LARAY, Talisay City, Cebu – Despite the ubiquitous threat of Covid-19, Father Provincial, Fray Dionisio Selma OAR, paid a two-day visit to the Recollect community here on August 2-3, 2021. Just like his visits to other communities, the one here in Laray was also done in the context of the ongoing pandemic and in compliance…
Read MoreValencia, NEGROS ORIENTAL—The Prior Provincial, Fray Dionisio Selma, OAR, capped his visit of renewal in the Negros Island last July 23 and 24, 2021 at the Recoletos de Valencia community. Accompanied by the Provincial Secretary, Fray Ernil Almayo, OAR, the Provincial said his visit is aimed at “recalling the basic elements of our life” in…
Read MoreSan Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Fray Dionisio Selma, OAR, Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, toured Motril-Recoletos de Calatrava, the site of the future Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos Eco-Park and Monteagudo-Recoletos during his three-day Renewal Visit to the Augustinian Recollect Community in San Carlos City. Fray Selma’s visit began last July 16, when…
Read MoreQUEZON CITY–The Prior Provincial, Fray Dionisio Selma, OAR conducted a visit on the Recollect Augustinian Youth de Provincialate to know the status of the local community last June 26, 2021 at San Nicolas De Tolentino Parish. The Renewal Visit commenced with a morning prayer led by the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity (SARF), followed by a…
Read MoreThe school community welcomed the Renewal Visit of the Prior Provincial and the Provincial Secretary of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno of the Order of the Augustinian Recollects last July 16, 2021. Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, who is also the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of CSNT-R, toured the campus and…
Read More“Nuestra Señora de La Salud, itulot mong kami’y malayo sa karamdaman…” The soothing melody and the pleading words of the Hymn to Nuestra Señora de La Salud echoed through the empty campus of Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos last July 16, 2021. The same hymn filled the Thomasian family with gentle anticipation for the blessing and…
Read MoreIn line with the canonical mandate to personally visit the whole province during his term of office as Prior Provincial of the Province of Saint Ezekiel Moreno of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Fray Dionisio Q. Selma visited the San Sebastian College-Recoletos de Manila Community last June 15-17, 2021. As stipulated in the official communication…
Read MoreCAVITE CITY—Isolation is the greatest negative consequence of the COVID-19 lock down. Families and friends are prohibited to gather and be connected with each other for more than a year now. This is felt most significantly by the Augustinian Recollect communities whose member would regularly gather and bond fraternally. The presence and Renewal Visit of…
Read MoreMira-Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—Fray Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR conducts Visit of Renewal to Recoletos Formation Center Community from June 11 – 12, 2021; it is worth asking what the significance of this visit is when RFC is just a few minutes away from the Provincial House? The Prior Provincial answered this question from the point…
Read MoreANITPOLO CITY—The Renewal Visit of the Prior Provincial on June 9 – 10, 2021 started in the Chapel invoking the Holy Spirit for the guidance and enlightenment of the religious in the community and the rest of the members of the community. In the opening message of the Prior Provincial, Fray Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR,…
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