Province receives 21 new postulants
Baguio City – The Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno of the Order of Augustinian Recollects received twenty one postulants last October 12, 2020, at Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary. On the same day, the seminary celebrated the feast of Nuestra Señora del Pilar, its Patroness. “Man is Homo Simbolorum (Man of Signs) and the habit is the…
Read MoreVirtual Talk of the Prior General on his Document “Witnessing to Poverty”
Another opportunity to level up our learning, appreciation, and growth in “poverty of spirit, care for Creation and solidarity with the poor” is coming this Saturday, October 24, 2020, at 4:00 p.m. (Philippine time). Let us participate and take this as part of our ongoing formation to become happy witnesses to poverty by following the…
Read More5 youths receive RAY Cross; new officers take oath
Talisay City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY) de Talisay Council received five more candidates for admittance to the RAY family. They were finally installed, and they received the Recollect Augustinian Youth Cross as a sign of their dedication to God and their identification with the Order. The celebration was administered by the Local Prior of…
Read MoreINVITATION: SARF Feast day 2020
In Pictures: Kasadyahan sa CST-R to celebrate Feast of St. Thomas of Villanova
San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL—Instead of the weeklong student-teacher activities planned for the feast of St. Thomas of Villanova, Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos, Inc. opted for an austere celebration that focused on charity—the core of the patron’s apostolate. Thomasian faculty and staff were also treated to a Saturday off from online classes and module making.
Read MoreReflection: 29th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Is. 45:1,4-6; 1 Thess. 1:1-5b; Mt. 22:15-21. The first reading from Isaiah 45 is a very revealing prophecy. Isaiah says that Cyrus, a pagan king of Persia was chosen by God, called by name and anointed even though he did not know Yahweh, the God of the Israelites. Yahweh will subdue nations before him and…
Read MoreSchool teachers and staff receive “Gasa ni Tomas” on Feast of St. Thomas of Villanova
San Carlos City, NEGROS OCCIDENTAL–In her 27 years as staff of the Colegio de Sto. Tomas-Recoletos Registrar’s Office, Melinda Dela Paz, has never experienced a crisis such as this pandemic has brought. Melinda used to earn extra income for her children’s education by consigning food items at the school canteen. After Philippine schools were limited…
Read MoreLECTIO DIVINA: XXIX Sunday in Ordinary Time, Cycle A
Translated by Fray Dunstan Huberto Decena, OAR Mt. 22:15-21 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…
Read MoreSARF-Vicariate of USA Newsletter (October 2020)
Fall greetings to all our Secular Augustinian Recollects, Guild members, and the Hispanic Committee as well as our parishioners at Sacred Heart Church! St. Nicholas of Tolentine. Fr. John Gruben presided at the Mass celebrating the Feast of St. Nicholas of Tolentine on September 10 at the 9 am Mass at Sacred Heart Church, in…
Read MoreWitnessing to Poverty: A Blessing and A Challenge
«Happy are you poor, the Kingdom of God is yours!» (Lk 6,20) Pope Francis invited us, Augustinian Recollects, “to hold fast to the dream of Saint Augustine to live as brothers ‘with one heart and one soul’ (Rule 1, 2) with a renewed spirit”. And he explained further saying that it is a dream “that…
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