SAN 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,…
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“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…
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The 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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Six Augustinian Recollect friars renewed their vows today, April 25, at the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish – Recoletos. They are Fray Corvin R. Maturan, OAR, Fray Julius M. Marcos, OAR, Fray Anthony A. Morillo, OAR, Fray Vicente L. Ramon, OAR, Fray Ferdinand V. Fornillos, OAR, and Fray Cristopher C. Maspara, OAR. The rite of…
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Urbiztondo, PANGASINAN–Our Lady of the Visitation Parish Community Prior and Parish Priest, Fray Samson Silloriquez, celebrated his 40th Presbyteral Anniversary on the 17th day of July, 2021. His family, friends, priests from different Religious Orders and Dioceses, Religious Sisters from various congregations, and members of the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity and Recollect Augustinian Youth attended…
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San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Fifty years have passed since a man of the Recollects became an ordained priest. Since 1971, he has been in mission in the Philippine Recollect schools and communities. Fray Rafael E. Cabarles, OAR, the octogenarian Recollect, who is among the oldest religious in the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno today, achieved…
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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…
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Bogotá, COLOMBIA – The Universitaria Agustiniana (Agustiniana University) will bestow the rare distinction of “Honoris Causa en Cine y Televisión” – or honorary degree in Film and Television – on Fray Reynaldo Jaranilla, OAR in a simple ceremony within the holy mass on March 8, 2021 (March 9 in the Philippines). Just as every honorary…
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