Archive for January 2020
First Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Center in PHL opens at USJ-R
CEBU CITY–Cebu’s University of San Jose-Recoletos has opened the first Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Center in the Philippines. ESD is one of UNESCO’s global action programs that work for 3Ps: Planet, Prosperity, and Peace. It aims to achieve global sustainability through focusing efforts on five priority action areas in education namely: policy, learning environment,…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feast of Sto. Niño, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Jn. 1:29-34 A. INVOCATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT WE INVOKE THE HOLY SPIRIT USING THE WORDS OF ST. AUGUSTINE Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ, is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit,…
Read MoreCavite Recollect Schools reach out to Laurel Evacuees
CAVITE CITY—San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite (SSC-RdC) and Sacred Heart School of Cavite-Recoletos de Alfonso (SHSC-RdA) have initiated a joint relief effort to alleviate the plight of evacuees from Laurel, Batangas. Religious Administrators, Lay Administrators, and Staff of both Recollect Communities were on hand to assess the needs of twenty families who fled from Laurel…
Read MoreFeast of Sto. Niño
Is. 9:1-6; Eph. 1:3-6, 15-18; Mt. 18:1-5, 10 A Jewish child was not considered mature until he reaches twelve years of age when he was given permission to read and study the Law or Torah. Before that age the child did not possess knowledge of the Law which rabbinic teaching held indispensable for salvation. It…
Read MoreIn Pictures: Dungaw 2020
MANILA–The annual tradition of the Traslacion of the image of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, also known as the Black Nazarene, was done last January 9, 2020. This popular devotion, attracting millions of devotees to go out of the streets of Manila, also included the pious tradition of the “Dungaw,” the religious courtesy by the image…
Read MoreLady Jaguars sweeps way to claim 2019 CESAFI volleyball crown
CEBU CITY–The Lady Jaguars of the University of San Jose-Recoletos(USJ-R) swept their way to the top of the 2019 CESAFI women’s volleyball competition, winning all matches against six other colleges and universities. With a record of 11-0, USJ-R flawlessly defeated the teams from the other schools namely the University of the Southern Philippines-Foundation, University of San…
Read MoreObituary: Fray Casiano Cosmilla, OAR
TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECT FAMILY It is my sad duty to relay to you this notice that, at 7:10 a.m. of January 5, 2020, FRAY CASIANO AMBULO COSMILLA, OAR, passed away at the age of 82 at the Adventist Hospital in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan due to septic shock and community-acquired…
Read MoreChota and Augustinian Recollects: 75 years of history
Note: This article was translated from the original Spanish post on the official website of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) The Augustinian Recollects celebrate the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the first religious to the Chota region, in Peru. For this, different commemorative events have been prepared. It is an important fact that marked…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: Baptism of the Lord, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 3:13-17. A. Invoking the Holy Spirit. We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine. Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ, is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit, grant…
Read MoreBaptism of the Lord, Cycle A
Is 42:1-4, 6-7; Acts 10:34-38; Mt 3:13-17 The first thing that comes to mind when we consider this feast, is the question, “Why does Jesus have to be baptized?” Even John the Baptist asked that same question: “I ought to be baptized by you and yet you come to me?” The answer of Jesus was,…
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