Formation | Continuous Formation
As the second day of the 15th Formands Encounter unfolded with the theme “Redi Ad Cor Et, Inde Ad Deum (Return to the heart, and from there to God),” I found myself deeply moved as a first-year formand aspirant. The encounter was not just a scheduled activity in the seminary calendar, but a personal invitation to pause, to listen, and to honestly reflect on how God is slowly transforming my heart both internally and externally through formation. The second day began with the praying of Lauds and the Office of the Readings. In those early moments of communal prayer, I…
OAR Pre-Novitiate Turns 20, Gathers “Alumni”
ANTIPOLO CITY—More than 36 religious “alumni” of the Pre-novitiate program of the OAR Province of Saint Ezekiel Moreno graced its 20th anniversary with a two-day period of prayer, reflection, and fellowship. The celebration was opened in the morning of March 9, 2017 by Fr Emilio Edgardo Quilatan, OAR, the official church historian of the Province,…
St. Ezekiel Moreno Province at 18 celebrated with 3 religious ordained to priesthood
Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City – February 11, 2017 (Saturday) Three Augustinian Recollect deacons received the Sacred Order of the Priesthood. As the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno celebrated its Eighteenth Anniversary of its inauguration on February 10, 2017, it was fitting to give thanks to God Almighty by offering three brothers of the province to…
Recollect formands meet: gathering focused on the challenges of new evangelization
Held every two years, the 11th OAR Formands Convention was held in Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS) in Baguio City with the theme “Evangelized Evangelizing Communities.” Gathering Recollect seminarians from different formation houses of the Province, the convention ran from January 9 to 13, 2016 with a series of talks, liturgical celebrations, and bonding activities.
Recoletos School of Theology: Mass of the Holy Spirit 2016
Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City – August 12, 2016, the celebration of the Mass of the Holy Spirit solemnly opened the academic year, 2016-2017, at Recoletos School of Theology. The Holy Mass was celebrated in the St. Thomas of Villanova community chapel at 8:30 AM. Very Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, prior provincial, was the…
