Recollects in Sistina Celebrate Year of Holiness
ROME – “Be holy for I am holy” (Lev 11:44) echoes to the ears down to the hearts of everyone who participated in the opening rite and vigil of the Recollects’ Year of Holiness last Saturday evening, March 4, 2017. Indeed, everyone is called to holiness, or “called to be saints,” thus the theme of…
Read MoreUSJ-R, RCI hold 1st Recoletos Film Festival
CEBU CITY–As Josenian filmmakers gain recognitions in film festivals outside the campus, the University of San Jose-Recoletos administrators thought it was about time to give them an opportunity to showcase their works in their home turf. That is why USJ-R, through the Department of Journalism and Communication (DJC), held the first ever Recoletos Film Festival…
Read MoreSCORES 31st season @UNO-R
UNO-R HOSTS 31ST SCORES THE 31st Student Congress of Recollect Schools (SCORES) is now held at the University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos, Bacolod City with the theme, “Recollect Youth: Communicators of truth and Mercy.” SCORES will run from January 23 – 27, 2017.
Read MoreOAR Pre-Novitiate Turns 20, Gathers “Alumni”
ANTIPOLO CITY—More than 36 religious “alumni” of the Pre-novitiate program of the OAR Province of Saint Ezekiel Moreno graced its 20th anniversary with a two-day period of prayer, reflection, and fellowship. The celebration was opened in the morning of March 9, 2017 by Fr Emilio Edgardo Quilatan, OAR, the official church historian of the Province,…
Read MoreRemembering St. Ezekiel’s daring trip: 4 days to another waterworld
TAYTAY, PALAWAN–Four days of buoying up in the sea, with three stop-overs, and equipped only with some provisions, the needed technology to guide the voyage (CPs, GPS, map, compass), and prayers, Fray Joel “Notnot” Naranja OAR, together with 8 lay companions, aboard the boat named after St. Ezekiel Moreno, dared to cross the sea waters…
Read MoreSEMDCC HOLDS 19TH CLOSING AND RECOGNITION EXCERCISES.
The St. Ezekiel Moreno Day Care Center (SEMDCC ) will hold its 19th Closing and Recognition Exercises, March 21, 2017 at the Recoletos Social Outreach Center (RESOURCE), Brgy. Handumanan, Bacolod City. The rites will be held at the Our Lady of Handumanan Mult-Purpose Hall.
Read MoreUNO-R HOLDS 18TH SOLIDARITY DAY
The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos Religious Education Department under Rev. Fr. Ronel Gealon, OAR will hold its 18th Solidarity day on March 10, 2017. The theme is “ Blessed are the Merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.” (Mt. 5:7)
Read More15th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Cycle A)
Mass Readings Reading 1 — Isaiah 55:10-11 Psalm — Psalm 65:10-15 Reading 2 — Romans 8:-18-23 Gospel — Matthew 13:1-23 Today’s scripture readings can give us a real sense of hope, because in a very powerful way, they proclaim that the power of the word of God will be fulfilled. In the first reading, the…
Read More“The Last of the Mohicans” reveals Recoletos’ connection with San Miguel Corporation
MANILA—Being connected with San Miguel Corporation spawned a perception that Recoletos is one of the richest, if not the richest, among religious institutes in the Philippines. True or False?
Read MoreRenewal Visit to Recoletos de Saipan
PROVINCIALATE—Fray Dionisio Selma OAR, prior provincial, has just completed his “visita de renovación” to the newly-created community of Saipan last February 23 to 26, 2017. He was accompanied by Fray Jose Ernil Almayo OAR, provincial secretary, who assisted him in the checking of the official books of the community.
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