Five men were received into the Novitiate of the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis on May 25, 2018.
On May 26, 2018 at Saint Francis Friary in Loretto, Pennsylvania, Brother Kolbe Spencer, T.O.R. and Brother Augustine Joseph Murpny, T.O.R. made their First Profession of Vows in the Third Order Regular of Saint Francis.
Brother Vincent Yeager, T.O.R. was ordained to the Diaconate on Saturday, December 9, 2017 in Saint Francis Friary Chapel, Loretto, Pennsylvania.
Brother James Boyle a member of the Sacred Heart Province of the Franciscans, Third Order Regular died on May 30, 2018 at the age of 71.
Arrangements & Obituary
Father Gervase Cain died on Saturday, May 12, 2018 at Saint Francis Friary in Loretto, Pennsylvania. Click on the link below to view times for Visitation, Wake Service and Mass of Christian Burial.
Father Alex Bombera passed away on Thursday morning, November 16, 2017 at Saint Francis Friary, Loretto, PA at the age of 98.
Funeral Arrangements & Obituary
Fr. Colman McGarril, T.O.R., 91, of the Third Order Regular Franciscans of the Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, died January 30, 2018, at Garvey Manor, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, after an illness.
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Recently, two TOR Friars had the privilege of partaking in one of Food for the Poor’s annual missions: a trip to Haiti for the purpose of allowing for direct contact with those who have already been helped by Food for the Poor, and those still in great need of many of life’s essentials (shelter, food, clean water, etc.).
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Quo Vadis is Latin for “Where are you going?” and is the name given to a camp for young men who are open to the possibility of a vocation to the priesthood or the religious life.
On September 18, 2017, the day after the Feast of the Stigmata of Saint Francis, five Postulants of the Sacred Heart Province of the Third Order Regular Franciscans received the TAU cross as they begin their formation in the Franciscan Community.
In a culture often defined by individualism and self-fulfillment, some are called to give their lives as a testament to the selfless and sacrificial nature of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To the glory of God, two friars of The Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus who were already consecrated through baptism and religious vows entered with courage into the holy order of priests through the sacrament of ordination. While a long road of studies and Franciscan formation now lie behind Frs. James Puglis, TOR and Jason Wooleyhan, TOR the adventure of a life dedicated entirely to God still awaits.