Ruadhán Jones
Bro. Antony Kurian is pictured with Capuchin Provincial Minister Fr Seán Kelly after his solemn profession. The Irish Capuchin community celebrated Bro. Antony Kurian OFM Cap making his perpetual vows October 4.
It was the first solemn profession for the Capuchins in Ireland since 2014, taking place on the feast of their founder St Francis of Assisi.
Bro. Kurian’s commitment was described as a statement “that there is another way to live a life that can assure a person of happiness” by Fr Seán Kelly.
“People may see your way of life as a follower of St Francis as a strange one, until they get to know you and find out what is behind your commitment today – a tremendous sense of Christ’s love, Christ’s love for you and your love for Christ,” Fr Kelly, the provincial minister for the order in Britain and Ireland, said in his homily.
The ceremony took place in St Mary of the Angels, Church Street, Dublin and was attended by Capuchin Friars from around Ireland.