Happy St. Patrick's Day!

BEANNACHTAI NA EILE PADRAIG ORAIBH! HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY! On May 31, 1858, Brother John McMahon, O.S.F., and Brother Vincent Hayes, O.S.F., arrived in Brooklyn from Ireland. As we celebrate the Feast of St. Patrick and our 165th Anniversary of our founding in the United States, we remember our founding community, The Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Assisi , Mountbellew, Ireland.

Here are some pictures of our founding Congregation, the Brothers of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of Assisi (OSF), from Ireland, Kenya, and Uganda.