LECTIO DIVINA: 7th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Mt. 5:38-48. 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 God, put in us your…
Read MoreWith the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria
The Prior General has addressed a message to the Augustinian Recollect family asking for collaboration, through ARCORES, and prayer for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. In the face of the terrible earthquake that has struck Turkey and Syria, the Prior General has sent a letter to the entire Augustinian Recollect family asking for…
Read MoreThe Augustinian Recollect charism, in the heart of the laity
Editorial Augustinus has published the new manual of the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity which includes the Rule of Life, the Statutes, the Orational and the Ritual of the Secular Augustinian Recollects. The Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternities have a new manual for their life of faith. The Augustinus Publishing House, in collaboration with the General Secretariat…
Read MorePeace as Mark of our Unity
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God…” (Matthew 5:9) Jesus brought peace among us by his birth. His life was a counterculture of the wars and power struggles in his lifetime, affecting mostly the tranquility of people’s lives. What is peace? We speak of peace because there are many conflicts,…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Mt. 5:17-37. 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 God, put in us your…
Read MoreHappy Birthday Fr. Provincial!
Recollection Material – February 2023 “TOGETHER IN FIDELITY”
Hosea 2:21-22 In the Old Testament, God presents himself as the faithful God, face to face with the human being who is inconstant and unfaithful. He is a God who has given his word and who does not change despite the circumstances. In fact in the many synagogues of the world, the phrase from Is.…
Read MoreInvitation: Thanksgiving Mass
LECTIO DIVINA: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Mt. 5: 13-16. 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 God, put in us…
Read MoreThe joy of living the Augustinian Recollect dream
All the young Augustinian Recollects who are in the formation stage in the Philippines participated in the 13th OAR Formands’ Encounter, regardless of stage and age. Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS) hosted the three-day long OAR Formands’ Encounter that was held last January 10-12, 2023. The host community welcomed the rest of the formands coming from…
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