SARF-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!…
Read MoreLaudao Si’ Week 2020: Calendar of Activities
RAY de Pangasinan pays “tRAYbute” to frontliners
Urbiztondo, PANGASINAN–The crisis brought by COVID-19 has been so alarming. However, there is always a brighter side of it. In times of crisis like this, the spirit of BAYANIHAN always lives. As a way of living the Augustinian saying “One heart, one soul on the way towards God,” Our Lady of the Visitation Parish-Recoletos conducted…
Read MoreAugustinian Recollect Community in Bacolod bakes Bread for COVID thru ‘Kindness Bakery’
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The “Kindness Bakery” is a localized approach to augment the need of the people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aware of the impact of the lockdown, people need food during this crisis. The Augustinian Recollect Nuns of the St. Ezekiel Moreno Monastery in Bacolod, known for their cloistered life, actively participated in COVID…
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