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Formands Encounter: First day (January 10, 2023)
BAGUIO CITY – Formands are reminded as “pilgrims of hope” as the first day of the 13th Formands Encounter unfolds. Fray Lauro Larlar, OAR, CARES Rector, presides the votive mass in honor of St. Ezekiel Moreno, the Patron of the Province. In his homily, he directs the focus of formands to the Crucified Christ so…
Read MoreFormands Encounter: Arrival (January 9, 2003)
BAGUIO CITY – Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CARES) hosts the 13th Formands Encounter on January 9-12, 2023 with the theme: Walking Together: The Augustinian Recollect Spirit of Synodality. The formands (aspirants, postulants, pre-novices, novices, simply professed friars and deacons) of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, formators, and personnel convene…
Read MoreVinschool The Harmony, Vietnam is CST-R’s New Partner School; Thomasians Join Learners Summit
SAN CARLOS CITY, Neg. Occidental – Two Thomasian speakers joined the Young Learners Summit: Sustainable Development Goals of Vinschool The Harmony, based in Ha Hoi, Vietnam, last December 21, 2022, via Zoom. Jawn Philip Joy Alvarez and Alec Duane Pascua, both eleventh graders, discussed how Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos are achieving the Sustainable Development…
Read MoreThe Gift that Endures: Gasa ni Tomas 2022
SAN CARLOS CITY, Neg. Occidental-Gasa ni Tomas (Gift of St. Thomas) through the Community Extension & Development Office (CEDO) gathered 120 pedicab (foot-pedaled cab) drivers at Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos last December 22, 2022 despite the rain and cold northwesterly winds. The beneficiaries joined CST-R religious administrators in prayer outside the St. Thomas of Villanova…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: MOTHER OF GOD
LK. 2:16-21 We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine. Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ, is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit, grant that we receive the motions of God, put in us your…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: Sunday of Nativity
Jn. 1:1-18 A. Invoking the Holy Spirit. We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine. Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believes in Christ, is sanctified to become a citizen of the City of God! (en. Ps. 45:8) Come, Holy Spirit, grant that we receive the motions of…
Read MoreMidnight Mass (December 24, 2022)
Celebrating CHRISTMAS for the RIGHT REASON! Tonight a child is born in a manger and wrapped in swaddling clothes. He will be great and called the Son of the Highest. His name is holy. He will be called JESUS, the Emmanuel (God is with us). He will be with us til the end of time. …
Read More9th Day of Simbang Gabi (December 24, 2022)
Ang Diyos ay mapagpala! God indeed is gracious. Our first reading recounts to us God’s generosity which He manifested to king David. The latter saw God’s graciousness and acknowledged it with so much gratitude. God, in turn, blessed him more and much through a promise–the coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. In our…
Read More8th Day of Simbang Gabi (December 23, 2022)
In the Gospel, we have heard the wonderful story of how John the Baptist was named. At that moment Zechariah was mute and deaf, as a consequence of his disbelief in God’s wonderful plan for him and his wife. It is only after his child was named John that Zechariah regained his ability to speak…
Read More7th Day of Simbang Gabi (December 22, 2022)
A Service of Thanksgiving December is probably the month that we wait for every year. Because it’s fun, colorful, and there are lots of food. We receive many graces, bonuses, gifts, Christmas, etc. We are thankful for all the grace we have received this whole year. Even though there is inflation, we still received many…
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