3rd Day of Simbang Gabi (Dec. 18, 2017)
As we welcome the culmination of this season, the gospel reminds us of the story of Mary and Joseph as they were called to become key instruments of our salvation. Salvation became a reality as Mary and Joseph took courage and said yes to God’s invitation.
Read MoreThe greatest reason to be joyful
Joining a pilgrimage is an enriching experience but one of its hitches is that a cover from a pilgrim site to another would be draining. The good thing is that every after two hours, the bus would halt at a gas station or a restaurant for its obligatory rest. After few hours of traveling, upon…
Read MoreFirst Day of Simbang Gabi (Dec. 16, 2017)
Simula na naman ng Misa de Gallo—siyam na araw na paghahanda para sa paggunita ng Pagsilang ng Manunubos ng sangkatauhan mula sa kaalipinan ng pagkakasala. Lahat ay tila ba kumikinang at may kasiyahang dala, mula sa mga dekorasyon na matatanawan sa paligid—ang mga Christmas tree kung saan nagsabit ang mga iba’t ibang kulay na palawit,…
Read MoreMiss Earth 2017 Candidates visit SSC-RdC
CAVITE CITY – Miss Earth 2017 Candidates visited the Cañacao and Main Campuses of San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Cavite (SSCRdC) last October 12, 2017. Miss Elian Qupty (Israel), Miss Abby Sturgin (New Zealand), Miss Paweensuda Drouin (Thailand), and Miss Nabirye Josephine Mutesi (Uganda) came together with Miss Earth Philippines Water 2017, Jessica Marasigan.
Read MoreUNO-R celebrates 429th OAR Day
The UNO-R community celebrated the 429th day of the Order and the opening of Christmas @ UNO-R December 05, 2017. The day opened with a Vocation Conference at the Oratory of St. Nicholas of Tolentino.
Read MoreOAR celebrates 429th Anniversary
Happy 429th Foundation Anniversary!!! 5 December 1588. Dies natalis Recollectionis, Foundation Day of the Recollection. Did you know that the idea to celebrate the Anniversary of the Order of Augustinian Recollects on the fifth of December was recommended in 1955 by the Servant of God Jenaro Fernández, OAR?
Read More12 housing units for Casiciaco staffers blessed
On the occasion of the founding anniversary of the Order, 12 housing units for loyal staffers of Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary were blessed last Dec. 5, 2017. Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, prior provincial, led the rite of blessing of the 2-storey, 12-unit row house project on Dahlia St., Brgy. San Luis, Baguio City, which…
Read MoreAn iconic historian marks his diamond jubilee in religious life (1957-2017)
Fr. Ángel Martínez Cuesta, OAR, is a historian renowned not only in the bosom of the Augustinian Recollect Family but also in church historians’ circles in the Philippines and in the Spanish-speaking world. He was born in Brullés in the Spanish province of Burgos on 26 September 1938 to a big family. A few days after his birth, his elder…
Read MoreUNO-R hosts REAP lecture-workshop
The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos hosted the three-day Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines (REAP) lecture – workshop on Augustinian Values and Pedagogical Principles, UNO-R Gymnasium, November 16-18, 2017. The Activity was participated by OAR schools in the Negros Island, namely, UNO-Recoletos; Colegio de San Nicholas de Tolentino, Talisay; San Pedro Academy –…
Read MoreAfter 72 years, Church revives Virgen de la Salud
MANILA – After 72 years in hibernation, the Catholic Church in the Philippines has revived the devotion to the Nuestra Señora de la Salud (Our Lady of Health) Novena with a Holy Mass held at the San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish in Project 6, Quezon City on Nov. 17.
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