A Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrated on 16 November to mark the 400th annivesary of the Irish Franciscan College. The Minister General, Massimo Fusarelli OFM shared this reflection on the occasion.
This year the Irish Franciscan College in Rome celebrates the 400th anniversary of its founding by the great Franciscan scholar and theologian, Luke Wadding OFM. It was a great honour to receive a message from Pope Leo to mark the anniversary.
The Custody of the Good Shepherd is now an Autonomous Custody within the Franciscan Order.
We are part of the world-wide Franciscan Order present in 120 countries with some 13,000 friars. The wider Irish Province includes the Custody (Region) of the Good Shepherd in Zimbabwe and the Custody of the Immaculate Conception in Great Britain.
