Father General sends off OAR missionaries to Cuba

PANAMA CITY—Last February 4, within the 11:30 AM solemn mass which he had presided over, the Prior General, Fr. Miguel Miro OAR, officiated the send-off rite for the four Recoletos missionaries bound for Cuba. The concelebrated mass was held at the Parroquia de San Lucas in Costa del Este of this city.

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Veritas @ 47

MANILA—On its 47th year of service, Radio Veritas 846 held a thanksgiving program honoring all the “Kapanalig” supporters (business, corporate, and institutional partners) on February 18, 2016 at 5 PM at the Arzobispado de Manila in Intramuros. 

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TESDA joins UNO-R JHS in RESOURCE, signs MOA

The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) represented by the provincial Director Joel Villagracia signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with UNO-R Junior High School, February 25, 2017 at the Recoletos Social Outreach Center (RESOURCE) in Handumanan.   The agreement is about the UNO-R as a partner of TESDA in the implementation of the latter’s…

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God’s Love in the Family

The feast that we celebrate today, which belongs fully to the Christmas cycle, is an invitation to look towards Nazareth and contemplate the life of the family of Mary, Joseph and Jesus. In this family the fragile Jesus who was born in the manger, submitted to the advice and teachings of his mother and showed…

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She kept silent and treasured all these things in her heart

There was this one time, a few weeks right after I arrived in the missions in Panamá, where I was the only one left in our parish. My two other companions were not around because they had to do attend to other commitments. A middle-aged woman probably in her late fifties suddenly came knocking on…

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My Christmas “yes”

 I just can’t imagine how festive the atmosphere right now knowing that we are already on the 4th and the last Sunday of Advent which coincides with the last day of “Simbang Gabi” and that finally the long wait is over!

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The Nativity of Christ (Christmas Day)

Readings: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1,2-3,3-4,5-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-14 “COME.” This has been our cry while hopefully waiting for our Savior Jesus Christ. This prayerful supplication is a confession of a wounded race that is incapable of coming closer to God without God himself extending his hands. At the same time, it is our confession…

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John means “God’s gift”

The first time I realized that the name JOHN is an abbreviated expression that means “Gift of God,” I was really filled with amazement. For Zachariah and Elizabeth who was barren all their lives, the baby named John was indeed a great gift, a blessing from God.

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7th Sunday of Simbang Gabi (Dec. 22, 2017)

Noong nasa elementarya pa ako lagi kung naririnig sa mga matatanda na ang mapagkumbaba ay pinagpapala. Tulad ni Maria ang kanyang kababaang loob ang nagtulak sa kanya na  tanggapin ang misyon na iniatas ng Diyos sa kanya na maging Ina ng Diyos at siya ay biniyayaan.

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