Formation

1951 Recollect Superiors talked to the bishop of the newly-created Apostolic Vicariate of Montañosa, Most Rev. William Brasseur CICM, DD about their plan to build a retreat and rest house named after Italian Villa, Casiciaco, in an 8-hectare land purchased from the Jesuits. 1953 Newly elected prior provincial, Manuel Carceller approved the project. Constructions began.…

April 11-15, 1994           First Vicarial Congress held in Baguio City whose 8th recommendation called for the creation of the Pre-Novitiate Program which would run after college. March 3, 1997                 Approval of the Pre-novitiate level, “focused on the human and affective integration of the candidates’ philosophical maturation and spiritual growth in divine realities.” May 1, 1997                  …

BAGUIO CITY–Thirty-nine seminarians (28 neophytes and 11 oldphytes) arrived at Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary last July 8, two full weeks ahead of the scheduled arrival of the rest of the community, to begin an enhancement program in their academic formation.

ANTIPOLO CITY—Having completed the mandatory one-year novitiate and passed the evaluation of the Chapter of Formation, eleven novices pronounced their simple profession of the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience on July 1, 2017. The newly professed friars and members of the Order of Augustinian Recollects are: Fray Jay Jasper P. Jamelo of E.B.…

BAGUIO CITY—A new journey to last for a lifetime is about to begin for the six simple professed friars of the Province as they ready themselves for 30 days in Baguio City.

On 27 May 2017, 60 singers from the music classes of the senior high school and college levels of the Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary presented their classroom work in a chorus recital as part of the Ingenium series. They were led by their music teacher, John August Pamintuan.

Fray Jay-Jasper P. Jamelo (E.B. Magalona, Negros Occidental) Fray Jovanie H. Siesmundo (Dagohoy, Bohol) Fray Joshua F. Olaivar (Jagna, Bohol) Fray Leonardo II I. Queaño (Brook’s Point, Palawan) Fray Ricky John A. Austria (Tiwi, Albay) Fray Ivan C. Cuison (Baguio City) Fray Jhyryx Vincent F. Gamulo (Bayawan City, Negros Oriental) Fray Ivan Rhey G. Mislang…

Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City – May 27, 2017, the closing of the Academic Year, 2016-2017, at Recoletos School of Theology (RST) was highlighted with the graduation of twenty-four students.  From this batch, seven Augustinian Recollect friars received the degree in Bachelor in Sacred Theology, and eight received the degree in Master of Arts in Theology.…