Featured News Shop at Amazon & Raise Funds for OLA Province Franciscan Friars – Our Lady of the Angels Province, Inc. is officially registered for the Amazon Smiles program. Through this ... Read More Holy Week Mission Join the Friars of The Shrine of Saint Anthony, as Fr. Jude Winkler OFM Conv. (Assistant General of our Order) presents ... Read More Friars’ Ministries during the COVID-19 Pandemic - UPDATE Several of our friars were able to continue to send updates on their ministries’ responses and precautions taken during this ... Read More JPIC Farm Focus During these past few weeks I’ve become aware of an interesting juxtaposition. On one hand, our lives are anything but ... Read More Mass Intentions “The Christian faithful who make an offering so that the Mass may be applied for their intention contribute to the ... Read More Vocation Journey Publicly official at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (12:00 Noon Vatican Time), on March 5, 2020,  His Holiness Pope Francis ... Read More caRe vaN ~ Continuing Service The Pandemic has not stopped the outreach efforts of many of our ministries, including the College of Our Lady of ... Read More A Reflection by our Vicar Provincial Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv. reflects on the example of St. Thérèse of Lisieux (Little Flower) and her "Little Way." Read More Consecration to the Immaculate Consistent with our Franciscan charism and tradition of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, our province has been progressing in ... Read More Religious Brothers' Day ~ May 1, 2020 Celebrate Religious Brothers' Day Virtually! This year, with social distancing as the norm, there will be a special, online session to ... Read More Day of Prayer and Fasting The Minister General of our Order, the Most Reverend Fr. Carlos Trovarelli, OFM Conv. proposed that March 24, 2020 be ... Read More Special Announcement A private installation will be held on May 6 at 12:30 p.m. Solemn vespers will also be held privately on ... Read More Six-Year Plan of the Order During the last session of the General Definitory (February, 2020), the Minister General, with his Definitory, completed the final text ... Read More Consecration to the Immaculate Consistent with our Franciscan charism and tradition of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, our province has been progressing in ... Read More USCCB Coronavirus (COVID-19) Prayer Holy Virgin of Guadalupe, Queen of the Angels and Mother of the Americas. We fly to you today as your beloved ... Read More Friars’ Ministries during the COVID-19 Pandemic Several of our friars were able to send updates on their ministries' responses and precautions taken during this current crisis ... Read More Consecration to the Immaculate Consistent with our Franciscan charism and tradition of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, our province has been progressing in ... Read More 1st Planting 2020 ~ Little Portion Farm March 4, 2020: Fr. Michael Lasky, OFM Conv. and Little Portion Farm manager Matt Jones organized a ceremony for blessing ... Read More Congratulations, Friar Donald! Our Lady of the Angels Province friar, Fr. Donald Grzymski, OFM Conv. is a member of the Archbishop Curley High ... Read More Lenten Reflections - 2020 During the season of Lent, some of our friars offer special reflections to aid in your personal prayer life and ... Read More Sustained Impact Prior to meeting Brother Vincent Vivian, a Franciscan Friar Conventual with the Our Lady of Angels Province, in 1987, Kofi ... Read More New Archbishop of Atlanta March 5, 2020: Publicly official at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (12:00 Noon Vatican Time), His Holiness Pope Francis has ... Read More JPIC - Farm Focus Please feel free to share this with others who might appreciate it! Read More Catching up with friar Fabian During the Post-Novitiate stage of formation, our student friars not only engage in furthering their education, but also participate in ... Read More Extraordinary Chapter ~ Blessed Agnellus of Pisa Custody The Extraordinary Chapter of our Province's Blessed Agnellus of Pisa Custody was held February 17-21, 2020 at our Franciscan Church ... Read More

We Franciscan Friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province, Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv.) are members of a worldwide Roman Catholic fraternity (Religious Men) who follow the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the spirit of our founder, St. Francis of Assisi. We invite you to take some time to explore all of our website to learn about us and our various ministries.

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“Policies, Procedures & Protocols – For Maintaining Ethical Ministry with Minors and Vulnerable Adults”

Safeguarding Statement: The Franciscan Friars Conventual of Our Lady of the Angels Province are committed to creating safe environments for children and vulnerable adults. Our safeguarding processes for the protection of minors and vulnerable adults are routinely reviewed by the accrediting organization Praesidium, in accordance with strict Church norms. Any allegation regarding the Franciscan Friars Conventual of this Province receives an immediate response, according to Praesidium’s rigorous standards.  This includes the Province’s full cooperation with local law enforcement authorities and Ordinaries who have ecclesial jurisdiction over the matters, as well as a duly diligent investigation by a qualified third party in order to substantiate credibility.

Pope Francis’ Motu Proprio – “Vos estis lux mundi”