AUGUST 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…
Read MoreSunday Reflection: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 Two Sundays ago we heard the parable of the sower and we saw that God sows his Word for all persons to receive; he does not choose only the good soil, but makes his Word available to all kinds of hearts to receive. He does not discriminate…
Read MoreREAP introduces REAP FORTE
The Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines (REAP), Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno held its REAP Forte (formation and Teaching) program. REAP Forte is designed to provide a venue for the presentation of the conversation pieces to find the commonalities and points of convergence as regards to academic and formation programs on distance learning; to…
Read MoreREAP upgrades new educational normal, creates REAP FORTE
San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–With the goal to upgrade the new educational normal spawned by Covid-19 pandemic, Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines introduced REAP Forte (Formation and Teaching) Program in a series of web seminar (webinar) involving Recollect administrators and teachers across the country. The series began last July 13 and will end on…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: XVII Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 13:44-52. 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 MoreReflections: 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Wis. 12:13, 16-19; Rom. 8:26-27; Mt.13:24-43 This Sunday we are presented with three parables of the Kingdom. Let us reflect on them one by one. The mustard seed is a physical image of the Church founded by Christ. It was a very small seed in Jerusalem, then it was given by Philip to the Eunuch…
Read MoreJosenian civil engineering professor qualifies for MEXT, goes to Japan for post-grad studies
Written by Engr. Yuriy Sesican CEBU CITY–Engr. Varie John Orozco, an alumnus and part-time faculty of USJ-R Civil Engineering Department, qualified for the MEXT Scholarship of the Japanese government. MEXT stands for Monbukagakusho (Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology). This program is said to be the ‘toughest’ among all Japanese government-subsidized scholarship…
Read MoreProvince receives six novices
Antipolo City, RIZAL—You are isolated, but not detached from the world. This was the message of the local Prior of St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate-Recoletos (SeMoNo-Re) in this city to the six members of Batch Martyrs who were formally received into the Novitiate Formation Year during the Mass earlier today, July 16, 2020. “The novitiate is…
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