Father General visits Recoletos de Valencia, challenges people to think of what to give rather than what to get
Valencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL – The Prior General of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Fray Miguel Mirό, OAR, visited the Recoletos community of Valencia on February 22, meeting both the religious and the lay people connected with the parish and school apostolates, and leaving behind a powerful message of what it truly means to get involved.…
Read MoreRecoletos de Talisay welcomes Father General
Talisay City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – Completing his visita de renovación to the six OAR communities in Negros Island, Fray Miguel Miró made his last stop at Recoletos de Talisay in the afternoon of February 27, where he met the five brothers working in both the pastoral and the school apostolate. Two days earlier, on February…
Read More“Hora de construir” (“Time to build”)
For those who can understand Spanish, this material is very useful for your daily reflection during this Season of Lent which starts today, Ash Wednesday. In its Presentation, it says: “We are offering you a simple spiritual provision so you can nourish your spirit while trekking across the desert towards Easter where you will renew…
Read MoreFather General meets Recoletos de San Carlos, concretizes ways to create communion
San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL – Fray Miguel Miró, Prior General, visited on February 23 to 25 the last Recollect community lying in the eastern side of Negros Island: the Sto. Tomas de Villanueva-Recoletos Formation House (STV-RFH). As in other communities, he challenged the brothers to become “creators of communion” and to find concrete ways…
Read MoreRecoletos friars in Taiwan participate in National Eucharistic Congress 全國聖體大會
Yunlin County, TAIWAN – Another National Eucharistic Congress was held in Taiwan on March 1, 2019. Since its inception in 2011, this year’s Eucharistic Congress is so far the 4th to be held in this state. The theme “All my springs are in thee” (Psalm 87:7) 我的一切泉源都在祢內 is derived from the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress…
Read MoreCARAS members undergo formation program
Mira-Nila, QUEZON CITY – The Confraternity of Augustinian Recollect Altar Servers (CARAS) of the Our Lady of Consolation Parish attended a spiritual recollection spearheaded by Fray Jhoben M. Rodriguez, OAR, last February 24-25, 2019 at Recoletos Formation Center. Members of CARAS de Mira-Nila receiving spiritual and formative input from Fray Jhoben Rodriguez, OAR The activity…
Read MoreContinue your mission while living your consecration with joy, Father General encourages Recoletos de Tambo
Tambo, Ayungon, NEGROS ORIENTAL – Keep up, brothers, and continue! Those were among the inspiring words of Fray Miguel Miró, OAR, Prior General, to the friars of Recoletos de Tambo during his visit to the community on February 23, 2019. Although this visit in Tambo was already marked in the Book of Cosas Notables (Noteworthy…
Read MoreBetter than Yesterday: A Lesson from Bishop Dinualdo
MANILA—The AR Sisters have been the recipients of the good shepherding of His Excellency Most Rev. Dinualdo Gutierrez, D.D. the Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Marbel. He was the monthly Recollection Facilitator of the AR Sisters of Notre Dame of Banga and Notre Dame of Lamba South Cotabato since 1981 until December 2018. During…
Read MoreFather General’s visit to Recoletos de Caidiocan: Apostolate is more of sharing life than crafting programs
Caidiocan, Valencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL – The proximity of Recoletos de Caidiocan to the community of brothers in the town proper (i.e., Recoletos de Valencia) behooved them to coincide their February 22 schedule for a joint conference with the visiting Prior General, Fray Miguel Miró, OAR. (This is the second time that two Recollect communities have…
Read MoreYour person is more important than your work, Father General tells Recoletos de Cebu friars
CEBU CITY – Due to the nature of their multiple apostolate, the brothers assigned in the community of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) have devised a strategic way to accomplish the tasks assigned to each of them. This prompted the visiting Prior General, Fray Miguel Miró, to not only commend them for a job…
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