Obituary: +Fray Joel Saladar Naranja, OAR
TO ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECT FAMILY Dear brothers and sisters: It is my sad duty to formally break this news to you: our brother, FRAY JOEL SALADAR NARANJA, OAR, passed away at 8:30 p.m. of August 8, 2021, a Sunday (or at 8:30 a.m. of August 9, Philippine time) at the ICU…
Read MoreAssumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Immaculate Conception of Mary was decreed by Pius IX on Dec. 8, 1854. The feast, however, had been celebrated since the 8th century. Christ chose his Mother and applied to her beforehand the merits of his redemption to keep her free from sin, so that when she would conceive him in her womb, no…
Read MoreInvitation: Solemn Profession
LECTIO DIVINA: XX Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
20th Sun. in Ord. Time B.Jn. 6: 51-58. 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…
Read MoreInvitation: Schedule of Novena Masses and Solemnity of St. Ezekiel Moreno (OAR Nuns)
Sunday Reflection: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle B
1st Reading 1 Kings 19:4-82nd Reading Ephesians 4:30-5:2Gospel John 6:41-51 When things in life becomes difficult, our tendency is to put these things in our control or to put them to stop. We often look for an instant relief to our predicaments. We frequently search for a short cut. In our 1st Reading, the…
Read MoreMes de Preparación 2021: The Culmination
Quezon City—The Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno witnessed the culmination of the month-long Course of Preparation, also known as Mes de Preparación, of the Province’s three friar-candidates for Solemn Profession. This year’s three Course participants—Fray Julius James T. Tinapao, OAR, Fray Ricky John A. Austria, OAR, and Fray James Erold P. Gatinao, OAR— underwent a…
Read MoreInvitation: Presbyteral Ordination August 2021 (Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno)
Invitation: SEMoNoRe Novena and Fiesta Mass Schedule
Recollection Material for August 2021: MUSIC, A SERVICE OF LOVE
Ps. 92:2-9. Music has always been the expression of emotions and intellectual contents. It is a subtle and elevated form of communication, and a part of life for every human being. Music has accompanied humanity throughout the length of its history, has given identity and has created profound human bonds. At the same time…
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