OFM
Order of Friars Minor
Province of St. Thomas the Apostle, India
Joy is Being Franciscan
Joy is Being Franciscan
If you are asking:
Lord, what do you want me to do?
You may find the answer:
With St. Francis of Assisi
St. Francis of Assisi heard this answer
from Jesus:
Go, Repair my House!
You can join St. Francis of Assisi in
repairing God’s house!
You can join St. Francis of Assisi in
living the Gospel!
You can join St. Francis of Assisi in
loving and Serving God!
The OFM Franciscans in India are
serving the Church as Pastors,
proclaiming the Gospel as Preachers,
helping the needy as Servants,
teaching the young as Teachers,
accompanying the people as their
Counsellors, caring for the nature as
its Stewards.
Across India, Friars
minister to the people,
leading them to God
and accompanying
them on their life's
journey as both
shepherds and family.
Love is what
characterizes the Friars
and their mission.
As brothers from
across India, we
joyfully bear
witness to the
Franciscan spirit of
unity in diversity,
celebrating our shared mission and
fraternal life.
Commit your life
to God — embracing
Poverty, Chastity,
and Obedience
through the
Gospel way of life
in the Franciscan
Order. Be a living
instrument to
rebuild the
Church, as St.
Francis once was!
“Joy is being
Franciscan!” It is the
deep, inner joy that
springs from living
with Christ and for
Christ. When we
possess Him, joy
naturally overflows!
Come, experience this
Franciscan joy — and
let it shine through you.
“The whole world is
our cloister,” says
St. Francis of Assisi.
Come, let us
explore the world in
a truly Franciscan
way — as Friars
Minor, disciples of
Jesus Christ!
We work among the
youth, walking with
them in their search
for meaning, guiding
them to discover the
joy of the Gospel
and the beauty of a
life rooted in Christ.
In the quiet beauty
of creation, our
brothers reflect
the Franciscan
spirit of simplicity
and joy — living
close to nature, to
one another, and
to God.
Our Friars stand
united before the
Risen Lord,
witnessing to the joy
of consecrated life
and the fraternity that
flows from living the
Gospel in simplicity
and humility.
Joy radiates where
fraternity thrives!
These young friars
embody the
Franciscan way of
life — walking
together in faith,
friendship, and
service.