Re-elected General Minister

Rome, September 3, 2024. This morning on the agenda of the General Chapter was the election of the General Minister of the Order. At 9:30 a.m. all the capitular friars gathered in the chapel of the International College for a special liturgy and prayer for the election of the General Minister. A reading that resonated was from the Gospel of Matthew (20:20-28), which describes tasks within the community as service, beginning with the highest roles. Christ himself describes his role as a service, even to the point of putting his own life on the line. This was followed by a reading from the Remembrance of the Desire of the Soul by Thomas in Celano, in which our holy father Francis indicates the qualities that the minister must have (184-186).