Welcome.
Hey, thanks for clicking on us! We're Franciscans: a group of men who try to follow the example of the great St. Francis of Assisi. Make yourself at home and click on any of the above tabs to find out a little more about us. If you want to save time, check on the YouTube videos below and you'll learn a lot faster!
Check out this 2 minute Franciscan "commercial"(Below)
David Kelly and Jason Welle (pictured below) were ordained to the deaconate this past June. The 6 minute video will fill in the details. (Below)
Galen Osbey made first profession. Here's about ten minutes of the event and Galen's thoughts.(Below)
Fr. Jerome Wolbert is our latest ordination. This ten minute video will give you some pictures of the Byzantine Rite of ordaintion, (Below)
Our Students
Meet the students of the Assumption Province.
Bro. David Kelly, OFM Bro. David, 48 years old, is from Chippewa Falls, WI and grew up at St. Charles Borromeo Church within the Diocese of La Crosse. Odained a deacon in June, he continues studies at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.	Bro. Jason Welle, OFM Bro. Jason, 30 years old, was born and reared in Albany, MN, having grown up within Seven Dolors Parish of the St. Cloud Diocese.Odained a deacon in June, he continues studies at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.	Bro. Galen Osby, OFM Bro. Galen is 26 years old and a native of Howards Grove, WI (outside of Sheboygan).  He is a 2005 graduate of the University of Wisconsin – Platteville where he earned an undergraduate degree in chemistry.  He's studying at Catholic Theological Union, Chicago.

 

Welcome from the Provincal Minister

Welcome to the website of the Franciscan Friars of the Assumption Province.

We are part of the worldwide Franciscan family. This family includes many thousands of men and women who take the vows of religious life and many more Christian faithful who belong to the Secular Franciscan Order.

The Franciscans of Assumption Province belong the Order of Friars Minor whose rule of life comes from St. Francis of Assisi. Our vocation is to live the Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Catholic Church. The approximately 150 Franciscan Friars who make up the Assumption Province today offer the witness of brothers living fraternity as we proclaim the love of God to the world.

The Franciscan Friars of the Assumption Province serve the People of God in Catholic parishes, schools, hospitals, shelters for the homeless, in the military—wherever people need to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ and to experience God in their lives.