ADVENT IN A NUTSHELL
First Sunday of Advent (December 3, 2023) • Central to the celebration of Advent is the need for a vital space for God in our hearts. Advent as a preparation for Christ’s coming is nothing more and nothing less than a self-emptying patterned upon the self-emptying of Christ himself. (Jesus “emptied himself, by taking the…
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Father General Visits the Recoletos Community of Indonesia
The Augustinian Recollect Community of Paroki Santo Agustinus dari Hippo – Ledo in Indonesia were grateful for the visit of the Prior General Fray Miguel Ángel Hernández Domínguez, OAR and the general secretary Fray Luciano Audisio, OAR. They arrived in the community on November 17, 2023. This fraternal visit commenced with the concelebrated Mass presided…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: Christ the King
Mt. 25:31-46. 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…
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SARF de Filipinas joins 11 Countries in the 1st International Encounter in Rio de Janeiro
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – With one soul and one heart, members of the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity de Filipinas joined 11 countries in the very first International Encounter that was held in Rio de Janeiro last 13-16 November 2023 in Sitio Santo Agostinho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The group was composed of 8 fraternity…
Read MoreSARF Bacolod Hosts 14th SARF Provincial Convention 2023
Invitation: CaReS Reunion 2023
OAR Vocation Ministry Formed and Commissioned Its Pioneering Mindanao Cluster Vocation Lay Collaborators
HINATUAN, Surigao del Sur – Last November 11, 2023, the OAR Vocation Ministry Team conducted a whole day formation program participated by selected lay faithful from the two OAR Communities in Mindanao. Fray Paul Demillones shared about the mission of vocation ministry, Fray Kenneth Onda talked about the OAR charismatic gifts while Fray Dexter Palagiosa…
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