SARF-Vicariate of the USA Newsletter (April 2021)
Easter greetings to all our brothers in the Province of St. Nicholas, our Secular Augustinian Recollects, Guild members, and the Hispanic Committee, as well as our parishioners at Sacred Heart Church! Following the new directives of the Archdiocese of New York (March 5, 2021), Sacred Heart Parish was able to expand the allowed seating capacity…
Read MoreIn Pictures: Flores de Mayo and “Pantry Ni San Jose”
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–The “Pantry ni San Jose” provides food for children attending catechism activities during Flores de Mayo. Our sincerest gratitude to our sponsor, Mr. Jee Woong Kim, president of Global Workers of Daegu (GWD), South Korea. Facilitating the activities are the Campus Ministry Office (CMO) staff with Fray Ricky John Austria, OAR, the…
Read MoreUNO-R HOLDS PANTRY NI SAN JOSE
In cooperation with the University Community Development Office (UCDO), this 3- in- 1 celebration for a cause dubbed as “Pantry ni San Jose” was initiated by Fray Ronel P. Gealon, OAR in line with his 28th Sacerdotal Anniversary last April 11; his 33rd year anniversary in Religious Life last April 30, and the celebration of…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: VI Sunday of Easter, Cycle B
Translated by Fray Dunstan Huberto Decena, OAR JN. 15:9-17 A. INVOCATION OF 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,…
Read MoreRAY de Filipinas donates to typhoon-hit parish community
“God gives where He finds empty hands.”-St. Augustine of Hippo Last November 2020, a typhoon has hit the country and has greatly affected many of our brothers and sisters especially in the main areas of Luzon. Thus, on the November 24, 2020 the Recollect Augustinian Youth de Filipinas has come up with the initiative to…
Read MoreUNO-R celebrates Silver Anniversary of Simple Profession of Fray Besana and Fray Alipin
Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Fray Don H. Besana, OAR, UNO-R President, and Fray Jose Alden B. Alipin, OAR, UNO-R Vice President for Academics, celebrated the Silver Anniversary of their Simple Profession of Vows to the Religious Life as members of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. A Thanksgiving Mass was held at the Oratory of St. Nicholas…
Read MoreAugustinian Recollects celebrate 400 years of missionary presence in Cebu
The Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) launched a year-long celebration yesterday to mark their 400 years of continuing missionary presence in Cebu. It was kicked off with the unveiling of their 400-year commemorative marker at the lobby of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish – Recoletos. “This Marker symbolizes the expression of profound gratitude and…
Read MoreSunday Reflections: 5th Sunday of Easter, Cycle B
Acts 9:26-31; 1 Jn. 3:18-24Jn. 15:1-8. In today’s short Gospel passage, the phrase “remain in me and I in him” is mentioned three times. This is the key word to the teaching on “INDWELLING”. St. John begins by presenting Jesus as someone exterior of us, who cares for us and loves us; he…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: 5th Sunday of Easter, Cycle B
Translated by Fray Dunstan Huberto Decena, OAR Jn. 15:1-8 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…
Read MoreRAY de Pangasinan: Hosanna to the King of Kings
by Bonnie de Guzman RAY de Pangasinan selling ‘palaspas’ online for two consecutive years Urbiztondo, PANGASINA–RAY de Pangasinan has witnessed how the pandemic challenged everyone. It could be noted that last March 2020, the country has declared community quarantine and it so happened that the Holy Week was approaching. Despite the threat, RAY de Pangasinan…
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