Fray Tagoy gave a talk on Social and Ecological Concerns at SeMoNo-Re
Antipolo City—with the use of modern technology, Fray Jaazeal (Tagoy) Jakosalem, OAR, the representative of the Province to Arcores Internacional based in Casa San Ezekiel, Madrid, Spain, gave a video-talk through the internet (via ZOOM application) to the seven Novices together with Fray Roland Cepe, OAR, the Novice Master as they are locked down at…
Read MoreRAYsters’ grounds for evangelization: Social Media
by Andrei John P. Ea and Christine Joy P. Euraba In their own little ways, the Recollect Augustinian Youth from the different OAR communities in the Philippines shared the light of the Gospel as evangelizers. Various RAY local communities have used the power of social media in answering the call: to pray for the world…
Read MoreReflection: 5th Sunday of Easter, Cycle A
Acts 6:1-7; 1 Pt. 2:4-9; Jn. 14:1-12 As we approach the Ascension of the Lord, the Mother Church presents to us the Lord’s own words on the reality of our future after this earthly life. “In my Father’s house there are many mansions… I go to prepare a place for you… Then I will come…
Read MoreRecollect Augustinian Youths extend help during COVID-19 Pandemic
By: Lourdes Isabella E. Corpuz For the past month, the country has experienced a major setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the less fortunate, they are left with little options as they struggle with the effects of the enhanced community quarantine. In response to this, the Recollect Augustinian Youth from Caidiocan, Pangasinan, and Talisay…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: V Sunday of Easter, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Jn. 14:1-12 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 MoreRecollect schools contribute 85 new lawyers
QUEZON CITY—The Supreme Court announced the 2,103 new lawyers who passed the 2019 Bar Examinations. 83 of them are graduates of four Recollect schools in Manila, Bacolod City, Cavite City, and Cebu City, and two—the fifth and seventh placers—are reviewees of the Recoletos Law Center. May these new lawyers be inspired by St. Augustine, an…
Read MoreSEMONO-RE stays in Solidarity with the Poor despite the Lockdown
Antipolo City- “Closed doors cannot hold charity from overflowing.” This is the mantra of the community of St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate-Recoletos (SEMONO-RE) as it continues to provide spiritual and physical aid to the less fortunate around the vicinity despite the insistence of the lockdown that started last March 14, 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Read MoreSewing for the Sowers
Note: This article was written by Carla C. Canet and was posted on the website of SunStar Bacolod (sunstar.com.ph) THE parable of the sower has its pious significance in the lives of people as reflected in Luke 7:11: 18. One very good point was about the seed (word of God) that fell on good soil…
Read More2nd Extra-Ordinary Procession of Nuestra Señora de la Salud
On April 9, 2020, the day after the 1st Extra-Ordinary Procession of Nuestra Senora de la Salud, Quezon City has recorded the lowest number of COVID-19 positive cases. On May 3, 2020, DOH announced a total of 90 recoveries from all over the Philippines, the highest number of recoveries from COVID-19 in a single day.…
Read MoreThe Search for God Goes on
“To fall in love with God is the greatest romance; to seek him the greatest adventure; to find him the greatest human achievement.” Our Father Saint Augustine once said this to those who are searching. Even though formal seminary formation, where formands seek God in their everyday lives inside the formation house together with both…
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