4th Sunday of Advent (5th & 6th day of Simbanggabi)
Gospel Reading Lk 1:39-45 39In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit42and exclaimed with a…
Read MoreAguinaldo Mass (1)
God has something ready for each one of us during these Aguinaldo Masses: • maybe a new insight that will make us grow in wisdom; •maybe an experience of forgiveness or spiritual liberation that will bring us deeper interior peace; •maybe a word of grace that will heal us of an old and festering…
Read More4th day of Simbanggabi (December 19)
Gospel Reading Lk 1:5-25 Zechariah and Elizabeth 5In the days of King Herod of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah, who belonged to the priestly order of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth. 6Both of them were righteous before God, living blamelessly according to all the commandments…
Read More3rd day of Simbanggabi (December 18)
Gospel Reading Mat 1:18-24 18Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public…
Read More2nd day of Simbanggabi (December 17)
Gospel Reading Mt 1:1-17 1The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2Abraham became the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers. 3Judah became the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar. Perez became the father…
Read More1st day of Simbanggabi (December 16)
Gospel Reading John 5:33-36 33You sent messengers to John, and he testified to the truth. 34Not that I accept such human testimony, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35He was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36But I have…
Read MoreNewly ordained priests give thanks to “Alma Mater”
Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City – On December 10, 2015, two days after their sacerdotal ordination, the newly ordained priests celebrated Holy Mass in the community chapel of Recoletos Formation Center at 6:15 AM. The formators, headed by Rev. Fray Lauro V. Larlar, OAR, prior, concelebrated with them. The seminarians were present and sang for the…
Read MoreADVENT THOUGHTS
Never be afraid to approach Jesus this Christmas. Precisely, He came as a Child and not as a mighty king, with mighty throng of armies, so that we can be so attracted to approach Him as it is almost effortless and spontaneously alluring to approach a child. ONZ, OAR
Read MoreA Date to Remember in the Annals of OAR History
An unforgettable event ever! What a rare blessing from Almighty God for the Order of Augustinian Recollects! What a great number of workers for the Lord’s harvest! Never in the annals of history of the Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines since 1606 were so many Filipino priests ordained to the Sacred Order of Presbyterate—10 priests.…
Read MoreA Date to Remember in the Annals of OAR History
An unforgettable event ever! What a rare blessing from Almighty God for the Order of Augustinian Recollects! What a great number of workers for the Lord’s harvest! Never in the annals of history of the Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines since 1606 were so many Filipino priests ordained to the Sacred Order of Presbyterate—10 priests.…
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