LECTIO DIVINA: Holy Trinity Sunday, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Jn. 3:16-18. 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 that…
Read MorePrior General invites to “value the vocation” of SARF
Fray Miguel Miró, OAR addressed a fraternal message to the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity on the occasion of the solemnity of Pentecost. The evangelizing mission of the Augustinian Recollect family does not correspond only to the religious; it also corresponds to the laity. The Prior General of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Fray Miguel Miro,…
Read MoreLife becomes history: communication, evangelization
ROME – On the occasion of the 54th World Day of Social Communications – which was held on Sunday, May 24 – the Communication Office of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, together with Arguments and Creatholic, organized on Saturday May 23 a webinar under the title “Life becomes history.” With the same motto as the…
Read MoreSARF-Vicariate of the USA Newsletter (May 2020)
May greetings to all of our Secular Augustinian Recollects, Guild members, and the Hispanic Committee! We are into our third month of trying to survive a world changed by a deadly virus. All of us know family members or friends who have become sick or even died as a result of this illness. We are…
Read MoreJUNE 2020 RECOLLECTION: The Beauty of Creation
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Psalm 104:1-2; 5-6; 10. 12-14; 24.31.35c. The beauty and the grandeur of God is imprinted in creation. All of it sings and acclaims the power and majesty of God. The Sacred Scriptures reminds us of it in many passages in which they attribute human characteristics to the elements…
Read MoreReflection: Pentecost Sunday, Cycle A
Acts 2:1-11; 1 Cor 12:3-7,12-13; Jn 20:19-23 Acts 1:13-14 gives us the location of the eleven apostles gathered with Mary the Mother of Jesus: the “upper room”; and they were engaged “in prayer.” It is also known as “Cenacle” because the Last Supper -“cena”- was held there. Now that Jesus has already ascended and was…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: Pentecost Sunday, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Jn. 20:19-23 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 MoreA Message of Commitment and Hope
“We all have the mission to be in solidarity and to spread hope” The Superiors General of the Augustinian Recollect family warn of the impact that the COVID-19 will have on the evangelizing mission and call for “the creativity in charity” to face the consequences. In the face of the world emergency caused by the…
Read MoreReflection: The Lord’s Ascension
Acts 1:1-11. Theme: “He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.” Exegetical observation. Lk 24:51 reports: “he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven.” Acts 1 reports with more details: v.3 “during forty days” Jesus was appearing to his disciples “speaking of the Kingdom of God;” v.9…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: The Ascension of the Lord, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 28:16-20 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!…
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