Br.

Luke Jordan, a student friar, visits

with a Sister of Life during the annual
March for Life in Denver, Colorado.
January 2018
January 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
New Year’s Day

Mary, Fr..John Fr..Raju

Mother Schmeidler Jeron
of God
Fr. James
Moster

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
The Epiphany of Feast of St. Bernard of
the Lord Corleone

Fr. Gillmary
Tallman

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Second Sunday in Martin Luther King Jr.
Ordinary Time Day

Fr. Christopher
Popravak

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Third Sunday in
Ordinary Time

Br. Felix Fr. Harvey

Schinsky Dinkel

28 29 30 31
Fourth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
 Fr. David Songy, President of St. Luke’s
Institute, leads a discussion on human
formation with men and women at
Saint Meinrad Archabbey and Seminary,
located in St. Meinrad, Indiana.
Photo courtesy of: Saint Meinrad Archabbey.
February 2018
February 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3
Presentation of the
Lord

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Fifth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Fr..Simeon Br..Augustine
Gallagher Rohde

Sr. María de Jesús

Crucificado
Armadíllo

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Sixth Sunday in Ash Wednesday
Ordinary Time

Fr. Regis
Scanlon

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
First Sunday of Lent President’s Day

Br. Donald
Rank

25 26 27 28
Second Sunday of Lent
 Fr. Francisco Ramirez distributes the Eucharist
during the annual Catholic Men’s Conference in
San Antonio, Texas. This conference provides an
opportunity for men to deepen their faith as well
as to spiritually transform their community.
Photo courtesy of: Pilgrim Center of Hope.
March 2018
March 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Third Sunday of Lent

Br. Jordan Br. Joseph

Schmeidler Ignowski

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Fourth Sunday of Lent St. Patrick’s Day

Daylight Savings
Begins @ 2am
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Fifth Sunday of Lent First Day of Spring

Fr. Joseph Mary

Elder

25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Palm Sunday of the Holy Thursday Good Friday Holy Saturday
Lord’s Passion

Sr. Margarita María

Barrientos
 Fr. Sales V.P. and Fr. Raju Jeron take a photo
opportunity after Mass with Archbishop Gustavo
Garcia-Siller. The friars attended the Palm Sunday
liturgy with the Archbishop at the Cathedral of San Fernando.
April 2018
April 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Easter Sunday

Sr. María Br. Joseph

de Cristo Palafox McGlynn

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Second Sunday of
Easter

Br. Jude
Quinto

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Third Sunday of Feast of St. Conrad
Easter of Parzham, The
Province’s Patron Saint

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Fourth Sunday of Feast of St. Fidelis of
Easter Sigmaringen

29 30
Fifth Sunday of Easter
 Brs. Alejandro Díaz, Donald Rank, and
Joseph Ignowski spent their summer assignmnent
in Puebla, Mexico. Brs. Alejandro and Donald assisted in
a Capuchin Parish, while Br. Joseph studied Spanish.
May 2018
May 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5
Capuchins arrive in
Colorado 1970

Fr. Earl Br. Luke

Bedfort Jordan

6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Sixth Sunday of Easter Ascension of the Lord Feast of St. Ignatius of Feast of St. Leopold
Laconi Mandic

13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Seventh Sunday of Feast of St. Felix of Feast of St. Crispin of
Easter Archbishop Fr. Mahder Cantalice Viterbo
Steve Reichart Hassebu
Hassama

Postulant Jessie
Mother’s Day Quintanilla

20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Pentecost Sunday

Fr. Felix Fr. Michael

Petrovsky Suchnicki

27 28 29 30 31
Solemnity of the Most Memorial Day
Holy Trinity

Br. Vincent Fr. Sebastian

Carrasco Velikkakathottu
 Br. Collin Brown takes a evening stroll with an
fellow novice at the NAPCC Novitiate.
Capuchin novices from all over the U.S, Canada,
Australia, and Guam provinces spend their
Novitate year in Santa Ynez, Californa.
June 2018
June 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2
Feast of St. Felix of
Nicosia

Sr. María
Consolación
Martinez

3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Solemnity of the Most
Holy Body and Blood
of Christ

Sr. Teresa de Jesús Fr. Barnabas Br. Joseph

Angeles Eichor Quinlan

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Tenth Sunday in Feast of St. Anthony of
Ordinary Time Padua

17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Eleventh Sunday in First Day of Summer
Ordinary Time
Father’s Day

Fr. Francisco
Ramirez

24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Solemnity of the Saints Peter and Paul,
Nativity of Saint John Apostles
the Baptist
 The Capuchin Poor Clare sisters take some
time to enjoy a beautiful day in their prayer
garden. The sisters profess the Rule of Saint
Clare, according to the spirit and ideals of the
reform of the Capuchins.
July 2018
July 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Thirteenth Sunday in Independence Day
Ordinary Time
Fr..Cyrus Fr. Ron
Gallagher Gilardi

8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Fourteenth Sunday in Feast of St. Veronica
Ordinary Time Giulini

Fr. John
Kolencherry

15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Fifteenth Sunday in Feast of St. Lawrence
Ordinary Time of Brindisi
Fr..Gene Fr. Sojan
Emrisek Parappilly

Fr. Christopher Fr. Matthew

Gama Gross

22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Sixteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time

Br. Anthony Sr. Cristina

Monahan Valenzuela

29 30 31
Seventeenth Sunday in Feast of Bl. Solanus
Ordinary Time Casey
 Fr. John Lager preaches at a men’s conference for the Diocese of
Salina, Kansas. Fr. John is the National Chaplain of FOCUS, the
Fellowship of Catholic University Students, based in Genesee,
Colorado. Fr. John also co- founded Marked Men for Christ ministry.
Photo by Karen Bonar / The Register, Salina, KS.
August 2018
August 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4

Fr. Bill Fr. Curtis

Kraus Carlson

5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Eighteenth Sunday in Feast of St. Clare of
Ordinary Time Assisi

12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Nineteenth Sunday in Assumption of the
Ordinary Time Blessed Virgin Mary
Fr..John Br. Jason
Cousins Moore

19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Twentieth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Fr..John Br. Brandon
Lager Berg

26 27 28 29 30 31
Twenty-first Sunday in
Ordinary Time

Sr. Clara Fr. Anil

Sandaval Palakkal
 Brs. Vincent Carrasco and Joseph Ignowski
take a break during a hike at Kenosha Pass, in
Colorado, to play with some puppies.
September 2018
September 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Twenty-second Sunday Labor Day
in Ordinary Time

Fr..Frank
Grinko
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Twenty-third Sunday
in Ordinary Time

Br..Jordan
Rojas
16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Twenty-fourth Sunday Feast of St. Ignatius
in Ordinary Time of Santhia

Fr..Duane Postulant Jose

Reinert Barroso
23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Twenty-fifth Sunday Fr..Julian Br. Alex
in Ordinary Time Hass Díaz

Archbishop Charles
First Day of Autumn Chaput

30
Fr..Myron Fr. Peter
Flax Meis
 Fr. John Cousins blesses Fr. Paul Schloemer, a
Conventual Franciscan Friar, during the Transitus of
St. Francis in San Antonio, Texas. Along with the
Capuchins, the Conventuals are another Franciscan
group that are part of the First Order Franciscans.
October 2018
October 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3 4 5 6
Feast of St. Francis of
Assisi

7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Twenty-seventh
Sunday in Ordinary
Time

Novice Henry
Nguyen

14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Twenty-eighth Sunday
in Ordinary Time
Novice Artemio Postulant
Aguilar Clint Olson

21 22 23 24 25 26 27
Twenty-ninth Sunday
in Ordinary Time

Fr. Mike Fr. Ben Fr. Jeff

Scully Colluci Ernst

28 29 30 31
Thirtieth Sunday in Feast of St. Angelo of Halloween
Ordinary Time Acri

Fr. Job Fr. Sales

Arakkaparambil Vettiyazheeckal
Capuchin Friars gathered from around the world
to celebrate the beatification of their Capuchin
Brother, Blessed Solanus Casey. The beatification
took place in Detroit, Michigan on November
11th. Blessed Solanus’ feast day is July 20th.
Novemebr 2018
November 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3
All Saints Day All Souls Day

4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Thirty-first Sunday in Election Day
Ordinary Time

Daylight Savings Time Fr. David

Ends Songy

11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Thirty-second Sunday
in Ordinary Time

Fr. Charles
Veteran’s Day Polifka

18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Thirty-third Sunday in Thanksgiving Day
Ordinary Time

Novice Collin Mary Fr. Earl

Brown Meyer

25 26 27 28 29 30
Solemnity of
Christ the King

Fr. John Fr. Blaine

Toepfer Burkey
The evening at the Govornor’s Mansion is
an event not to be missed! The evening
consists of fellowship, Capuchin-led
caroling, and the drawing of the
Road to Rome Raffle prizes!
December 2018
December 2018
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1

Fr. Amlesom
Gawed

2 3 4 5 6 7 8
First Sunday of Advent Immaculate Conception

9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Second Sunday of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Advent

Fr. David
Gottschalk

16 17 18 19 20 21 22
Third Sunday of First Day of Winter
Advent

23 24 25 26 27 28 29
Fourth Sunday of Christmas Eve Christmas Day
Advent

30 31
New Year’s Eve

Br. Montie
Chavez
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Wills and Bequests
Wills and Bequests are important components of estate planning, the process of managing your assets and choosing what legacy you will leave behind,
including your legacy of faith. Your Will and other estate documents provide an ideal opportunity to testify to your faith and provide resources that will
support the life and ministry of the Capuchin Franciscans. Bequests can be made directly to the Capuchins.

Charitable Bequests
The most straightforward way to make a willed gift is by a Charitable Bequest—a provision included in a Will or Trust directing a gift to charity upon the
death of the donor. This can be done in a variety of ways which include:
• Specific Bequest – an exact amount, or a specific item, left to charity
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• Money transfers at death from a qualified retirement plan directly to charity may escape income tax consequences! To realize this, the
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