On September 1, 2025, the Ministers General of the Franciscan Family met in Assisi to sign a letter entitled “Song of Reconciliation,” on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the composition of the Canticle of the Creatures (1225-2025). The signers were Friar Massimo FUSARELLI, OFM; Friar Carlos A. TROVARELLI, OFM Conv.; Friar Roberto GENUIN, OFM Cap.; and Friar Amando TRUJILLO CANO, TOR (Third Order Regular).
This letter is addressed to the entire Franciscan Family —the brothers and sisters of the First, Second, and Third Orders, including the TOR. In this Holy Year, which also marks the year of the Canticle, the letter invites us to rediscover the spiritual freshness and prophetic power of St. Francis’ song, still so relevant today, a song which calls us to a life of praise, peace, and reconciliation.
Speaking plainly and profoundly, the Ministers General encourage us to become, like Francis, singers of reconciliation and hope for our time.
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