General Chapter

Fine-tuning the Order’s priorities

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 17, 2022 / Comments Off on Fine-tuning the Order’s priorities

The 56th General Chapter works by commissions in the different areas of the life of the Order. The commissions of the 56th General Chapter continue their work of analysis and drafting of proposals that will be presented to the Chapter Hall in the coming days. Since Monday, the religious have been working in six groups, each group…

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Technology and Sustainabilty

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Technology and Sustainabilty
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Fray Romeo Ben Potencio, Jr., OAR, a religious of the Augustinian Recollect Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, serves as translator during the #56CapítuloGeneralOAR

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Fray Romeo Ben Potencio, Jr., OAR, a religious of the Augustinian Recollect Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, serves as translator during the #56CapítuloGeneralOAR

“The best thing that happens is the fact that I am given the opportunity to serve the Order. It must be difficult but I see it in the perspective of serving the Order and the Church as a whole.” – Fray Potencio, OAR

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Commissions work on respective topics

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 16, 2022 / Comments Off on Commissions work on respective topics

This week, the Chapter commissions work on their areas of concern. The 56th General Chapter of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, currently taking place in Rome since 1 March, goes into its third week. Having heard the reports on the different areas and discussed them, the capitulars now work in their respective commissions to draft proposals. …

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For the protection of children and vulnerable people

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 14, 2022 / Comments Off on For the protection of children and vulnerable people

The prevention of abuse and attention to victims are the most relevant topics of the tenth day of the 56th General Chapter. Since 2015, the Order of Augustinian Recollects has been working on abuse prevention in its environments. A stable team and new tools have been developed in this regard. In 2019, the Commission for the…

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Accountability and transparency in financial management

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 11, 2022 / Comments Off on Accountability and transparency in financial management

The 56th General Chapter reviews the management of the Order’s finances in the last six years. The ninth day of the 56th General Chapter, which started on 1 March in Rome, focused on the economy. The capitulars were informed of the management and economic situation of the Order. The first of the interventions on the subject came…

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Networking in the educational and the social apostolates

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 11, 2022 / Comments Off on Networking in the educational and the social apostolates

The sessions of the day are dedicated to EDUCAR and ARCORES, the two major networking programs of the Augustinian Recollect family. Following the previous General Chapter (55th), the Order of Augustinian Recollects established during the period 2016-2022 two ambitious programs in the areas of education and social action: EDUCAR and ARCORES, both with a networking…

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Keeping missionary roots intact

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 9, 2022 / Comments Off on Keeping missionary roots intact

Chapter members discuss the missionary and ministerial apostolate Mission ad gentes has been from the beginning, and continues to be now, one of the foundations of the Augustinian Recollect charism. On its seventh day, the 56th General Chapter confirmed the relevance of mission and the need to strengthen it. The difficult conditions of life in the missions and…

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The path of permanent formation

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 9, 2022 / Comments Off on The path of permanent formation

The 56th General Chapter listens to Claretian Gonzalo Fernandez on the need for a plan of permanent formation. The second week of the 56th General Chapter of the Order of Augustinian Recollects began with the talk of Gonzalo Fernandez. The Claretian religious spoke on Monday about his vision and experience of permanent formation, to help the capitulars…

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The challenge of vocations and the young

By Agustinos Recoletos / March 7, 2022 / Comments Off on The challenge of vocations and the young

The General Chapter recognizes the work of the Order in vocation promotion, youth ministry and initial formation. Youth, vocation ministry, initial formation and causes for canonization were the topics discussed on the fifth day of the 56th   General Chapter of the Augustinian Recollects. The capitulars continued to dialogue on the different areas that make up…

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