About
Fraternitas
Message from Custos

comprises Franciscan Youth, Franciscan Young Adults, Franciscan Families and Canticle; segregated by life stages to better provide pastoral care for them.

Franciscan Youth
A fraternity for youths; envisioned together with youths.

Franciscan Youth
A fraternity for youths; envisioned together with youths.

Franciscan Young Adults
Journeying into God in the footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare.

Franciscan Young Adults
Journeying into God in the footsteps of St. Francis and St. Clare.

Franciscan Families
Co-creating a new generation with St. Francis and St. Clare

Franciscan Families
Co-creating a new generation with St. Francis and St. Clare

Canticle
Ministry for young creatives

Canticle
Ministry for young creatives
Who We Are
Our Team
Like the shepherd who guides his sheep, we are blessed to have our friars to guide Fraternitas in our mission to journey into God.
Fra. Derrick Yap, OFM
OFM Custos, Custody of St. Anthony (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei)
Friar Derrick loves music as a way to destress and to praise God, especially when singing with his band, Mystic Font. Apart from music, he enjoys the simplicity of St. Francis to “simply love God and love God simply”.
As a friar, he enjoys spending time for prayer and contemplation, which the friars take priority to do daily. Each day, he continues to learn about the depth and intimacy of Franciscan saints and their own relationships with God.

Fra. Derrick Yap, OFM
OFM Custos, Custody of St. Anthony (Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei)
Friar Derrick loves music as a way to destress and to praise God, especially when singing with his band, Mystic Font. Apart from music, he enjoys the simplicity of St. Francis to “simply love God and love God simply”.
As a friar, he enjoys spending time for prayer and contemplation, which the friars take priority to do daily. Each day, he continues to learn about the depth and intimacy of Franciscan saints and their own relationships with God.

Fra. John-Paul Tan, OFM
Spiritual Assistant
Friar John-Paul enjoys hand-cut chips and fries (since he is a FRI-AR), and loves travelling the world for adventure. But beyond that, he was drawn to St. Francis as someone who was charismatic yet led a simple life.
As a friar, he loves how the journey of fraternity is about belonging and growing in maturity. He hopes that Fraternitas can be a vehicle to provide youths and young people with an ecosystem in their faith journey.
“Eight hundred years of Franciscan living has given the Church a rich patrimony of Franciscan Spirituality that I think the world is greatly in need of.”
Fra. Sylvester Singh, OFM
Spiritual Assistant
Friar Sylvester, a temporary professed friar, enjoys accompanying youth and young adults in their journey of faith. He would love to try out skydiving and bungee jumping, but ultimately loved reading about the Stigmata of St. Francis.
He enjoys being in fraternity, especially with his brothers. He hopes that Fraternitas can be a place to forge fraternal friendships!

Fra. Sylvester Singh, OFM
Spiritual Assistant (Franciscan Youth)
Friar Sylvester, a temporary professed friar, enjoys accompanying youth and young adults in their journey of faith. He would love to try out skydiving and bungee jumping, but ultimately loved reading about the Stigmata of St. Francis.
He enjoys being in fraternity, especially with his brothers. He hopes that Fraternitas can be a place to forge fraternal friendships!