Thomasian President Condemns Hazing, Warns Thomasians Against Frat Violence

“Is that real brotherhood?” SAN CARLOS CITY, Neg. Occidental – Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos President Rev. Fr. Cristopher Maspara, OAR took to the pulpit to relate the dangers of hazing and fraternity violence and warn Thomasians during the First Friday Mass last March 3, 2023, with the college Thomasians in attendance. Fr. Maspara, who has…

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Recollection Material – March 2023 TOGETHER IN FRATERNITY

PHIL. 2:1-5 One of the first writers  of the Augustinian family, Jordan of Saxony, commented in his work Vitasfratrum (Lives of the Brothers) that St. Augustine had founded his religious Order following the idea of the community, or rather, the same author points out, on the idea of communion. In fact we, the Augustinian Recollects…

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Formation Continues…

The Secretariat of Vocation and Initial Formation of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno relaunches its three-day program on the Formation of Formators with another batch of participants on February 23, 2023. What is the Program all about? The formation of formators is intrinsically connected to the essential deepening and dynamic formation of the candidates…

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Formators Undergo Formation

Recoletos Formation Center, Quezon City –The Secretariat of Vocation and Initial Formation of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno commences its first three-day formation program for Augustinian Recollect formators on February 16, 2023. Sixteen participants, comprised of fourteen OAR Brother and Priests and two AR Sisters, joined the first batch. The Prior Provincial, Fr. Bernard…

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RAY CARES: A Donation drive for the Victims of the Earthquake in Turkey and Syria

CALL FOR DONATIONS The recent Earthquake in Turkey and Syria claimed more than 11,000 lives and displaced thousands of people in both countries. As a solidarity network, RAY de Filipinas in partnership with ARCORES is launching a campaign for prayer and support for the victims of this catastrophic event. The Donation drive will start from…

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The Secular Fraternities walk together

The national councils of the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity, as well as the religious formators and assistants, held for the first time a fraternal meeting in a virtual way. To walk together means to move forward without leaving anyone behind. This is what the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity is doing. The national councils of the…

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With the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria

The Prior General has addressed a message to the Augustinian Recollect family asking for collaboration, through ARCORES, and prayer for the victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria. In the face of the terrible earthquake that has struck Turkey and Syria, the Prior General has sent a letter to the entire Augustinian Recollect family asking for…

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The Augustinian Recollect charism, in the heart of the laity

Editorial Augustinus has published the new manual of the Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity which includes the Rule of Life, the Statutes, the Orational and the Ritual of the Secular Augustinian Recollects. The Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternities have a new manual for their life of faith. The Augustinus Publishing House, in collaboration with the General Secretariat…

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