Homily: First Sunday of Advent, Cycle B

Advent means “coming.” Jesus had come 2000 years ago. He came to each one of us at our baptism to make us adopted sons/daughters of our heavenly Father. He comes to each one of us now when we receive him worthily in Holy Communion. He will come for each one of us at the hour…

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LECTIO DIVINA: First Sunday of Advent, Cycle B

Mk. 13:33-37. 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…

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ADVENT: A Spiritual Preparation

Advent means “coming”. Jesus has come in history 2000 years ago. He has come to each one of us at our baptism to make us adopted children of our heavenly Father. He comes to each one of us now when we receive him worthily in Holy Communion. He will come for each one of us…

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8 newly Promised RAY of Mira Nila Council

Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—“To our Youth who are here with us, [Jesus Christ] must be the King of your life, He must be the most important person in your life, above anyone else, above anything else,” said Fray Kenneth Joseph L. Onda, OAR, during his Homily last November 22, 2020 on the Solemnity of…

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RAY de Filipinas extends help to ARCORES Filipinas for typhoon stricken families

QUEZON CITY–Last November 18, 2020, Ms. Roceline Bernal, RAY de Filipinas National President, together with Ms. Cyrine Julianne Singson, National Treasurer of RAY de Filipinas, handed over the proceeds from the donation drive with the amount of P 51,920.25 to Fray Raymund Rueann Alcedo, OAR, ARCORES Filipinas coordinator and to Fray Dexter D. Palagtiosa, OAR,…

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Josenian debaters defend fifth VUDC-BP title

by Elyssa Kallila Marie Degamo | FORWARD Staff Writer CEBU CITY–The Josenian Debatista (JD) won the 6th Visayas Universities Debate Championship-British Parliamentary (VUDC-BP), defending their championship title for 5 consecutive years, last November 7-8 via Discord. Kristoffer Milan, one of the grand champions, stated in an online interview that JD prepared for the tournament like…

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DECEMBER 2020 RECOLLECTION: We Choose to Follow the Poor Christ

Translated by Fray Dunstan Huberto Decena, OAR For a second consecutive month, our recollection drinks from the document “To live Poverty: A Grace and a Challenge” that Fray Miguel Miro Miro, our Prior General, has directed to the religious of the Augustinian Recollect family. Let us remember that this was a decision of the General…

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La Salud Feast 2020: A Celebration a Queen Deserves

QUEZON CITY—It is a sight to behold when the celebration of the Holy Eucharist with the public was permitted and a good number of faithful attended. On November 17, 2020, the church of San Nicolas de Tolentino Parish in Quezon City was once again flocked by the devotees, while observing health protocols, as the feast…

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SARF-Vicariate of USA Newsletter (Thanksgiving 2020)

Thanksgiving greetings to all our Secular Augustinian Recollects, Guild members, and the Hispanic Committee as well as our parishioners at Sacred Heart Church! Welcome, Fr. Eric Crelencia, OAR. After traveling across country from Oxnard, California, where he had been stationed as assistant pastor for a number of years at Mary Star of the Sea Parish,…

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