To all the Friars Minor of the Order
To the Contemplative Sisters of our Family
To the TOR Sisters and to all brothers and sisters connected to our Order
Rome, December 14, 2025
Third Sunday of Advent - Gaudete
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
May the Lord give you peace!
As Christmas 2025 approaches, the Jubilee of Hope—which Pope Leo XIV will close on January 6, 2026—draws to its conclusion. At the same time, we approach the commemoration of Francis’s blessed passing at the Porziuncola on October 3, 1226. I wish to share with you a word of hope born from contemplating the mystery of the Incarnation, as Francis lived it and passed it on to us…
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