From November 26-30 at the Seraphicum in Rome, the Militia of the Immaculate (M.I.) held its General Assembly for the purpose of electing its Presidential Council for the next five years. The Militia of the Immaculate is an International Public Association of the Christian Faithful of Pontifical Right, founded by St. Maximilian Kolbe and six… Continue reading Friar Jobe Abbass elected to Militia of the Immaculate Presidential Council
On October 23, 2014, at the closing banquet of the forty-ninth annual convention of the Canadian Canon Law Society held at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Fr. Jobe Abbass, OFM Conv. was presented with the 2014 Jean Thorn Canon Law Award of Merit. Fr. Jobe is a Canon Law Professor at Saint Paul University, in Ottawa,… Continue reading Fr. Jobe Abbass, OFM Conv.
From March 2-7, 2026, Our Lady of the Angels Province’s Marian Apostolate sponsored a Marian/Franciscan pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi. Pilgrims visited Casa Kolbe, where St. Maximilian was a seminarian and founded the Militia of the Immaculate, the Vatican where, after the papal audience, they celebrated Mass in St. Peter’s Grotto Chapel of Our Lady… Continue reading Franciscan Pilgrims venerate mortal remains of St. Francis
Hundreds gathered on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at The Shrine of St Anthony in Ellicott City, Md., for the concluding Mass of the Marian Apostolate Relic Tour. Friar Jobe Abbass, OFM Conv., spoke to an overflowing crowd about the lives of St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Faustina Kowalska, and St. Pope John Paul II. The pilgrims… Continue reading Marian Apostolate Relic Tour Concludes
When Pope Francis opened the Holy Door of Saint Peter’s Basilica on Christmas Eve 2024, the 2025 Jubilee of Hope officially began. “During the Holy Year may the light of Christian hope illumine every man and woman, as a message of God’s love addressed to all,” the Holy Father said. “And may the Church bear… Continue reading 2025 Jubilee – Our Lady of the Angels Province Pilgrims of Hope
Following the success of our province’s first annual pilgrimage, to the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. back in April 2022, Our Lady of the Angels Province friars will sponsor the Second Annual Franciscan Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington D.C., on Saturday, April… Continue reading Marian Apostolate’s 2nd Annual Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception Pilgrimage
The feast day of Santo Niño de Cebú is celebrated on the third Sunday in January in the Philippines, and by Filipino communities around the world. The devotion incorporates an image of the Christ Child, as a representation of a vision of St. Teresa of Avila, in remembrance of the conversion of the Philippines to… Continue reading Feast Day of Santo Niño de Cebú
At the July session of our 2022 Our Lady of the Angels Provincial Chapter, our friars again elected Fr. Jobe Abbass, OFM Conv. for another four-year term as Province Delegate for the Marian Apostolate. In that capacity, he hopes to continue promoting devotion to the Immaculate Conception by way of a number of initiatives. Mark… Continue reading Province Marian Apostolate News
CAN I KNOW TRUTH? 12 Days on Pilgrimage in August “I am the way, and the truth, and the life” Jn 14:6. Can I know truth? Can I know fundamental truths about myself, my origin and future? Do I live in a twilight that cannot be illuminated? Must I restrict myself to what is useful… Continue reading Reflection by Fr. Ed Ondrako, OFM Conv.
On Saturday, April 30th, friars and faithful gathered to mark the 1st Annual Franciscan Pilgrimage to the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, in Washington DC. After a seated overview tour of the shrine and a time of communal prayer, we celebrated Mass at which Our Lady of the Angels Province Minister… Continue reading 1st Annual Province Pilgrimage to National Shrine of Immaculate Conception, in Washington DC
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