Chapter of the mats and Deacon ordination


On the feast of All Saints of the Franciscan Order, on November 29th, in the monastery and church in Široki Brijeg, the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina celebrated its Chapter of the mats and the deacon ordination of two theologians.

The spiritual renewal began with the prayer of the Third Hour and the greeting of the Guardian OFM Ivan Marić, Jr. Then Provincial OFM Miljenko Šteko greeted the brothers and guests and announced the topics of their presentations.

Auxiliary bishop of Banja Luka, Msgr. Marko Semren spoke about the importance of the Chapter of the mats in the Franciscan tradition and its importance for the present time, and the Apostolic visitor with a special role for the parish of Međugorje, archbishop Henryk Hoser, spoke about his mission in that parish of Herzegovina and the new evangelization.

After the presentation, Provincial OFM Miljenko informed the brothers about important events in the life of the Province and announced the anniversaries in 2020.

Then the Eucharist was celebrated, led by Msgr. Semren, and during the time he divided the order of deacons to the two candidates of the Franciscan Province of Herzegovina, OFM Zlatko Ćorić and OFM Renato Galić.