In Pictures: 12 OAR Postulants proceed to Pre-Novitiate Stage

Antipolo City, RIZAL–After their summer vacation, twelve new Pre-Novices reported to Fray James Castelo, OAR, Pre-Novitiate Director, on June 19, 2019. Before they proceeded to Bahay Lingkod-Recoletos, the Pre-Novitiate House located within the compound of St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate-Recoletos in Antipolo City, they visited some OAR and AR communities in Metro Manila. They had a stop at the Minor Basilica of San Sebastian and AR Mother House in Quiapo, Manila, and at St. Ezekiel Moreno Provincial Center in Quezon City.

The new Pre-Novices are:

1. Bro. James Francis Bago
2. Bro. Jay Balcueva
3. Bro. Roldan Benemerito
4. Bro. Joffry Casusa
5. Bro. Mark Angelo Diaz
6. Bro. Seiji Ishii
7. Bro. John Arnold Lozada
8. Bro. Enrico Macaranas, Jr.
9. Bro. Romy Rj Panadero
10. Bro. Audel Ken Santillan
11. Bro. Lloyd Jorem Terania
12. Bro. Warren Vencislao

Let us pray for their perseverance. Welcome brothers!

(photos by Fray James Castelo, OAR)

(Photo below) The 12 Pre-Novices with their Director, Fray James Castelo, OAR (standing first from left). (Seated, L-R) Seiji L. Ishii, Jay P. Balcueva, James Francis M. Bago, Mark Angelo C. Diaz, and Audel Ken V.Santillan. (Standing L-R) Enrico V. Macaranas Jr., Romy Rj C. Panadero, Warren P. Vencislao, Lloyd Jorem E. Terania, Joffry B.Casusa, John Arnold P. Lozada, and Roldan T. Benemirito.