Cebu City Council names bridge after a USJ-R HS alumnus/Josenian scoutmaster

Effective this year, the bridge which connects Barangay Mambaling to the South Road Properties (SRP) is now named “Scoutmaster Sergio P. Damazo Jr. Bridge.”This after the Cebu City Council passed the ordinance naming the said bridge on June 25. It is located along Francisco Vestil Street. Damazo was the scoutmaster of the University of San Jose – Recoletos (USJ-R)…

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LECTIO DIVINA: XIV Sunday. Cycle C

Translated by Fray Emilio Larlar, Jr., OAR Lk 10: 1-12;17-20. A. Invocation to the Holy Let us invoke the Holy Spirit with the words of St. Augustine. Come Holy Spirit, by whom every pious soul who believes in Christ in order to make himself a citizen of the City of God is made holy! (En.…

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USJ-R signs pact with RAFI to train ICT high school teachers on JAVA

CEBU CITY — Ramon Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (RAFI) partnered with the University of San Jose-Recoletos(USJ-R) to upscale the skills of the junior high school teachers teaching subjects related to Information and Communication Technology (ICT). A total of twelve selected teachers benefited from the agreement. They are eyed to become “programmers-teachers” in accordance with industry standards. To…

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UNO-R launches EDUCAR/REAP Logo and Motto

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL — The University of Negros Occidental – Recoletos launched the EDUCAR and the Recoletos Educational Apostolate in the Philippines logo and motto for academic year 2019-2020.  Fray William Villaflor, OAR, OAR Councilor, Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno; Prior of Recoletos de Bacolod and UNO-R Vice President for Finance led the unveiling…

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FR. PRESIDENT leads institutional Mass of the Holy Spirit

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL– Fray Don H. Besana, OAR, University President led the Con-celebrated Mass in honor of the Holy Spirit to usher Academic Year 2019-2020. He was joined by Fray Amadeo Lucero, OAR; Fray Jose Teodulfo Jadulco, OAR; Fray Jose Alden B. Alipin, OAR; and Fray Cristituto Palomar, OAR. In his homily, Fr. President…

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STEP – RITTC conducts community outreach in RESOURCE

Bacolod City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL –Twenty-five (25) community members of Recoletos Social Outreach Center (RESOURCE) Handumanan participated in the community outreach of the STEP – Recoletos Industrial and Technological Training Center (RITTC) with the theme “Lectures and Workshops on Home and Family Living” held on June 22, 2019. The program started with the usual opening formalities…

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Bp. Carlos celebrates his first Mass as Auxiliary Bishop

Note: This was translated from the original Spanish article posted on the official website of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) The new Augustinian Recollect bishop celebrated his first Eucharist as Auxiliary Bishop of San Juan de Cuyo in the Cathedral of San Juan Bautista, accompanied by Augustinian Recollect and religious Bishops. ARGENTINA–Without having completed…

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Episcopal Ordination of Fray Carlos: “I want to serve the Gospel for the hope of the world”

Note: This was translated from the original Spanish article posted in the official website of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) More than 5,000 people accompanied the Augustinian Recollect Carlos María Domínguez in his episcopal ordination as the new auxiliary bishop of San Juan de Cuyo. He received the episcopal consecration through the laying on of…

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