Featured News Fall Friars Days 2019 Friars Day – What is It? Each year, during the Spring and Fall, the friars of the Our Lady of the ... 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 +Fr. Łucjan Królikowski, OFM Conv. +Fr. Łucjan Królikowski, OFM Conv. was born on September 7, 1919 in Nowe Kramsko, Poland and he died on October ... Read More Spiritual Testament ~ Friar Jude As part of a Four-Year Plan, the friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province drafted a vision statement which ... Read More Canadian Delegation Celebrates Patron October 4, 2019: The friars of our Province Delegation of St. Francis of Assisi gathered for a concelebrated Mass followed ... Read More 20th Anniversary ~ The Franciscan Place On Friday, October 11, 2019, The Franciscan Place will celebrate 20 years of ministry, as a Chapel and Religious Gift ... Read More Spiritual Testament ~ Friar Boniface As part of a Four-Year Plan, the friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province drafted a vision statement which ... Read More Call Me Brother A short film featuring our student friar, br. Tim Blanchard, OFM Conv. and his vocation story. Read More Honoring Fr. Briant Cullinane, OFM Conv. On the evening of Friday, October 4, 2019, before the people of our pastoral ministry of  Blessed Sacrament Catholic Community ... Read More St. Francis Feast Day Festivities For Franciscans, the Feast Day of St. Francis is not limited to just October 4th. This year, we celebrated Transitus ... Read More Some Moments from Transitus 2019 At our Shrine of St. Anthony, Ellicott City, MD October 3, 2019: Our Student Friars of the St. Bonaventure Friary (Silver ... Read More Blessing of the Animals 2019 Franciscans from around the world celebrate both the Transitus of St. Francis of Assisi (on October 3rd) and his Feast ... Read More Fruits of Your Generosity to FMA Last fall, the Franciscan Mission Association (FMA) appealed to help provide clean drinking water to villages in Ghana, West Africa, ... Read More Congratulations, Friar Peter! Fr. Peter Knaapen, OFM Conv. Celebrates 40 Years! September 21, 2019: The parish community of The Franciscan Church of St. Bonaventure, ... Read More Spiritual Testament ~ Friar Stephen As part of a Four-Year Plan, the friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province drafted a vision statement which ... Read More Congratulations, Friar Tim! Sunday, September 29, 2019: Our Lady of the Angels Province friar, Fr. Timothy Kulbicki, OFM Conv. was formally installed as ... Read More 40 Days for Life 2019 40 Days for Life is an internationally coordinated 40-day campaign that aims to end abortion locally through prayer and fasting, ... Read More Blue Mass 2019 - Archdiocese of Baltimore Our Lady of the Angels Province Vicar Provincial - Fr. Michael Heine, OFM Conv. (center) concelebrated the Archdiocese of Baltimore's ... Read More Minister Provincial's Trip to Kenya September 25-27, 2019: Our Minister Provincial, the Very Reverend Fr. James McCurry, OFM Conv. traveled to celebrate with the Franciscan ... Read More Friar Ed Walks to Help Defeat ALS In memory of his sister + Lillian H. Waddy, who died on June 1, 2017 of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS ... Read More Spiritual Testament ~ Friar Paschal Mary As part of a Four-Year Plan, the friars of Our Lady of the Angels Province drafted a vision statement which ... Read More Wine at the Shrine - a Festival for Little Portion Farm In collaboration with the Franciscan Center of Baltimore (the recipient of all the food harvested at our Little Portion Farm ministry ... Read More +Fr. Ignatius Maternowski, OFM Conv. In the Gospel of John, Jesus Christ proclaims: "There is no greater love than this: to lay down one's life ... 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 Blessed Agnellus of Pisa Custody News On Sunday, October 20, 2019, our province's Blessed Agnellus of Pisa Custody (known as the Greyfriars of Great Britain/Ireland) will ... 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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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”