrated the assembly in view of the future
perspectives of the Order and it's concrete
implementation specially the fraternal
collaboration and mission, inter-culturality and
international fraternities from 21st to 26th
September 2019 . 
General body meeting of Capuchin Krishik Seva
Kendra (CKSK) was held on 14 September, 2019. It
had a fruitful deliberation. All the general
body members were present. The meeting began at
9:30 am with a short prayer and welcome note by
Provincial Minister Fr. John Alwyn Dias. A
dialogic deliberation and the elucidations were
sought during the meeting. The brothers
collectively discussed on various agenda points
with some well-drawn consensus. It was a
wonderful fraternal interaction in up building
the social mission through CKSK. 
To
mark the 800th Anniversary of the meeting of St. Francis of Assisi and
Sultan Al-Malik Al-Kamil, the Capuchins of the Holy Trinity Province
organized a seminar in Bangalore. The seminar was attended by 163
religious both men and women belonging to different congregations. To
celebrate this occasion Rev. Dr. Andrew Anil Sequeira, OFM Cap.,
resident professor at Darshan Theologate, Bangalore published his new
Book “Religions, Interreligious Dialogue and Evangelization”. This book
specifies the right approach both to inter-religious dialogue and
evangelization.
My
Dear Young Students,
Capuchin?
What's that?
What
are some other characteristics of a true
Capuchin? The Capuchin reform started when a
group of friars wanted to live a more radical
life of prayer and contemplation. Capuchins are
missionaries and hard workers in the Lord's
vineyard, but Capuchins are also a contemplative
Order and it is a Capuchin's duty and identity
to spend significant time alone in silence with
God.
