Message of the Prior General to the Augustinian Recollect Family on the Solemnity of our father St. Augustine
LECTIO DIVINA: XXII Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Dunstan Hubert Decena, OAR Mt. 16:21-27. 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 MorePerspectives: CST-R’s holistic approach to Distance Learning Preparations
San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—How does a Recollect school mitigate the blows of an unprecedented pandemic? After the Philippine government declared lockdown last March 2020 to stop the spread of COVID-19, Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos has set new goals and new systems to continue educating the Negrense youth at a time of the highly infectious…
Read MoreDAKILANG KAPISTAHAN ni SAN AGUSTIN (Agusto 28)
____________ Isa sa napakahalagang pangaral ni San Agustin ay patungkol sa pag-ibig bilang tunay na daan patungo sa kabanalan at ito ang pagtutu-unan ng aking maikling pag ninilay-nilay. __________ Sa isa sa mga kasulatan ni San Agustin, sinabi niyang malalaman natin kung GAANO KABUTI at KABANAL ang tao hindi dahil sa kanyang taimtim na pananampalataya……
Read MoreReturning Seminarians Undergo 14-day Quarantine
BAGUIO CITY– During this pandemic, we can never be so sure. This is the caution of Dorothy Joy Panelo, RN, Seminary Nurse, during the arrival of the returning seminarians last August 3, 2020. “We can never know who is the carrier of the virus,” she said. “Therefore, it is an imperative to undergo the necessary…
Read MoreSolemnity of St. Ezekiel Moreno (August 19, 2020)
Reflection on the XXI Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Is. 22:19-23; Rom. 11:33-36; Mt. 16:13-20. The 1st reading from Isaiah talks about the majordomo Shebna in the palace of King Hezekiah, who was a megalomaniac: “He has hewn for himself a sepulcher on a height and carved a tomb in the rock.” King Hezekiah had been threatened by Sennacherib of Assyria, but with the…
Read MoreInvitation: Solemnity of St. Ezekiel Moreno (SEMoNoRe)
LECTIO DIVINA: XXI Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Dunstan Huberto Decena, OAR Mt. 16:13-20. 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 MoreThe Order celebrates 25th anniversary of RAY
This year, the Recollect Augustinian Youth is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Many experiences, people, testimonies of fraternity, joy and shared Gospel have been lived since that incipient dream that began to be forged in 1995. Several religious in different countries experienced the need to offer the Augustinian Recollect charism to the youth. The objective was…
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