A Homecoming: 4 New OAR Priests Celebrate Canta Misa in STVR
SAN CARLOS CITY, Neg. Occidental-Four newly ordained Augustinian Recollect priests came “home” to Santo Tomas de Villanueva-Recoletos (STVR) to celebrate their Canta Misa or Thanksgiving Mass at the chapel where their formation story officially began. Last January 22, 2023, Rev. Fr. Ricky John A. Austria, OAR; Rev. Fr. James Erold P. Gatinao, OAR; Rev.…
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LECTIO DIVINA: 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Mt. 5:1-12a. 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…
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Is. 8:23 – 9:3; 1Cor. 1:10-13, 17.Matt. 4:12-23. Matthew opens our Gospel passage with a statement of fulfillment of the prophecy of Isaiah. Galilee, the land of Naphtali and Zebulun, was engulfed in darkness when the Assyrians conquered it in 733-32 and put in pagans occupiers to live among them. Now at Jesus’ coming…
Read MoreThomasian G.U.G.M.A. Supports Katiclan, Nabataan School Learning Resource Centers
SAN CARLOS CITY, Neg. Occidental – As part of the solidarity and actions to achieve Sustainable Development Goal No. 4, Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos Community Extension and Development Office (CEDO) supported the School Learning Centers (SLRC) of two adopted schools. Books for nursery, kindergarten, and grades one through six, play rubber mats, toys and…
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Happy birthday Fr. General!
Invitation: 52nd Foundation Anniversary of CSNT-R
Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary hosts the 13th OAR Formands’ Encounter
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 Recoletos de Antipolo and Recoletos de Mira-Nila on the evening of January 9, 2023, by an opening salvo wherein they danced the Tatak Rekoleto. This made the…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time, A
Mt. 4:12-23. 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…
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