CEBU City – Rev. Fr. Hernando Coja, OAR celebrated the 50th anniversary of his priestly ordination in three cities in Cebu and Negros Occidental. The said priest was ordained on July 15, 1973 in Marcilla, Navarra, Spain. In all areas, a eucharistic celebration was led by Fr. Coja himself prior to a program and a…
Read MoreBACOLOD CITY, Negros Occidental – Fr. Bernard Amparado, OAR, Prior Provincial; Fr. Cristituto Palomar, OAR; Fr. Joseph Granada, OAR and Fr. Jorge Peligro, OAR celebrated their 40th anniversary of Simple Profession of vows last June 11, 2023, at 9 am at the Oratory of St. Nicholas of Tolentino, UNO-R, Bacolod City. The Thanksgiving Mass was…
Read MoreQUEZON CITY – Fray Jose Ernil F. Almayo, OAR celebrates his 25th year of Sacerdotal Anniversary last September 13, 2022 at San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish. Fr. Tol (as he is fondly called), offered his definitive “Yes” to the Lord twenty five years ago through the Ordination to the Sacred Order of Presbyters. He was…
Read MoreTwenty-five years of religious life and commitment.Nineteen brother priests.Two brother religious.One silver jubilarian.One Augustinian Recollect community in thanksgiving for the gift of religious vocation. SAN CARLOS CITY, Negros Occidental – Fray Raymund G. Alcedo, OAR has faithfully served as a religious brother for 25 years and has proven that the path he has chosen may…
Read MoreSAN CARLOS CITY, Negros Occ. – “The Holy Father asked us [Augustinian Recollects] to place our charism and spirituality in the hands of the laity.” Rev. Fr. Lauro V. Larlar, OAR, opened his homily thus during the Thanksgiving offered for his 50th Anniversary Celebration as an Augustinian Recollect at Sto. Tomas de Villanueva-Recoletos Chapel,…
Read More“Fr. Provincial Bernard Amparado, your predecessor in the post Fr. Dionisio Selma, fellow Recollects and members of the Recollect family (Augustinian Recollect Sisters, Secular Augustinian Recollects, Former Seminarians of the OAR, and Recollect Augustinian Youth), family, friends, and the Christian faithful gathered here … Thank you for being with us as we celebrate this ruby…
Read MoreThe University of Negros Occidental (UNO) was bought by the Order of Augustinian Recollects from the family of Dr. Antonio Lizares on May 25, 1962, and christened as University of Negros Occidental -Recoletos. This year, 2022, we celebrate the 60th year of UNO-R as a recoletos institution. UNO-R launched the celebration of its 60th…
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