The Holy Week in a Minute with Fr. General: Holy Monday (April 3, 2023)
Recoletos de Ledo welcomes IYD Cross
LEDO, PONTIANAK Indonesia-Paroki Santo Agustinos dari Hippo welcomes and receives IYD Cross (Indonesian Youth Day), the IYD Official Theme Song, and The Greatest Dream, which served as the opening salvo during the arrival last March 27, 2023. Inclement weather and electricity interruptions did not hinder the youth (OMK-Orang Muda Katolik) in the acceptance of the…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: Easter Sunday, Cycle A
Jn. 20:1-9 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…
Read MoreRecollection Material – April 2023 TOGETHER IN PRAYER
Mt. 18:18-20. An essential element in the life of every Augustinian Recollect is PRAYER. Imitating St. Augustine and the first Recollects, we acknowledge that “Just as our target is the love of God, so our principal care must be all that will light our way more clearly to it” (FV 1, 1), and the long…
Read MoreInvitation: Diamond, Golden and Silver Jubilee of Religious Profession
Four topics to deepen in four years
The Prior General has announced the mottos on which the Order will work, in ministries and formation, in the next four years. The Prior General, Friar Miguel Angel Hernandez, has made official the themes on which the Order will work in communities, parishes, educational centers and social projects during the next four years. In a…
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Emmanuel Luis A. Romanillos, Brother General of the Order and enthusiast of Recollect history, hometown honoree
During the 88th National Book Week in the Philippines, the San Carlos Public Library (Negros Occidental, Philippines) has honored Romanillos, one of his countrymen. In an interview, he has explained the reasons for his love for the history of the Gathering in his country. The city of San Carlos (Negros Occidental), through his Public Library,…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: Palm Sunday, Cycle A
Mt. 21:1-11. 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…
Read MorePoster Exhibit and Creative Presentation open Jornadas de Filosofia 2023
BAGUIO CITY – Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary’s annual Jornadas de Filosofia marks its first day with the poster exhibit and creative presentation contest last March 20, 2023. Vibrant and colorful artworks were hung in the seminary classroom corridor as each fraternity showcased their philosophical posters. With the theme “Philosophy: Becoming Witnesses of Communion,” each fraternity was tasked to…
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