Is God Calling You? – FRANCISCAN CAPUCHINS

Each and every candidate who comes to the doors of our friaries is influenced by the Spirit. It is the Holy Spirit who inspires and guides us in our journey of life. Jesus Says, “No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me” (Jn. 6:44).

To follow Jesus means to live as He lived: always on the way, proclaiming the reign of God. The Franciscan Capuchin Tradition invites all to follow the poor, humble and crucified Christ in which one will discover the true happiness and be free from all sort of pride, greed and possessions.

St. Francis writes, “And after the Lord gave me some brothers, no one showed me what I had to do, but the Most High Himself revealed to me that I should live according to the pattern of the Holy Gospel…those who came to receive life gave whatever they had to the poor and were content with one tunic, patched inside and out, with a cord and short trousers…” (Testament of St. Francis of Assisi, 14-17)

Having the same feeling of Jesus and following Him after the example of St. Francis of Assisi is the ultimate and fundamental criterion of our charism and the Gospel is the form of our life. It is said about St. Francis, “He was always with Jesus! Jesus in his heart, Jesus in his mouth, Jesus in his hears, Jesus in his eyes, Jesus in his hands, he bore Jesus always in his whole body” (1 Cel. 115). We, the Capuchin friars minor, desire nothing else, seek nothing else, delight and take pleasure in nothing else but in the Lord.

Do you believe that you are inspired by the Holy Spirit? Do you want to follow Christ more nearly and love Him more dearly? Do you wish to consecrate and give yourself entirely for His sake in the Franciscan capuchin religious way of life after the footprints of St. Francis of Assisi who is called the Second Christ, the first one to receive the stigmata (the five most precious woods of our Lord Jesus), the patron of ecology and the herald of peace?

We, the Franciscan Capuchin friars in Ghana, welcome you to our fraternity to come and experience our way of life. We could accompany you to discern your vocation and be part of the Franciscan Capuchin Family.

For more information contact:

The Vocation Promoter

The Franciscan Capuchin Friars

Assisi Fie

P. O. Box – 48

Kpassa, Oti Region

Ghana

(Mob. 0500113201; 0257116402)

Bro. Joseph T. F.

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

P. O. Box – PP 76

Prampram – Tema

Accra, Ghana.

(Mob. 0209074695; 0541399445)

Bro. Yesudas Sebastien

Padre Pio Friary

Pastoral Centre

P. O. Box – 50

Newdormaa

Sunyani

Bono Region, Ghana

(Mob. 0507530183; 0545037683)

Basic Requirements

The candidates should have completed the Senior High School and should have at least C6 for all the core subjects and three passes of the electives also at least C6. (However, the grades of the three core subjects and the three electives together shall not exceed a total of 24 points)
Those who hold a Diploma or a Degree (A copy of all educational certificates)
A baptized staunch Catholic, with Christian Family Background
Certificates of baptism and confirmation
The aspirant should have sound health of mind and body
A physician’s certificate of good physical and mental health (The medical report must be less than six months old)
Birth Certificate from the country of Origin/Ghana Card
A Letter of Recommendation from the respective Parish priest

Stages of Formation

The Candidates will have their aspirancy at Kpassa, Oti Region, for a year then at Kpassa they would have their first year of postulancy in the following year.
The second year of Postulancy will be at Alepe in Ivory Coast where they will also learn French.
The Novitiate will be in Cameroon
The Post-Novitiate programme will be conducted both in Cameroon and in Ghana
The three years of Philosophy will be in Benin.
The four years of Theology will be in Ghana

Brothers in Formation

Akoto Michael Sonny (Now in Ivory Coast, doing his postulancy)

Vocation Coordinator