Formation | Continuous Formation
In 1997, Pope St. John Paul II instituted the annual Feast of the Presentation of the Lord as the World Day for Men and Women in Consecrated Life. This global celebration is now in its 28th year. Members of religious congregation in the Diocese of San Carlos joined the 9 AM Eucharistic celebration at the cathedral of San Carlos Borromeo where Most Rev. Bishop Gerardo A. Alminaza, D.D. presided. Religious Sisters and priests accompanied His Excellency during the entrance procession. Rev. Fr. Christopher Maspara, OAR, and Rev. Fr. Joel Dequilla, OAR, concelebrated at the altar with Bishop Alminaza. Following the…
Recoletos Formation Center Quezon City
1980s With the significant increase of Filipino vocations to the Recollect Order, the possibility of having a theologate house in the Philippines was Seriously considered. In the past, Filipino seminarians pursued their theological studies in Marcilla, Navarre, Spain. September 17, 1982 The then vicarial Council forwarded to the Prior Provincial, Fr. Antonio Calvo, in Madrid…
Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary Baguio City
1951 Recollect Superiors talked to the bishop of the newly-created Apostolic Vicariate of Montañosa, Most Rev. William Brasseur CICM, DD about their plan to build a retreat and rest house named after Italian Villa, Casiciaco, in an 8-hectare land purchased from the Jesuits. 1953 Newly elected prior provincial, Manuel Carceller approved the project. Constructions began.…
Bahay Lingkod-Recoletos Antipolo City
April 11-15, 1994 First Vicarial Congress held in Baguio City whose 8th recommendation called for the creation of the Pre-Novitiate Program which would run after college. March 3, 1997 Approval of the Pre-novitiate level, “focused on the human and affective integration of the candidates’ philosophical maturation and spiritual growth in divine realities.” May 1, 1997 …
Fr. Espartero graduates with flying colors
Fray Ian Anthony R. Espartero, OAR Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Management Saint Louis University, Baguio City Dissertation: Potential for Planned Change of the Augustinian Recollect Seminary Schools in the Philippines
Casiciaco seminarians report early for enhancement sessions
BAGUIO CITY–Thirty-nine seminarians (28 neophytes and 11 oldphytes) arrived at Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary last July 8, two full weeks ahead of the scheduled arrival of the rest of the community, to begin an enhancement program in their academic formation.
Eleven make simple profession of vows
ANTIPOLO CITY—Having completed the mandatory one-year novitiate and passed the evaluation of the Chapter of Formation, eleven novices pronounced their simple profession of the evangelical counsels of poverty, chastity, and obedience on July 1, 2017. The newly professed friars and members of the Order of Augustinian Recollects are: Fray Jay Jasper P. Jamelo of E.B.…
Six friars on 30-day preps before making lifetime yes
BAGUIO CITY—A new journey to last for a lifetime is about to begin for the six simple professed friars of the Province as they ready themselves for 30 days in Baguio City.
Returning OAR Missionaries join Dating-Bayan Program
PROVINCIALATE, Quezon City—Three Augustinian Recollect missionaries underwent a two-week orientation seminar at the Divine Word Institute of Mission Studies (DWIMS) in Tagaytay City last May 28 to June 11, 2017.
Ingenium Series II, at the Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary, Baguio City
On 27 May 2017, 60 singers from the music classes of the senior high school and college levels of the Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary presented their classroom work in a chorus recital as part of the Ingenium series. They were led by their music teacher, John August Pamintuan.
