Welcome to the Vocation pages of our provincial website and thank you for visiting us. Throughout this site we try to inform you about our Franciscan way of life and ministries. These vocation pages concentrate on the concerns of young men (and their parents and friends) who might be thinking about joining us.
 
September marks the unofficial end of summer and the beginning of another academic year. As the days grow shorter and cooler and the leaves begin to turn, our Temporary Professed Friars will be settling in for another year of classes—except for Friar Richard who will continue his year in Jamaica. Our men in the Novitiate and Postulancy have already developed a rhythm in their programs and are about to complete the first quarter of their year of formation. Those of us in the Vocation Office are busy with initial visits, Come and See weekends, and Behavioral Assessments as we mentor another class of prospectives. And the beat goes on . . . as the song says.
 
If you are considering joining us, you can read about the requirements for becoming a Friar on the left column of this page; the process of discernment on Is This Life for Me?; the stages of Initial Formation with links to our Novitiate and to the Catholic Theological Union where our men study on Becoming a Friar, and pictures and videos of our men in formation on Franciscan Formation. We also offer a simple way to contact us on How to Contact us. And you can keep up with the news by visiting Fr. Don’s Vocation Blog.
 
Finally, I invite you to pray for vocations with us by praying Saint Francis’ Prayer of Discernment printed below.