6th Day of Simbang Gabi (December 21, 2023)
“Mga kapatid, iba na ang may alam at may pakialam sa panahon ngayon” sabi sa extro ng YouTube channel ng News5. Masaya tayo kapag tayo ay may alam dahil nagbibigay ito sa atin ng pagkakatong gumawa ng maraming bagay. Subalit, madalas ayaw nating may nangigialam sa atin. Gusto natin na tayo ang nangingialam sa iba…
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Reflection: “The Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel.” We have reached halfway through our Misa de Gallo. For the past days we have heard of the stories that serves to bring us to this day’s Gospel, the Annunciation of the Lord.…
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My dear brothers and sisters, on this fourth day of our Simbang Gabi, the Gospel brings us a story that is both familiar and profoundly moving — the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth. Imagine with me for a moment the scene in the temple. Zechariah, a priest of the Lord, chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary.…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: Fourth Sunday of Advent, Cycle B
Lk. 1:26-38. 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 we receive the motions of…
Read More3rd Day of Simbang Gabi (December 18, 2023)
Who is Joseph, being the father of Jesus and a husband of Mary – the guardian of the Holy Family? Our gospel on this third day of the “Simbang Gabi” (Mt. 1:18 -25) clarifies all things and somehow answers all our questions. Joseph, first and foremost, is conscientious to God’s law and…
Read More2nd Day of Simbang Gabi (December 17, 2023)
Ang ikatlong linggo ng Adbiyento ay pumapatungkol sa kagalakan at ang imahe na ipinakikita sa Ebanghelyo ay isang ilaw na nagpapatotoo. “Naparito upang magpatotoo tungkol sa ilaw at manalig sa ilaw ang lahat dahil sa patotoo niya (Juan 1:7). Kailan ba nagiging masaya ang mga taga-Palawan? Sa amin po sa Palawan ay laging mayroong power…
Read More1st Day of Simbang Gabi (December 16, 2023)
I once attended a holy retreat facilitated by a bishop. He was rather very humble and unassuming one. In fact, his appearance was very simple. And I could not forget one of the anecdotes he shared. One time, he said, when he was just new to the diocese, a sister paid him a visit in…
Read MoreGlobal Doodle for Peace with USJ-R Elementary Department
#HopingforPeaceinBethlehem CEBU CITY – On December 6, 2023, the University of San Jose-Recoletos, through the Center for Recollect Community Engagement and Social Involvement (CRCESI), in partnership with ARCORES conducted the Global Doodle for Peace. There were 100 children from the Elementary Department of the University who participated in the activity; 32 of them were Grade…
Read MoreObituary +Fray Regino Zamora Bangcaya, OAR (September 7, 1948 – December 10, 2023)
Prot. SEM 101/23December 14, 2023 TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECT FAMILY “It is only through faith in resurrection that we can face the abyss of death without being overwhelmed by fear.” (Pope Francis) Dear brothers and sisters, It is with a heavy heart that I hereby formally announce to you the untimely…
Read MorePapal Nuncio Graces the 153rd Anniversary of Sts. Peter and Paul Parish, OAR Missionaries Called its ‘Founding Fathers’
CALATRAVA, Negros Occidental —Papal Nuncio to the Philippines, Archbishop Charles John Brown, D.D., graced the 153rd Founding Anniversary of the Parish of Sts. Peter and Paul in Calatrava town, Negros Occidental and the missionaries of the Augustinian Recollects were recognized for being its founding fathers. The Recollects as Founding Fathers During the introductory speech…
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