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MINISTER PROVINCIAL
Fr. Anthony Criscitelli, T.O.R.
Church of St. Bridget
3811 Emerson Ave. N.
Minneapolis, MN 55412 |
Dear Friars
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Peace
and Good Things!
����������� As we prepare this edition of our Province Newsletter we
are nearing the end of our Canonical Visitation by the Minister
General and in the midst of preparations for our Provincial Chapter
and election of Provincial Leadership.� It is with both thanks and
trepidation that I accept a second term as Minister Provincial. �I
am grateful for the opportunity to serve the Province in such a
profound way and I am humbled by the overwhelming support of the
friars as we prepare to enter another quadrennium.� It is my hope
and prayer that I will prove worthy of such trust and fraternal
affection over the next four years and that, together, we will move
into our future with hopeful spirits and courageous hearts.
����������� The recent Jubilee celebration at Priestfield, WV was,
as always, a wonderful opportunity to come together and revel in the
fraternity we share.� The proposed Vision Statement on Fraternal
Life that we have been discussing at our Regional Gatherings
reflects the quality and depth of our feelings for one another where
it speaks about how we enjoy �simply being together.�� This was
certainly evident as we came together to celebrate the 80th
anniversary of the founding of our Province, as well as those who
are marking milestones of ordination during this year.� Our Minister
General, Fr. Ilija, remarked on this in every Region he visited and
applauded our ability truly to relate to one another as brothers in
Francis and in the Lord.� This is, indeed, a firm pillar on which to
build our future.
����������� The celebration of the Solemnity of our Father Francis
seems an excellent opportunity for each of us to re-commit himself
to a deeper living of the life to which we have been called and the
vows that bind us to God and one another.� As we celebrate with one
another, our brothers and sisters in the Secular Franciscan Order,
and all those with whom we work and minister, may we come to know
the peace and joy that characterized the life and death of �il
Poverello.�
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����������������������������������� Fraternally in St. Francis,
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������������������������������������ (Very Reverend) Anthony M.
Criscitelli, TOR
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