LECTIO DIVINA 3rd Sun Ord. Time C. Lk. 1:1-4; 4:14-21

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 God, put in us…

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Panama to host 4th Augustinian Recollect WYD

Panama City – The Recollect-administered Colegio San Agustin in Panama City will host the IV Jornada Mundial de la Juventud Agustino Recoleta (or 4th Augustinian Recollect World Youth Day) from January 18 to 27, 2019. The website of the Order says that this great event of the Recollect Augustinian Youth expects the presence of more…

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Sto. Niño (a reflection): 3rd Sunday of January

Is. 9:1-6; Eph. 1:3-6, 15-18 Mt. 18:1-5, 10.           Why did God enter our country in the image of the Holy Child? What is his message to us? In Mt. 18:3-4 we read, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles…

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LECTIO DIVINA 2nd Sun. in Ord. Time C. Jn. 2:1-11

Invoking the Holy Spirit We invoke the Holy Spirit using the words of St. Augustine.           Come, Holy Spirit, by whom every devout soul, who believe 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…

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Obituary: Sr. Ma. Fortunata Gayumale Gaspillo, A.R.

Let us pray for the eternal repose of the soul of Sr. Ma. Fortunata Gayumale Gaspillo, A.R. who died at 7:55 A.M. today. Sr. Ma. Fortunata was born on June 28, 1936, and has spent 57 years in Religious Life. She was the daughter of Pedro T. Gaspillo and Fortunata V. Gayumale. Her younger sister, Mo.…

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Dungaw 2019: Meeting of King and Queen of Quiapo

MANILA—The annual Traslación of the image of Nuestro Padre Jesus Nazareno showcased the fervent faith of the Filipino devotees to Jesus Chirst. Traslación was a commemoration of the transfer of the image of the Black Nazarene from the Augustinian Recollect church of San Nicolas de Tolentino in Intramuros, Manila to its present shrine in Quiapo,…

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Sebastinians’ Panata: Clean SSC-R surroundings

MANILA– Some members of the Sebastinian Community had their PANATA 2019 to the Poong Nazareno, not by joining the annual Traslacion, but by voluntarily cleaning the areas surrounding the San Sebastian College – Recoletos, Manila. Fr. Tony Limchaypo, OAR, VP for Student Welfare, led the group in the said activity which started around 5:00 am.…

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Romanillos rebuts ‘Myths and Miracles of the Nazareno de Quiapo’

MANILA—A retired UP professor and full-bloodied Church historian, Prof. Emmanuel Luis A. Romanillos has written an article—and published yesterday the “Part I” of which in his Facebook account—that rebuts the several points brought out by Audrey B. Morallo and Lito B. Zulueta in their essay, “Myths and Miracles of the Nazareno de Quiapo,” that saw…

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