Prior Provincial propels Bastecon to take new paths
MANILA – This time around, Fray Dionisio Selma, OAR, as the Prior Provincial, took to a higher level his role as “the principal driving force for renewal of the province” as set down in the Constitutions. Father Selma who is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BOT) of the San Sebastian Basilica Conservation…
Read MoreNew OAR community in Balamban, Cebu
BALAMBAN, Cebu—In accordance with the directives of the Life and Mission Project of the Province (LAMP 40), a new Recollect community in Balamban, Cebu was established. The Prior Provincial, Fray Dionisio Selma, OAR, presided the celebration of the Holy Mass and the rite of installation of Fray Emilio Jaruda, OAR as the new prior of…
Read MoreEzekiel’s feast celebrated in 4 Baguio hospitals
Baguio City — Seminarians of Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary visited and comforted the sick confined in the four biggest hospitals in this city as part of their apostolate on the feast of St. Ezekiel Moreno last August 19. The seminarians did their hospital visit at the Baguio General Hospital, Pines Hospital, Notre Dame de Chartres Hospital,…
Read MoreTo be wise is to see God’s hand
20th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jn. 6:51-58 | August 19, 2018 The readings this Sunday invite us to reflect on God’s invitation to communion. This communion is made in a family setting where everyone is to share at one table. This opens for us that God planned since the beginning to build a familial…
Read MoreThe Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines: From Birth to Bohol
The Philippines, “discovered” by Ferdinand Magellan for Spain in 1521, was officially incorporated to the Spanish Empire under King Philip II in 1565. The King ordered an expedition, under the command of Miguel Lopez de Legazpi, to the Philippines to conquer it. The expedition left Mexico in 1564 and reached Cebu on February 13, 1565. With…
Read MoreRST opens new AY with 75 students
QUEZON CITY–The Recoletos School of Theology opened the Academic Year 2018–2019 with a high record of enrollees. According to the Office of the Registrar, RST admitted a total of 75 enrollees from different congregations, including the 21 coristas of Recoletos Formation Center. A new record high was set for the First Year Theology students with…
Read MoreRecoletos Formation Center opens to Pious Union of Clerics and Public Associations of the Faithful
Mira-Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY–Recoletos Formation Center (RFC) opens its Clausura and caters formation to eight (8) seminarians from four Pious Unions of Clerics: three (3) brothers from Disciples of Hope, one (1) from Oblates of the Alliance of the Two Hearts, one (1) from Emmanuel Servants of the Holy Trinity and three (3) from the Missionaries of…
Read MoreFood for the Journey
19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Jn. 6: 41-51 | August 12, 2018 Reflection: When hunger and fatigue comes to us, whether physically or spiritually, our immediate reaction is to give up. This is what the Prophet Elijah expressed in our 1st Reading. But God does not give up on us. He gives what is…
Read MoreAcademic Year opens with Holy Spirit Mass
Baguio City—The aspirant who wants to be a disciple of Jesus should ask the blessings of the Holy Spirit before he begins the “gargantuan task” that awaits him. This was the content of the homily given by Fr. Bernard C. Amparado, OAR during the traditional Mass of the Holy Spirit he officiated at Casiciaco Recoletos…
Read MoreSan Pedro Academy opens S.Y. 2018-2019
VALENCIA, Negros Oriental—San Pedro Academy formally opened the academic year 2018-2019 with fervor and enthusiasm. To set the mood for another academic year, SPA conducted a General Orientation for Grade VII, transferees, and Parents last June 23, 2018. The community of San Pedro Academy welcomed the new members of the religious administrators. Fray James Dexter…
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