Archive for 2017
Giant clock and Digital Bell System for Mt. Carmel Parish
Cebu City — The Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish-Recoletos has received a much-needed facelift and upgrade to distinguish it from the adjacent and more popular University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) on Magallanes Street here. Parish priest Fr. Joseph Granada, OAR installed on the façade of the 45-year-old parish church a giant clock that is…
Read MoreSan Sebastian College – Recoletos de Cavite Celebrates 51st Founding Year Anniversary
“Living in Charity, Associating in Christian Community, Obeying the Laws, and Trusting the Providence” Inspired by our Father, St. Augustine, San Sebastian College – Recoletos de Cavite celebrated its 51st Founding Year Anniversary with a week-long calendar of activities. An Institutional Mass capped the 09-day Novena Masses commemorating Recollect Saints. The Eucharistic Celebration in…
Read MoreConversion of St. Paul, Feast
Today we celebrate the Conversion of St. Paul. Jesus converted Saul, persecutor of Christians, into Paul, Champion of Christianity. The 1st Reading tells the dramatic conversion, how he was struck down by a great light and heard Jesus speak to him. Similarly it can take a tragedy or illness to strike us off our high…
Read MoreSts. Timothy and Titus
2Tm 1:1-8 LK 10:1-9 After the Conversion of St. Paul the Apostle, today we honor the heroic work of 2 of his disciples, Sts. Timothy and Titus. Paul, the Church builder, ordained them bishops of the churches in Ephesus and Crete where they taught what they learned and passed on the faith amidst great trials.…
Read MoreFriday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time
01/27/17 Heb 10:32-39 Mk 4:26-34 It’s hard to understand the laws of nature like math, physics & chemistry, but we know they are true and valid, we have “faith” in them since we see they produce plants, animals and other good things that keep us alive (Gospel). It’s also hard to understand God’s laws of…
Read MoreTALKS AND CONCERT DEEPEN SCORES THEME
To fortify the Recollect youth as communicators of truth and mercy, delegates of the 31st SCORES indulged in talks and a praise and worship concert today. Rev. Fr. Albert Pellazar, OAR, UNO-R Vice President for Academics, and Rev. Fr. Roy Christian Gesulgon, Dean of Studies in Sacred Heart Seminary, spearheaded the talks on Recollect youth…
Read MoreTuesday of the 3rd Week of Ordinary Time
“Whoever does the will of God is my brother, sister and mother.” -Mk 3:35 Jesus undid the disobedience of Adam, and by God’s super-grace, His mother Mary undid that of Eve. Adam and Eve, desiring to be gods, ate the forbidden fruit that brought death into paradise. Jesus obeyed His Father’s will, gave up being…
Read MoreMonday of the 3rd Week in Ordinary Time
God created man in His own image. He gave us His own nature, planting in us a tendency to be holy, so we may desire to be with Him in heaven forever. But we are easily misled by Satan. So the Father sent us His Son to teach us the way to holiness, and die…
Read MoreBook About Padre Mauricio Ferrero, OAR, Launched
BACOLOD CITY – Augustinian Recollect Prior Provincial Father Dionisio Q. Selma wrote in his message for an earlier book on Padre Mauricio Ferrero: “Anniversaries are an important part of life. They remind us of important events, both personal and cultural. […] Whatever the anniversary, it gives us a chance to look back over the years…
Read MoreRecollect formands meet: gathering focused on the challenges of new evangelization
Held every two years, the 11th OAR Formands Convention was held in Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS) in Baguio City with the theme “Evangelized Evangelizing Communities.” Gathering Recollect seminarians from different formation houses of the Province, the convention ran from January 9 to 13, 2016 with a series of talks, liturgical celebrations, and bonding activities.
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