Recollect Augustinian Youth | JAR
Balamban, Cebu – Rooted in the celebration of the Feast of Santo Niño and inspired by this year’s theme, “You also are my witnesses, because you have been with me” (John 15:27), 216 delegates from Mindanao, Negros, and Cebu gathered for the 2025 Visayas-Mindanao Regional Recollect Augustinian Youth Summit (RRAYS) from January 10 to 12, 2025. Held at the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R) Balamban, the summit embodied the Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY) movement’s commitment to fostering prayer, community, and missionary zeal among its members. The summit opened with the celebration of the Holy Mass, presided over by Rev. Fr.…
Day 3: Discernment, social media, and the mission to love
By Bro. June Clark Solas and Bro. John Philippe Sosongco The third day of 13th RAYNS started with Lauds and Meditation at the seminary facade at 6:15 AM participated by all seminarians and RAY delegates in honor of St. Thomas of Villanova. It was briefly followed by breakfast at the seminary refectory. The talk started…
‘Discernment’ isn’t about your will
Baguio City — Fr. Jason Laguerta’s vocation story began with his favorite spaghetti and fried chicken. Fr. Laguerta of the Archdiocese of Manila said back then, he could only eat his favorite food on his birthdays. And yet his mom would prepare them every Sunday for the priest who would be saying mass in the…
RAYNS Day 2: Talks center on youth evangelization, sex, and sexuality
Baguio City — A priest active in the youth ministry was the lone speaker during the second day of the 13th Recollect Augustinian Youth National Summit (RAYNS) held at Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary in this city last January 21, 2020. Fr. Juvelan Paul Samia, a member of the Salesians of Don Bosco, discussed for the whole…
Fr. Buloy to 13th Raysters: Imitate Jesus and Mary
Baguio City — Many talks had been given to drive home the point of the theme for this year’s 13th Recollect Augustinian Youth National Summit (RAYNS), which is, “I am RAY: A Message and a Messenger.” But the Seminary Liturgist and Senior High School Spiritual Director, Fr. Alexus Mansueto, OAR, might have given the runaway…
Youth told: Witnessing outweighs preaching
Baguio City — If there is anyone who can be the best preacher of the Gospel to this age, it is the youth. This was the content of the homily given by Fr. Bernard C. Amparado, OAR during the first day of the 13th Recollect Augustinian Youth National Summit (RAYNS) held in this city from…
CaReS hosts 159 delegates for 13th RAYNS
Baguio City — Maria Theresa Aranco had to leave Cebu City on January 19, 2020 — the one Sunday when the whole island was celebrating its world famous Sinulog festival in honor of the Sto. Niño — just to catch her 8 PM flight bound for Manila. A staff of the Campus Ministry Office of…
13th RAY National Summit: A Message and a Messenger
BAGUIO CITY–The RAY of the Philippines held its annual assembly in Baguio City. Prayer and formation of the youth were be the main topics of these days. From Monday to Friday, January 24, the youth of the Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY) in the Philippines celebrated their 13th National Summit. The assembly has gathered 197 young people…
13th Recollect Augustinian Youth National Summit
January 20 – 24, 2020, Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary, Baguio City Theme: I am RAY: A Message and a Messenger
In Pictures: 8th IPRAYS
Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—The Recollect Augustinian Youth – Recoletos Formation Center (RAY-RFC) hosted this year’s gathering of Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY) from different Augustinian Recollect parishes around Manila, also known as Inter-Parochial Recollect Augustinian Youth Summit (IPRAYS) This year’s summit was held at Our Lady of Consolation Parish – MiraNila last October 28 –…
