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THE FORMATION
HOUSE
Saint Francis House, at Mtayleb, is our Formation
house. It is there that the young men, who desire to
know Franciscan Spirituality, come to join us.
After a time in which we get to know each other (Pre-postulancy), they share with
us, under the same roof, our life of fraternity and prayer (Postulancy).
A year later, they start their Noviciate, i.e. a period of initiation
to our Franciscan and Capuchin life, in order to be able to make
their profession of evangelical life, according to the spirit of Francis.
Saint Francis House is also...
- ... the residence of our Vice-Provincial brother,
- ... the National Centre for the SFO and the Franciscan Youth,
- ... a Retreat Centre;
- ... it is there that, every two weeks, all the
Novices in Lebanon gather together.
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Brother Francis, our guardian
OUR MASSES
Weekdays:
8:00 in French and 18:00 in Arabic.
Sundays: 9:00 in Arabic; 10:30 in French and 12:00 in English.
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Brother Tanios
ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE WEEK
New Capuchin Blessed:
On April 27, 2003, in St. Peter’s Square, Pope John Paul II beatified Brother Mark Cristofori of Aviano. During his studies under the Jesuits, Mark experienced a desire to become a Capuchin. Once ordained priest, he began his ministry as a preacher. A miraculous healing took place in the course of one of his sermons at Padua in 1676, which was to dramatically change the course of his life. From then on, his preaching intensified and expanded throughout Europe, and with it his fame as a healer. He led a very austere lifestyle, marked by a profound piety. Papal requests to his superiors led Mark to undertake numerous missions: from to Tyrol, then Bavaria, then Salzburg and other cities of Austria. Finally it led him to Linz where the emperor was expecting him. There began a relationship with Leopold I that had notable repercussions in world politics. From Vienna he went to Neuburg where he worked a great miracle. A formidable task awaited him at Vienna: halting the advance of the Turks. The year was 1689. Mark died at Vienna on August 13, 1699.
See his picture
Cross Talk:
Cross Talk, an English-speaking catechesis group, meets in our Fraternity, at
Mtayleb, every Wednesday and Friday evening.
For more information read or download
The Handbook
in English,
or
in French,
or the Calendar for this month
in English, or
in French,
or send an email to the Coordinator. You can see some of the pictures of Camp James 2002:
pic1;
pic2;
pic3;
pic4;
pic5;
pic6;
pic7;
pic8;
pic9.
Prayer Group:
The Prayer group, in English, meets in our House,
Every Tuesday at 20:30.
Search Week for Vocations:
If you feel God’s call and you are attracted by the example of
Francis, we are waiting for you in our Fraternity, at Mtayleb,
from 1 to 3 April 2005, to live and to share some days with us.
We are looking forward to meeting you! For more information, please
don’t hesitate to contact
Brother Tony or
Brother Raed.
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Brother Tony
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Brother Raed
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NEW GIFTS
This year, our Fraternity at Mtayleb has been
enriched by some new gifts:
- three novices: Brother Steven, Brother Wissam and Brother Roger;
- and four new postulants and pre-postulants: Dany Kamal, Bernard Nawfal, Maged Moussa and Tony Freiha.
The brothers are God’s gift!
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Brother Raymond
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The novices and postulants with their master
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Brother Salomon
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TO JOIN US
If you want to join us or to know us better, you can either visit us at Mtayleb
or at any other fraternity, or contact us by sending us
an e-mail.
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