A special prayer to the Lady of Guadalupe
The Virgin of Guadalupe is venerated in many places in a special way. Also in Rome, specifically in the Church of San Ildefonso and Santo Tomás de Villanueva, you can visit a chapel where, according to Pietro Bombelli, the first representation of this Marian devotion that arrived in the city is preserved. Normally it is…
Read MoreBishop Toribio Minguella, who is he?
July 14, 2020 marks the centenary of the death of Bishop Toribio Minguella, an Augustinian Recollect religious and bishop in Spain and Puerto Rico. The life of Bishop Toribio Minguella is one of many lives that have experienced the grace of God through the Augustinian Recollect charism. A native of Rio de Janeiro, he was…
Read MoreDialogue, pursuit and culture: the corporate image of 2021
The Order of Augustinian Recollects presents the logo of the guideline for the year 2021 in pastoral ministries, educational centers, communities and missions. Simple and clear. This is the logo of the pedagogical-pastoral directive for 2021 ‘Creators of spaces of dialogue with the world and contemporary culture’. The Order of Augustinian Recollects has presented the…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: XIX Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Dunstan Huberto Decena, OAR Mt. 14:22-33 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 MoreUSJ-R to use a new intl educational platform for online learning
CEBU CITY–In the first semester of academic year 2020-2021, USJ-R students in the tertiary and graduate school levels including the School of Law will be utilizing a customized Adelante Learning Management System (LMS) powered by Brightspace LMS. Brightspace LMS is a cloud-based software used by millions of students and thousands of K12 schools and higher educational institutions for online…
Read MoreResumen AR 259 27 de Julio 2020
Invitation: San Sebastian Basilica VISION LAUNCH
Iniimbitahan ang mga parishioner at deboto ng San Sebastian Basilica sa isang VISION LAUNCH ng San Sebastian Parish kasama ang restoration team ng San Sebastian Basilica Conservation. Ito ay ang paglulunsad ng mga plano patungkol sa mga magiging restoration activities sa simbahan sa mga susunod na buwan at ang mga magiging epekto ng mga ito…
Read MoreAUGUST 2020 RECOLLECTION: Jesus and the Publican
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 9:9-13. Possibly one of the most beautiful paintings of Caravaggio is the Call of Matthew. It is conserved in the Roman Church of San Luigi dei Francesi. In this painting we can see how a beam of light enters through an open window, and this light –which…
Read MoreSunday Reflections: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Is. 55:1-3; Rom. 8:35, 37-39; Mt. 14:13-21 The 1st reading from Isaiah opens with an invitation to eat and drink water, wine and milk, and all of it for free. This passage from the prophet Isaiah signals for us events in the New Testament that Jesus would do not only to feed our body but…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: XVIII Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 14:13-21 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…
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