𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬

All roads led to Cebu as the 15th Recollect Augustinian Youth National Summit (RAYNS) officially opened at the University of San Jose–Recoletos Basak Campus, gathering 27 Recollect Augustinian Youth communities from Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The first day marked the convergence of young Recollect Augustinians united by this year’s theme, “Proclaim Christ Wherever You Can,”…

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Returning to the Heart: Reflections of a First-Year Formand Aspirant

As the second day of the 15th Formands Encounter unfolded with the theme “Redi Ad Cor Et, Inde Ad Deum (Return to the heart, and from there to God),” I found myself deeply moved as a first-year formand aspirant. The encounter was not just a scheduled activity in the seminary calendar, but a personal invitation…

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FORMANDS’ ENCOUNTER Day 1 and 2: Starting a Renewed Hope Together

BAGUIO CITY — Since 1997, the Order of Augustinian Recollects in the Philippines, particularly where the seat of the Province of Saint Ezekiel Moreno is located, has given importance to the presence of its formands—not primarily because of their number, but because of the vital role they play as the future ministers of the Province.…

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RST Renewal UST Affiliation

QUEZON CITY — The Recoletos School of Theology (RST) held a Thanksgiving Mass on October 2 to mark the renewal of its five-year affiliation with the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas (UST) and its canonical recognition as an Ecclesiastical Institution of Higher Studies by the Dicastery for Culture and Education of the Holy…

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RST Day 2025: Dean Taton Challenges Church to Champion Justice in Digital Age

QUEZON CITY – The Recoletos School of Theology confronted the urgent intersection of truth, justice, and digital responsibility as Atty. Rodel A. Taton, DCL, challenged the students to exercise prophetic witness during RST Day 2025 last November 25. “The Church’s role in the discourse is prophetic. It must defend truth and justice not only in…

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Second Sunday of Advent

First Reading: Isaiah 11:1-10Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17Second Reading: Romans 15:4-9Gospel: Matthew 3:1-12 Reflection: “Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace forever.” The words from the Psalm of this Sunday present to us the hidden reality that emanates from God’s salvific action in our world. The Psalms talks of two…

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