CST-R Stronghold Team Building Event Caps Preps for A.Y. 2023-2024

Teambukto wins! After nearly two weeks of in-service training and seminar sessions, Thomasian faculty and staff cap off the preparations for the next school year with a fun and challenging team building activity that also served as warm welcome for newly-hired teachers and employees. Teambukto wiped out the two other teams by clocking in 15:09…

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Recoletos de Talisay represent!

SAN CARLOS CITY. Delegates from the Visayas region coming from Recoletos communities gathered at Santo Tomas de Villanueva – Recoletos Formation House for a two-day gathering. The 1st Regional Gathering and Commissioning of Lay Vocation Promoters also known as KABO-OAR (Kaagapay sa Bokasyon – Order of the Augustinian Recollects) in the Visayas Region was held…

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Prior General’s 15 requests to the youth

The Prior General addressed the young synod members at the beginning of the first JAR Synod, which began on July 21 in Spain. The JAR Synod has already begun. From this Friday, July 21, more than 30 young men and women religious from 11 different countries are meeting in Salamanca (Spain) with the aim of…

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Sacrament of Confirmation Celebrated in Paroki Ledo

LEDO, BENGKAYANG, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia — The Chapel of Sta. Maria Goretti in Tebuah Marong witnessed a significant celebration of faith as 140 lay faithful received the Sacrament of Confirmation held on July 23, 2023. The event was presided over by Archbishop Agustinus Agus of the Archdiocese of Pontianak, who delivered a message to the…

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Recollect Spirituality for Indonesian Youth

LEDO, BENGKAYANG, Indonesia– Augustinian Recollect Spirituality was introduced to the Youth from various chapel areas of Paroki Sto. Agustinus dari Hippo last July 10-11, 2023 on the occasion of Ekaristi Kaum Muda (EKM). Fray Jovy Gallego, OAR reminded the participants about the importance of the Holy Eucharist in the life of young people during the…

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Clergy from Taytay celebrates Thanksgiving mass at Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary

BAGUIO CITY– Nine priests and three deacons from the Apostolic Vicariate of Taytay (Palawan)  celebrated their thanksgiving mass last July 20, 2023, at the Capilla de Nuestra Señora del Pilar in  Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS), Baguio City.  The 11:30 AM Thanksgiving mass was presided by Fr. Gerald Palay and among the concelebrants were Fr. Jayson Resurreccion, Fr. Victor…

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LECTIO DIVINA: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Mt. 13:44-52. A. Invoking the Holy Spirit. We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine.           Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit, grant that we receive the motions of…

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This is how the JAR Synod will work

The young people will work on all the themes for the revitalization of the JARs jointly in the synodal assembly and in groups. For the first time, the AR will hold a Synod to revitalize the Augustinian Recollect youth movement. For five days they will analyze the reality of the JARs in the world and…

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ReCOR-Return to the Heart

Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary, Baguio City – In a groundbreaking initiative to address the multifaceted aspects of formation, the community of Recoletos Formation Center launches its first month-long ReCOR program on June 19, 2023. Fr. James Castelo, OAR, the direct in-charge of the ReCOR Program, Fr. Paul Demillones, OAR, a fellow facilitator of the program, and…

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