SSC-R Cavite sends off WYD delegates

Celebration of the Holy Eucharist and Send-off rite for our World Youth Day delegates headed by Fr. Joseph Dexter Palagtiosa, OAR. READY! RAY de PilipinasRAY Synod – Salamanca, Spain5th RAY / WYD – Salamanca, SpainWYD Lisbon, Portugal

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Fr. Coja celebrates 50th presbyteral anniversary in Cebu and Negros Occidental

CEBU City – Rev. Fr. Hernando Coja, OAR celebrated the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination in three cities in Cebu and Negros Occidental. The said priest was ordained on July 15, 1973 in Marcilla, Navarra, Spain. In all areas, a eucharistic celebration was led by Fr. Coja himself prior to a program and a…

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LECTIO DIVINA: 15th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A

Mt. 13:1-23 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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Xavier Ateneo’s 84ᵗʰ Commencement awardees call on graduates to affect change

Xavier University-Ateneo de Cagayan President Fr Mars P Tan, SJ led the conferment of awards during the Convocation on July 6, 2023 at the XU Gymnasium. The awarding, which came after the Baccalaureate Mass, recognized individuals and institutions that have contributed to the welfare, development, and progress of communities, the Mindanao region, and the Philippines.…

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Vocation Collaborators Meet for the First Time at KABO-OAR Visayas Gathering

SAN CARLOS CITY, Negros Occidental – July 8-9, 2023—For the first time, Lay Vocation Collaborators from the Augustinian Recollect communities in the Visayas gathered to formally be commissioned in vocation promotion.             Officially called Kaagapay sa Bokasyon – OAR (KABO-OAR), the lay collaborators (LVCs) were from St. Ezekiel Moreno Chaplaincy in Caidiocan, Valencia; Our Lady…

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Obituary +Fray Ceferino Roberto Calderon Añez, OAR (February 3, 1948 – July 10, 2023)

Prot. SEM 049/23July 11, 2023 TO ALL THE RELIGIOUS AND MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECT FAMILY “But how should we Christians respond to the question of death? We respond with faith in God, with a gaze of firm hope founded on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.”– Pope Benedict XVI Dear brothers and sisters:…

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Regional Recollect Augustinian Youth Summit (RRAYS 2023)

The fourth member of the Order of Augustinian Recollects or the Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY) held its Regional Recollect Augustinian Youth Summit Summit (RRAYS) on the 16th to 17th of June 2023 with the theme, “Synodality: Communion, Participation, and Mission” held in San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Manila.              The program started with the registration of…

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