First Friday of February: Reflect on Your Heart

“We have to make a distinction between pleasure and true joy. Pleasure is fleeting.” Rev. Fr. Don Besana, OAR, led the community of Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos “to reflect on our hearts” during the First Friday Holy Mass at the St. Ezekiel Moreno Covered Court, February 4, 2022. Fr. Besana was the main celebrant as…

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LECTIO DIVINA: Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C

Lk. 5:1-11 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 that we receive the motions of God,…

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Recollection Material – February 2022: To Form the Heart

John 15:9-17 Situation. During the past consecutive four months we took the Report of the Prior General as reference for our monthly recollection. In the first, that of November 2021,  we focused on the task of revitalization to which the last two General Chapters had given so much importance and, of which the Report of…

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