LECTIO DIVINA: III Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Mt. 4:12-23 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 MoreUNESCO-accredited orgs in USJ-R receive awards
Two accredited UNESCO organizations from USJ-R received different awards during the 2019 International Assembly of Youth for UNESCO at the University of the Assumption, Pampanga in December 2019. These two organizations were the Supreme Student Council (SSC) and the Josenian Industrial Technocrats Society (JOINTS). These two organizations were marked as two of the outstanding clubs because of its…
Read MoreLOGO FOR 2020 PASTORAL DIRECTIVE
The Augustinian Recollects present the visual image that represents the guideline for this year 2020: “We are prophets of the Kingdom: poor, social projects and peripheries”. The pastoral directive for the year 2020 has an image that represents it. The Order of Augustinian Recollects presents the logo that symbolizes the motto proposed for these months:…
Read More79th Foundation Anniversary: SSC-R Journeying as One
13th Recollect Augustinian Youth National Summit
January 20 – 24, 2020, Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary, Baguio City Theme: I am RAY: A Message and a Messenger
Read MoreFirst Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Center in PHL opens at USJ-R
CEBU CITY–Cebu’s University of San Jose-Recoletos has opened the first Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Center in the Philippines. ESD is one of UNESCO’s global action programs that work for 3Ps: Planet, Prosperity, and Peace. It aims to achieve global sustainability through focusing efforts on five priority action areas in education namely: policy, learning environment,…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Feast of Sto. Niño, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Hubert Dunstan Decena, OAR Jn. 1:29-34 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 MoreCavite Recollect Schools reach out to Laurel Evacuees
CAVITE CITY—San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite (SSC-RdC) and Sacred Heart School of Cavite-Recoletos de Alfonso (SHSC-RdA) have initiated a joint relief effort to alleviate the plight of evacuees from Laurel, Batangas. Religious Administrators, Lay Administrators, and Staff of both Recollect Communities were on hand to assess the needs of twenty families who fled from Laurel…
Read MoreFeast of Sto. Niño
Is. 9:1-6; Eph. 1:3-6, 15-18; Mt. 18:1-5, 10 A Jewish child was not considered mature until he reaches twelve years of age when he was given permission to read and study the Law or Torah. Before that age the child did not possess knowledge of the Law which rabbinic teaching held indispensable for salvation. It…
Read MoreIn Pictures: Dungaw 2020
MANILA–The annual tradition of the Traslacion of the image of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno, also known as the Black Nazarene, was done last January 9, 2020. This popular devotion, attracting millions of devotees to go out of the streets of Manila, also included the pious tradition of the “Dungaw,” the religious courtesy by the image…
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