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All were filled with the Holy Spirit | Letter from the Minister General to the whole Order on the Solemnity of Pentecost 2021
Alvin Te, OFM
21 May, 2021
The Message of the Empty Tomb | Easter Letter of the Minister General 2021
Alvin Te, OFM
31 March, 2021
Urgent Appeal to the United Nations and the International Community for the situation in Myanmar
Alvin Te, OFM
15 March, 2021
One Year Since COVID-19 was declared a Global Pandemic | Letter of the Minister General
Alvin Te, OFM
01 March, 2021
Christmas Letter from the Franciscan Ministers General: “Hope is bold!”
Alvin Te, OFM
21 December, 2020
Finding Hope in the midst of the CoVid-19 Pandemic | Letter of the Minister General to the Brothers of the Order
Alvin Te, OFM
27 November, 2020
Message of the Minister General for World AIDS Day 2020: “Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility”
Alvin Te, OFM
25 November, 2020
To Live and Follow | Letter of the Franciscan Ministers General on the 800th Anniversary of the Earlier Rule
Alvin Te, OFM
28 September, 2020
Message of Solidarity for the Friars and the People of Lebanon following the explosions that rocked the City of Beirut
Alvin Te, OFM
25 August, 2020
Feast of St. Clare 2020: Letter of the Minister General
Alvin Te, OFM
28 July, 2020
Do not be afraid; darkness has not conquered the light! | Easter Letter of the Minister General 2020
Alvin Te, OFM
05 April, 2020
Coronavirus: Letter of the General Minister
Alvin Te, OFM
12 March, 2020
Christmas Letter of the Minister General 2019
Alvin Te, OFM
18 December, 2019
Message of the Minister General for World HIV/AIDS Day 2019
Alvin Te, OFM
25 November, 2019
Letter for the Feast of Saint Francis 2019: Listen to the Cry of the Amazon
Alvin Te, OFM
29 September, 2019
Letter from the Minister General about his Bicycle Accident
Alvin Te, OFM
19 August, 2019
Feast of St. Clare 2019: Letter of the Minister General
Alvin Te, OFM
06 August, 2019
Message of Solidarity for the Friars Living in Sri Lanka
Alvin Te, OFM
06 May, 2019
The disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord | Easter Letter of the Minister General 2019
Alvin Te, OFM
15 April, 2019
Letter of the General Minister on the 800th Anniversary of the Encounter between St. Francis and Sultan al-Malik al-Kāmil
Alvin Te, OFM
18 January, 2019
Letter to the Custody in Morocco on the Feast of the Holy Martyrs of Marrakech
Alvin Te, OFM
16 January, 2019
Message of the Minister General for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2019
Alvin Te, OFM
02 January, 2019
Christmas Letter of the Minister General 2018
Alvin Te, OFM
18 December, 2018
Message of the Minister General for World AIDS Day 2018
Alvin Te, OFM
03 December, 2018
Letter for the Feast of St. Francis 2018: Walking the Road with Young People
Alvin Te, OFM
29 September, 2018
Feast of St. Clare 2018: Letter of the Minister General
Alvin Te, OFM
03 August, 2018
Moving from the celebration of the PCO to the production of the Final Document
Alvin Te, OFM
02 August, 2018
Their eyes were opened, and they recognized him | Easter Letter of the Minister General 2018
Alvin Te, OFM
29 March, 2018
Message of the Minister General for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2018
Alvin Te, OFM
22 December, 2017
General Curia Audit Process – Communique to the Order
Alvin Te, OFM
17 December, 2017
Christmas Letter of the Minister General 2017
Alvin Te, OFM
29 November, 2017
Letter of the Minister General for the First World Day for the Poor
Alvin Te, OFM
15 November, 2017
20th Anniversary of the Franciscan Foundation in Russia and Kazakhstan
Alvin Te, OFM
25 October, 2017
Feast of St. Francis 2017 – Letter
Alvin Te, OFM
02 October, 2017
Message of Solidarity for the Friars Living in Mexico
Alvin Te, OFM
21 September, 2017
Feast of St. Clare 2017: Letter of the Minister General
Alvin Te, OFM
02 August, 2017
From the General Ministers of the First Order and of the TOR: In Company with Saint Bonaventure of Bagnoregio
Alvin Te, OFM
14 July, 2017
Message of Solidarity in Prayer for the Friars living in the UK
Alvin Te, OFM
05 June, 2017
Letter of Support for Franciscans International
Alvin Te, OFM
26 May, 2017
“In the resurrection, the power of love overcomes all evil”: Easter Letter of the Minister General 2017
Alvin Te, OFM
15 April, 2017
Invitation of the Minister General for the 2018 Synod of Bishops
Alvin Te, OFM
30 January, 2017
Message of the Minister General for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2017
Alvin Te, OFM
27 December, 2016
Christmas Letter of the Minister General 2016
Alvin Te, OFM
22 December, 2016
Minister General’s World AIDS Day message 2016
Alvin Te, OFM
28 November, 2016
Children praying for peace: Letter from the Minister General and from the Custos of the Holy Land
Alvin Te, OFM
26 November, 2016
Message Concerning Syria from the Minister General and Custos of the Holy Land
Alvin Te, OFM
04 October, 2016
Feast of St. Francis 2016 Letter
Alvin Te, OFM
29 September, 2016
Feast of Saint Beatriz de Silva 2016
Alvin Te, OFM
13 August, 2016
Letter of the General Ministers for the VIII Centenary of the Pardon of Assisi
Alvin Te, OFM
23 July, 2016
Feast of St. Clare 2016: Letter of the Minister General
Alvin Te, OFM
15 July, 2016
Letter to the Youth for World Youth Day 2016
Alvin Te, OFM
13 July, 2016
Message of Solidarity for the Friars Living in Ecuador
Alvin Te, OFM
19 April, 2016
Message of Solidarity in Prayer for the Friars Living in Belgium
Alvin Te, OFM
23 March, 2016
Easter Letter of the Minister General 2016
Alvin Te, OFM
19 March, 2016
Message of the Minister General for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2016
Alvin Te, OFM
08 January, 2016
Christmas Letter of the Minister General 2015
Alvin Te, OFM
16 December, 2015
Message of the Minister General for the Opening of the Holy Year of Mercy
Alvin Te, OFM
07 December, 2015
Minister General’s World AIDS Day message 2015
Alvin Te, OFM
30 November, 2015
Feast of St. Francis ’15 Letter
Alvin Te, OFM
25 September, 2015
Feast of St. Clare ’15: Letter of the Minister General
joseph
05 August, 2015
Easter Letter of the Minister General OFM
joseph
31 March, 2015

May I never boast except in the Cross of our Lord Jesus Christ | Homily for the Feast of the Stigmata
Alvin Te, OFM
18 September, 2020
As Members of a ‘Cosmic Fraternity’, All Creatures share the same Dignity and Vocation given by God | Homily of the Minister General for the Feast of the Pardon of Assisi
Alvin Te, OFM
04 August, 2020
Homily of the Minister General at the Conclusion of the 2020 Meeting with Provincial Ministers and Custodes
Alvin Te, OFM
30 January, 2020
Homily for the Conclusion of the 2019 Meeting with the Visitators General
Alvin Te, OFM
24 November, 2019
Francis and Dominic – an unconditional love for the Redeemer | Homily for the Feast of Our Holy Father St. Francis, 2019
Alvin Te, OFM
07 October, 2019
It is on the path of humility that we rejoice in minority, holiness, and poverty | Homily on the Solemnity of Saint Francis of Assisi
Alvin Te, OFM
04 October, 2019
La Verna: a place of solitude, the cross and the joy of the blessed | Homily for the Feast of the Stigmata
Alvin Te, OFM
19 September, 2019
Jesus’ call to cultivate friendship with God | Homily of the Minister General at the Meeting with Presidents of Conferences
Alvin Te, OFM
24 May, 2019
Peace, Minority, Theocentric itinerancy | Homily of the Minister General at the 2019 FCAO Gathering
Alvin Te, OFM
15 February, 2019
The ones who are most remembered and whose virtues will never be forgotten | Homily for the Feast of All Saints of the Seraphic Order
Alvin Te, OFM
29 November, 2018
Be instruments of Hope | Conclusion of the 2018 Meeting with the Visitators General
Alvin Te, OFM
16 November, 2018
We make the climb to La Verna because we want to touch Christ’s wounds | Feast of the Stigmata,2018
Alvin Te, OFM
18 September, 2018
Through grace of believing, life is once again renewed | The General Minister’s Homily for the International Congress of Formation and Studies
Alvin Te, OFM
12 March, 2018
Open our hearts to the novelty that God offers | The General Minister’s Homily for the visit in Brazil and the Southern Cone
Alvin Te, OFM
15 February, 2018
“Alegria, the Joy offered by God” | The Minister General’s Concluding Homily for the Visit in Mexico
Alvin Te, OFM
10 February, 2018
Saint Francis’ fresh look on a new world | Homily of the Minister General
Alvin Te, OFM
04 October, 2017
“Be inflamed by the fire of God’s love”: The Feast of the Stigmata 2017
Alvin Te, OFM
19 September, 2017
A deep relationship with God is our opportunity for life | Minister General’s Homily, Amatrice
Alvin Te, OFM
03 July, 2017
Immobility is not a Gospel value – General Minister’s Homily
Alvin Te, OFM
28 June, 2017
Willing to embrace the life of penance – Homily of the Minister General at the Capitolo Generalissimo
Alvin Te, OFM
01 June, 2017
In the midst of change, the community anchored its life in Jesus – Homily of the Minister General at the Meeting with Presidents of Conferences
Alvin Te, OFM
18 May, 2017
Mary’s Intercession Brings us the Gifts of Eternal Salvation – Homily of the Minister General on the Feast of St. Mary Mediatrix
Alvin Te, OFM
16 May, 2017
Transforming our Historical Memories into Trails of Holy Newness: General Minister’s Homily to the New Province of San Bonaventura
Alvin Te, OFM
12 May, 2017
The limits of the cloister should not be an obstacle to be missionaries: Homily of the Minister General to the Poor Clares
Alvin Te, OFM
04 May, 2017
All is Changing…God is calling us to return to the roots of our identity
Alvin Te, OFM
21 March, 2017
Conclusion of the Meeting with Provincial Ministers and Custodes 2017
Alvin Te, OFM
26 January, 2017
Closing of the 2016 Meeting with the Visitators General
Alvin Te, OFM
18 November, 2016
A Historic Event on the Feast of St. Francis
Alvin Te, OFM
13 October, 2016
Feast of the Stigmata 2016
Alvin Te, OFM
19 September, 2016
Christmas in the Curia Generale and in Greccio
Alvin Te, OFM
26 December, 2015
Closing of the 2015 Meeting with the Visitators General
Alvin Te, OFM
23 November, 2015
Follow the General Assembly of UFME
Alvin Te, OFM
19 October, 2015
Minister General’s Homily: Feast of St. Francis, Basilica S. Maria degli Angeli, Assisi, 2015
Alvin Te, OFM
04 October, 2015
Celebrating the Minister General’s Feast Day 2015
Alvin Te, OFM
30 September, 2015