A total gift to God
To follow more closely in the footsteps of Jesus Christ and faithfully observe the holy Gospel, the Friars Minor live the covenant with God by consecrating themselves totally to Him in the Church through their religious profession, for the good of all men and women (cf. GGCC 5 §§1-2).
The Friar Minor is called to observe the holy Gospel “living in obedience, with nothing of his own and in chastity” (Rb 1, 1), sustained by the grace of the Lord and by the vigour of fraternal love according to the spirit of St. Francis.