Welcome to the Vocation pages of our Provincial website. I believe that you will find our website helpful and informative.

Catholics traditionally remember their deceased relatives and friends in a special way during the whole month of November but especially on All Souls Day. We begin the month, however, by observing All Saints Day. These two commemorations capture the mystery of our faith; namely that we are to die and rise again in Jesus. We, of course, died and rose with Him spiritually at our baptisms, but we are to physically die and rise at the moment of our death and the resurrection. Numberless men, women and children have gone before us “marked with the sign of faith,” and we celebrate their lives with joy and prayer. The list of Franciscan Saints, both men and women, is pretty impressive. Our way of life has produced some remarkable people known for their holiness of life. As we prepare to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the Church’s approval of the Franciscan lifestyle, we remember them in a special way this month.

Do you feel called to join us in our Franciscan way to holiness of life? Saint Francis assures us that if we observe our way of life to the end, God will welcome us into His Kingdom.

To find out more about our life, check out the following pages:
—the requirements for being a friar are in the beige box on the left
—the Is This Life for Me? page describes the process of discernment
—the page entitled Becoming a Friar will tell you about the stages of formation.
—Franciscan Formation features an article this month on how parents can support vocations, along with pictures of our men in formation
—How to Contact Us offers a simple form that can be sent directly to the Vocation Office
—and finally, Father Don’s Vocation Blog offers pictures and stories of events and happenings in the province.

I also invite you to join in prayers for vocations by praying Saint Francis’ Prayer of Discernment printed below.