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SOLEMNITY of the MOST HOLY TRINITY

By Fray Onz Antonio, OAR | June 14, 2025 | Comments Off on SOLEMNITY of the MOST HOLY TRINITY
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Gospel Bullet Points (John 10:12-15) • One priest wanting to express his feeling that it was impossible to preach about the mystery of the Trinity said: TODAY IS TRINITY SUNDAY, therefore, there will be no homily in this mass. The human mind can never fully comprehend the doctrine of the Holy Trinity. How can three persons in one God be equal in divinity but distinct in personality? It is not a correct mathematical statement: one plus one plus one equals ONE. • The doctrine of the Trinity says that there is one God in essence but three in persons: The…

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Happy Birthday, Fr. General!

Happy birthday, Fr. General!

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Recollects in Sistina Celebrate Year of Holiness

ROME – “Be holy for I am holy” (Lev 11:44) echoes to the ears down to the hearts of everyone who participated in the opening rite and vigil of the Recollects’ Year of Holiness last Saturday evening, March 4, 2017. Indeed, everyone is called to holiness, or “called to be saints,” thus the theme of…

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Recollects in Sistina Celebrate Year of Holiness

ROME – “Be holy for I am holy” (Lev 11:44) echoes to the ears down to the hearts of everyone who participated in the opening rite and vigil of the Recollects’ Year of Holiness last Saturday evening, March 4, 2017. Indeed, everyone is called to holiness, or “called to be saints,” thus the theme of…

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Recoletos de Via Sistina Has a New Prior

ROME – As part of the significant changes in the Order this sexennium (2016-2022) and consistent with its restructuring process, the Recollect community of Via Sistina in Rome has its new Prior, Fray Francisco Javier Monroy y Rodriguez, OAR. He is also the Fourth General Councilor of the Order who takes charge of the areas…

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OAR Capitulars audience with Pope featured in Vatican paper

Photo: The Capitulars of the recently concluded 55th General Chapter of the Order of Augustinian Recollects during their audience with Pope Francis got featured in the October 21, 2016 publication of the Vatican paper, L’Osservatore Romano.

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Proclamation Ceremony of the Venerable Alfonso Gallegos

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General Councilors elected

  ROME – The last session of the 55th General Chapter on October 26, 2016 moved forward with the election of the General Councilors in accordance with the OAR Constitutions 345: “…the members of the general council are to be elected by absolute majority of votes.” The provision continues: “Six councilors are to be elected,…

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Fray Miguel Miró re-elected OAR Prior General

ROME—Fray Miguel Miró Miró OAR was elected for the second term as Prior General of the Order of Augustinian Recollects on October 25, 2016 by the 55th General Chapter in Rome. Garnering an absolute majority of the 40 Capitulars, Fray Miró received the vote of confidence to serve the 428-year old Recoletos and to be…

General Chapter Highlights: October 21-24, 2016

October 21 – Profiling of proposals prior to their approval As has been customary, the day commenced with the Liturgy of the Hours and the Eucharistic celebration. Fray José David Niño Gómez presided the mass which was offered for the special intention of the Recollect Augustinian Youth and in grateful memory of St. Laura Montoya,…