“Remember, Reflect and Give Thanks:” Recoletos de San Carlos honors Sister Provincial on the 436th Founding Anniversary of the OAR

By Georgene Quilaton-Tambiga | December 11, 2024 | Comments Off on “Remember, Reflect and Give Thanks:” Recoletos de San Carlos honors Sister Provincial on the 436th Founding Anniversary of the OAR

Augustinian Recollect priests, sisters, members of the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity (SARF) and Recollect Augustinian Youth – San Carlos (RAY) gathered at the Sto. Tomas de Villanueva-Recoletos Chapel today, December 5, 2024, for the Memorial of the 436th Founding Anniversary of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. During the celebration, Ms. Beatriz Atienza Gaviola was honored…

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Fr. Leo G. Alaras, OAR Honored at Cantata Macau: 7th Macau International Choir Festival and Competition

By Agustinos Recoletos | December 5, 2024 | Comments Off on Fr. Leo G. Alaras, OAR Honored at Cantata Macau: 7th Macau International Choir Festival and Competition

Macau hosted a grand celebration of choral artistry during the 7th Macau International Choir Festival and Competition (Cantata Macau) from November 29 to December 1, 2024. Among the many highlights of the event was the Award and Recognition given to Fr. Leo G. Alaras, OAR, as the arranger of the festival’s official theme song, Music…

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First Sunday of Advent

By Fray Onz Antonio, OAR | November 30, 2024 | Comments Off on First Sunday of Advent

Gospel Bullet Points (Luke 21:2-28, 34-36) Advent in a Nutshell • Central to the celebration of Advent is the need for a vital space for God in our hearts. Advent as a preparation for Christ’s coming is nothing more and nothing less than a self-emptying patterned upon the self-emptying of Christ himself. (Jesus “emptied himself,…

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