Archive for 2018
The Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines: From Birth to Bohol
The Philippines, “discovered” by Ferdinand Magellan for Spain in 1521, was officially incorporated to the Spanish Empire under King Philip II in 1565. The King ordered an expedition, under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, to the Philippines to conquer it. The expedition left Mexico in 1564 and reached Cebu on February 13, 1565. With…
Read MoreRST opens new AY with 75 students
QUEZON CITY–The Recoletos School of Theology opened the Academic Year 2018–2019 with a high record of enrollees. According to the Office of the Registrar, RST admitted a total of 75 enrollees from different congregations, including the 21 coristas of Recoletos Formation Center. A new record high was set for the First Year Theology students with…
Read MoreRecoletos Formation Center opens to Pious Union of Clerics and Public Associations of the Faithful
Mira-Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY–Recoletos Formation Center (RFC) opens its Clausura and caters formation to eight (8) seminarians from four Pious Unions of Clerics: three (3) brothers from Disciples of Hope, one (1) from Oblates of the Alliance of the Two Hearts, one (1) from Emmanuel Servants of the Holy Trinity and three (3) from the Missionaries of…
Read MoreFood for the Journey
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jn. 6: 41-51 | August 12, 2018 Reflection: When hunger and fatigue comes to us, whether physically or spiritually, our immediate reaction is to give up. This is what the Prophet Elijah expressed in our 1st Reading. But God does not give up on us. He gives what is…
Read MoreAcademic Year opens with Holy Spirit Mass
Baguio City—The aspirant who wants to be a disciple of Jesus should ask the blessings of the Holy Spirit before he begins the “gargantuan task” that awaits him. This was the content of the homily given by Fr. Bernard C. Amparado, OAR during the traditional Mass of the Holy Spirit he officiated at Casiciaco Recoletos…
Read MoreSan Pedro Academy opens S.Y. 2018-2019
VALENCIA, Negros Oriental—San Pedro Academy formally opened the academic year 2018-2019 with fervor and enthusiasm. To set the mood for another academic year, SPA conducted a General Orientation for Grade VII, transferees, and Parents last June 23, 2018. The community of San Pedro Academy welcomed the new members of the religious administrators. Fray James Dexter…
Read MoreSt. Ezekiel Province extends its presence to Colombia
PROVINCIAL CURIA, Quezon City – To fulfill the important project of intensifying communion with the Order by “favouring the learning of Spanish,” the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno sent Fray Reynaldo Jaranilla, OAR to Colombia for a yearlong exposure at UniAgustiniana (or Universitaria Agustiniana) in the capital city of Bogotá.
Read MoreBishop Buzon Installs 33rd Pastor of SNTP Talisay
TALISAY CITY, Negros Occidental—Most Rev. Patricio A. Buzon, SDB, DD, Bishop of the Diocese of Bacolod, formally installed Fray Niño Cesar R. Ruiz, OAR as the 33rd Parish Priest of San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish, Talisay Negros Occidental. Fray Ruiz, together with the religious of Recoletos de Talisay headed by its prior Fray Leonardo Pauligue,…
Read MoreCasiciaco welcomes 23 neophyte seminarians on special day
Baguio City — Last feast day of St. John Mary Vianney (August 4, 2018) was not only a red-letter day for priests but also for high school and college seminarians of the Order as well. Aboard a bus replete with the logo and design of San Sebastian College-Recoletos Manila (SSCRM), twenty-three (23) neophyte seminarians arrived…
Read MoreSSC-R de Cavite hails 15th College President
CAVITE CITY—August 3, 2018. San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite celebrated the Investiture Rite of the 15th College President, Fray Rafael B. Pecson, OAR. Held at the 4th Centennial Coliseum at SSC-RdC Cañacao Campus, the Mass of the Holy Spirit was presided by the Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, Fray Dionisio Q.…
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