Convened by the Prior General of the Order, the Augustinian Recollect Bishops have gathered in Rio de Janeiro from May 20 to 24, 2024, to share personal and pastoral experiences in the Churches where we have been sent. During these days, we experienced how the Holy Spirit is the protagonist of the synodal process; He…
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Prot. CG 34/2024TO THE ENTIRE AUGUSTINIAN RECOLLECT FAMILY May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace. In the middle of the Lenten desert, as if it were an oasis, the figure of the Patriarch Joseph, special protector of the Order, emerges discreetly. “His cult and devotion, our Constitutions say, is part…
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ROME, Italy – Last Friday, November 3, the Philippine Embassy to the Holy See recognized his outstanding leadership and service in the framework of the V Centenary Celebration of the Christianization of the Philippines, under the theme “Gifted to Give”. The Philippine Embassy to the Vatican praised Jakosalem’s commitment to both the Catholic Church and…
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The month of October in the Church is the missionary month par excellence. From the Philippine Islands, the main mission of the Augustinian Recollects for more than four centuries, specifically from Palawan, the Prior General shares with us some reflections on our missions and the missionary spirit. Although our Order, in its origin, was not…
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From October 2 to November 30, the Prior General, Br. Miguel Ángel Hernández, will visit the communities of the San Ezequiel Moreno Province in the Philippines, Vietnam, the Mariana Islands and Indonesia. This visit is part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the creation of the Province whose holder is the former bishop of Pasto and…
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The young people will work on all the themes for the revitalization of the JARs jointly in the synodal assembly and in groups. For the first time, the AR will hold a Synod to revitalize the Augustinian Recollect youth movement. For five days they will analyze the reality of the JARs in the world and…
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The Prior Provincial of the Province of San Ezequiel Moreno, Fray Bernard Amparado, assures that his vocation as an Augustinian Recollect is “my own identity”. Fray Bernard Cañada Amparado has been an Augustinian Recollect for more than three decades. Even today, he would not change the decision he made more than 30 years ago: “If…
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The Prior General addressed a letter to the youth of the Recollect Augustinian Youth on the occasion of the feast of Saints Alipio and Posidio, patrons of the RAY. On the feast of Saints Alypius and Possidius, the patron saints of the Augustinian Recollect Youth, I would like to address all the RAY members to…
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Friar Miguel Angel Hernandez begins a fraternal visit to the communities and ministries of Panama, Cuba, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. The Prior General begins this Tuesday, May 8, a two-month fraternal visit to the communities and ministries of Panama, Cuba, Guatemala, Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. Friar Miguel Angel Hernandez will get to…
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From April 17 to 21, the Prior General and his Council will hold their annual meeting with the four provincial priors for the first time since the 56th General Chapter. The Prior General, Fray Miguel Ángel Hernández, and his General Council will meet from April 17 to 21 with the provincial priors of the four…
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