Announcing an Afternoon Concert with the Queen’s University Symphony Ochestra in Church St. friary this Saturday at 4pm: The program will include: Theme from ‘Schindler’s List’ John Williams – Soloist: Fergus McBride Overture from the ‘Queen of Spades’ Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Andante Festivo Jean Sibelius ‘Finale’ from Symphony No. 2 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky…
For any man wondering if they are called to be a Capuchin Franciscan or even simply what it would be like to live as a friar, we have an upcoming Vocations
The lovely people from the internaitional Catholic News Service on Youtube came to see the friars in Church St. recently to retrace the steps of the brothers who played such an important part in the events of Easter 1916. You can watch the video at the link below and see the guardian of Church St.,…
Our provincial vicar, Br. Seán Donohoe, returns to Ireland today having attended a special assembly of the brothers in New Zealand as they transfer from being a custody of the Irish Province to that of the St. Fidelis Province of India. Transfers like this are common in the life of the Order and reflect changes…
We can hardly believe it but we have reached the week of our celebration of 400 years of Capuchin Franciscan service in Ireland! Please come along to our day’s celebration in Church St on Saturday! Meet the brothers and hear our speakers on the amazing journey of the friars in their work as Brothers of…
For many years one of the privileges of the Capuchins has been to provide a friar as the official preacher to the Pope. It is both a grace and an extraordinary responsibility. The current holder of the position is our brother Raniero Cantalamessa. Below you can find an English translation of his first Lenten reflection…
On the occasion of the presence at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome of the relics of our holy brothers St.’s Padre Pio and Leopold Mandic over 1,000 friars gathered with the Holy Father and at his invitation to venerate the relics and celebrate Holy Mass together. The two saints were chosen to come to Rome…
As part of the celebration of the Jubilee Year of Mercy, Pope Francis has called the relics of the bodies of two of our saintly brothers to Rome, St.’s Leopold Mandic and Padre Pio. The relics have been brought for the veneration of the faithful and as a reminder of the ministry of mercy we…
Christmas Eve: Irish tradition says that the Holy Family still travel throughout the world this night seeking shelter… Is there room for them at your inn? at my inn? Can you see them pass by? Joseph lost in thought… Mary tired and heavy with child… Can you see their eyes looking out at you from…