League of Saint Anthony

09/25/2026

St. Francis Novena
A Pilgrim of Peace

Please join the St. Lawrence Seminary community as we celebrate the Jubilee Year of St. Francis of Assisi and the beginning of our novena prayer.

Day One: St. Francis and the Renunciation of Self

Prayer for the Jubilee by Pope Leo XIV

Saint Francis, our brother, you who eight hundred years ago
went to meet Sister Death as a man at peace,
intercede for us before the Lord.

You recognized true peace in the Crucifix of San Damiano,
teach us to seek in Him the source of all reconciliation
that breaks down every wall.

You who, unarmed, crossed the lines of war
and misunderstanding,
give us the courage to build bridges
where the world raises up boundaries.

In this time afflicted by conflict and division,
intercede for us so that we may become peacemakers:
unarmed and disarming witnesses of the peace that comes from Christ.

Amen

Share your intentions with the seminary community throughout the novena at: https://stlawrenceseminary.org/prayer-enrollment/stfrancisnovena/

07/22/2026

A SOLANUS NOVENA: A JOURNEY OF GRATITUDE
Day 2
“We should ever be grateful for and love the vocation to which God has called us. This applies to every vocation because, after all, WHAT A PRIVILEDGE IT IS TO SERVE GOD, even in the least capacity.”

Share your intentions with the Capuchin Friars throughout this novena to Blessed Solanus Casey.
http://www.stlawrenceseminary.org/prayerrequests

07/21/2026

Please join with the Capuchins and the entire Church during these nine days leading to the Feast of Blessed Solanus Casey. Fr. Solanus Casey, OFM Cap.,

A SOLANUS NOVENA: A JOURNEY OF GRATITUDE

Day 1
"WOULD THAT WE WERE APPRECIATIVE AS WE OUGHT TO BE!
How happy we would be simply in our creation and the faculties we are endowed with and the divine promises of eternal reward."

Share your intentions with the Capuchin Friars throughout this novena to Blessed Solanus Casey.
http://www.stlawrenceseminary.org/prayerrequests

07/21/2026

07/21/2026

Today the church celebrates the Patron of Saint Lawrence Seminary and "Doctor of the Church," St. Lawrence of Brindisi, OFM Cap. On this feast of St. Lawrence, the seminarians are away enjoying the summer, however the seminary is busy preparing the buildings and grounds for their return in one month!

St. Lawrence of Brindisi (1559 –1619) entered the
Capuchin Franciscan Order when he was only 16 years old. By
the time he died on his sixtieth birthday, he had accomplished
many things. As a scholar, he was good at languages – he studied
the Bible using the original texts. But his skill in languages also
came in handy when the Pope asked him to travel to several
foreign countries as a peacemaker. In keeping with the
Franciscan tradition, he was always concerned with the ordinary
people, and he was eventually elected the Minister General of the
Capuchins. With St. Lawrence as its leader, the Capuchin Order
grew rapidly. St. Lawrence died in Lisbon, Portugal, on one of
his peacemaking trips for the Pope.

St. Lawrence of Brindisi, pray for us!

In honor of St. Lawrence of Brindisi, consider supporting the scholarship programs of the seminary, which provide over $35,000 to assist each and every one of the seminarians.
https://stlawrenceseminary.org/scholarshipsdm/

06/13/2026

This feast of Saint Anthony of Padua, we join our intercessions. Share your intercessions with Saint Lawrence Seminary today at https://stlawrenceseminary.org/prayer-enrollment/feast-of-saint-anthony/
https://youtu.be/-6v1VJHSi0I

05/26/2026

05/19/2026

Introducing the Saint Lawrence Seminary Class of 2026. They leave the seminary as a new generation of Disciples of Jesus. It is only through the support of our benefactors that these young men were able to learn and discern under the guidance of the Capuchin Franciscans.
https://stlawrenceseminary.org/

05/01/2026

Today the Church celebrates the second feast of Saint Joseph; the Memorial of Saint Joseph the Worker. Saint Ephrem shared that “It was the hands of Joseph the carpenter that trained and guided the hands of God.” Join our seminarians today in prayer as with honor Saint Joseph.

Saint Joseph the Worker...Pray for us!
https://stlawrenceseminary.org/prayer-enrollment/prayer-requests/

04/25/2026