March 21, 2020 – Sisters and Brothers in Francis and Clare, a member of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America is the first person to die of the novel coronavirus in the DC, the monastery’s superior, Father Larry Dunham, confirmed Saturday.
John-Sebastian Laird-Hammond, 59, had been at the monastery since the late 1980s and had for the last 14 years ran its day-to-day operations as the business manager, Dunham said. He had recently been approved for a transfer to an order in New York, where he was going to be involved in fundraising efforts for missions in Central America, Dunham added. Please keep the friars and John-Sebastian Laird-Hammond in your daily prayers.
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December 4, 2019 – Sisters and Brothers in Francis and Clare, our sister, Anne Mulqueen, OFS, is requesting our prayers for her husband Bill for a quick recovery. Please keep Bill in your daily prayers.
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August 1, 201 – Sisters and Brothers in Francis and Clare, our brother, Steve Wolf, OFS, Minister of St. Thomas More Fraternity in Harrisburg, PA is requesting prayers for a member of his fraternity, Naed Smith, OFS, and his family. Naed had been battling deep depression for several months and had tried every avenue to help himself out of it. Naed was not able to do so and committed suicide. Please also pray for the members of St. Thomas More Fraternity in Harrisburg as they try to work through this difficult period.
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June 1, 2019 – Sisters and Brothers in Francis and Clare, Our sister, Peggy Gregory, OFS, is asking for continuous prayers for her son Joe who has ALS.
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