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1st Recoletos Day in Pangasinan held

By Bro. Ioannes Arong / September 6, 2018 / Comments Off on 1st Recoletos Day in Pangasinan held

Urbiztondo, PANGASINAN – Two years after inviting the Augustinian Recollects to do mission work again in Pangasinan, Archbishop Socrates Villegas graced the first ever Recoletos Day in his archdiocese last Sept. 4, 2018. The archbishop of Lingayen-Dagupan presided over the pontifical mass and blessed the newly readjusted rectory of the Augustinian Recollect parish of Our…

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Taiwan Augustinians gather—come rain or high water

By Fray Robin Ross Plata, OAR / August 31, 2018 / Comments Off on Taiwan Augustinians gather—come rain or high water

Kaoshiung, TAIWAN—On August 28, 2018, we were set to leave our convent in Daliao at 8am towards The Kenting Catholic Center (墾丁天主教中心), the venue of our annual Augustinian gathering in Taiwan. The place is approximately 2 hours drive from our convent. The community’s car is ready, packed of the things we might need for the…

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An iconic historian marks his diamond jubilee in religious life (1957-2017)

By Prof. Emmanuel Luis Romanillos / November 29, 2017 / Comments Off on An iconic historian marks his diamond jubilee in religious life (1957-2017)

Fr. Ángel Martínez Cuesta, OAR, is a historian renowned not only in the bosom of the Augustinian Recollect Family but also in church historians’ circles in the Philippines and in the Spanish-speaking world. He was born in Brullés in the Spanish province of Burgos on 26 September 1938 to a big family. A few days after his birth, his elder…

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Happy Birthday, Fr. General!

By Frei Bo / September 2, 2017 / Comments Off on Happy Birthday, Fr. General!

Happy birthday, Fr. General!

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Recollects in Sistina Celebrate Year of Holiness

By Frei Bo / March 31, 2017 / Comments Off on Recollects in Sistina Celebrate Year of Holiness

ROME – “Be holy for I am holy” (Lev 11:44) echoes to the ears down to the hearts of everyone who participated in the opening rite and vigil of the Recollects’ Year of Holiness last Saturday evening, March 4, 2017. Indeed, everyone is called to holiness, or “called to be saints,” thus the theme of…

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Recollects in Sistina Celebrate Year of Holiness

By Frei Bo / March 31, 2017 / Comments Off on Recollects in Sistina Celebrate Year of Holiness

ROME – “Be holy for I am holy” (Lev 11:44) echoes to the ears down to the hearts of everyone who participated in the opening rite and vigil of the Recollects’ Year of Holiness last Saturday evening, March 4, 2017. Indeed, everyone is called to holiness, or “called to be saints,” thus the theme of…

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Recoletos de Via Sistina Has a New Prior

By Frei Bo / February 24, 2017 / Comments Off on Recoletos de Via Sistina Has a New Prior

ROME – As part of the significant changes in the Order this sexennium (2016-2022) and consistent with its restructuring process, the Recollect community of Via Sistina in Rome has its new Prior, Fray Francisco Javier Monroy y Rodriguez, OAR. He is also the Fourth General Councilor of the Order who takes charge of the areas…

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OAR Capitulars audience with Pope featured in Vatican paper

By Frei Bo / November 22, 2016 / Comments Off on OAR Capitulars audience with Pope featured in Vatican paper

Photo: The Capitulars of the recently concluded 55th General Chapter of the Order of Augustinian Recollects during their audience with Pope Francis got featured in the October 21, 2016 publication of the Vatican paper, L’Osservatore Romano.

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Proclamation Ceremony of the Venerable Alfonso Gallegos

By Frei Bo / November 22, 2016 / Comments Off on Proclamation Ceremony of the Venerable Alfonso Gallegos

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General Councilors elected

By Frei Bo / October 27, 2016 / Comments Off on General Councilors elected

  ROME – The last session of the 55th General Chapter on October 26, 2016 moved forward with the election of the General Councilors in accordance with the OAR Constitutions 345: “…the members of the general council are to be elected by absolute majority of votes.” The provision continues: “Six councilors are to be elected,…

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