Fray Jesús MarÃa López Mauleón, OAR, named as bishop in Brazil
This article was translated from the original Spanish text posted in the official website of the Order (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) BRAZIL–Another Augustinian Recollect was named by Pope Francis as Bishop of the Prelature of Alto Xingu-Tucumã, in the Amazon. A missionary in Brazil from 1999 to the present, Fray Jesús María López Mauleón, OAR, will shepherd the People…
Read More32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
2 Mc. 7:1-2, 9-14; 2 Thes. 2:16-3:5; Lk. 20:27-38 As we near the end of the Liturgical year, the readings from Scripture con- centrate on the resurrection of the body. On Nov. 1 & 2 we meditated on the Communion of Saints, today we meditate on the resurrection of the body. The 2nd Bk. of…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: XXXII Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle C
Translated by Fray Emilio Larlar, Jr., OAR Lk 20:27-38 A. Invocation to the Holy Spirit Let us invoke the Holy Spirit with the words of St. Augustine. Come Holy Spirit, by whom every pious soul who believes in Christ in order to make himself a citizen of the City of God is made holy! (En.…
Read MoreIn Pictures: 34th SCORES kicks off
Cañacao, CAVITE CITY–Delegates, organizers, and guests at the 34th Students’ Congress of Recollect Schools (SCORES) stood at attention as the colors of the represented institutions were held aloft and brought into the Recoletos 4th Centennial Gymnasium to kick off day one of the annual gathering of Recollect youth. The celebration of the Holy Eucharist was…
Read MorePope Francis names new Augustinian Recollect bishop
This article was translated from the original Spanish text posted in the official website of the Order (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) ARGENTINA–An Argentine Augustinian Recollect, Fray Darío Rubén Quintana, OAR, is appointed by Pope Francis as Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Mar del Plata (Argentina). From 2012 to 2018 he was Vicar Provincial in Argentina. He has also…
Read MoreSanta Remedios celebrates 2019 Fiesta and welcomes Fr. Jayferson
by Julie Anne Loong, Sta. Remedios Parish Youth Minister SAIPAN–While the people of Saipan were informed that the island was on Condition 2 in preparation for the arrival of Typhoon Bualoi, the Parish of Nuestra Señora Bithen de los Remedios celebrated their patronal fiesta. The fiesta was celebrated on October 20, 2019. The church was…
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In Pictures: OLCP Fiesta 2019
Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City – “Consolation is a movement, a movement closer and closer to God,” said Most. Rev. Roberto Gaa, DD, the new Bishop of Novaliches during the Parish Fiesta of Our Lady of Consolation Parish last September 1. 2019. “So if you have a beautiful church and it does not have any effect…
Read MoreAll Souls’ Day
November 1 and 2 are important days for our Catholic faith. We profess: “I believe in the Catholic Church, the communion of Saints.” November 1 we commemorate all the saints who we believe entered heaven. Rev. 7:3-8 tells us that a seal was put on the foreheads of 12,000 from every tribe of Israel, totalling…
Read MoreIn Pictures: 8th IPRAYS
Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—The Recollect Augustinian Youth – Recoletos Formation Center (RAY-RFC) hosted this year’s gathering of Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY) from different Augustinian Recollect parishes around Manila, also known as Inter-Parochial Recollect Augustinian Youth Summit (IPRAYS) This year’s summit was held at Our Lady of Consolation Parish – MiraNila last October 28 –…
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