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Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City, Philippines – The Order of Augustinian Recollects of the province of St. Ezekiel Moreno (Philippines) is blessed to have the diaconal ordination of the three young recollect friars last November 27, 2021. Fray Ricky John Austria, OAR from Tiwi, Albay, Fray Julius James Tinapao, OAR from Bayawan City, Negros Oriental and…

RST celebrates the 400 foundation anniversary of the mother province San Nicalos de Tolentino with the second part of the lecture series titled—OAR STORY. The webinar, which started at 8:15 in the morning, was hosted by Fr. Ernil Almayo, the provincial secretary, and was participated in by more than 400 participants via zoom and four…

Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY – Our Lady of Consolation Parish celebrates its 34th Patronal Fiesta on the Solemnity of Our Mother of Consolation, also the Patroness of the Order on Sunday, September 5, 2021. The celebration was presided by Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, Prior Provincial of St. Ezekiel Moreno province, together with…

“It is a grace and it is God who grants us this grace for He is the center of this ordination,” Rev. Fr. Robin Ross S. Plata, OAR expressed during the thanksgiving speech he delivered on the occasion of their Ordination to Priesthood last August 28, 2021 on behalf of his companion Rev. Fr. Virgilio…

Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY – Recoletos School of Theology had the Holy Spirit Mass to formally open the School Year 2021 – 2022 held at the St. Thomas of Villonava Chapel last August 20, 2021 at 7:00 in the morning. The Mass was presided by Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, the Prior Provincial…

Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY—Fifty-eight year ago, two young pilipino novices made their Profession of Simple Vows in the Recollect Novitiate house of Monteagudo, Navarra, Spain.  Fifty-eight-years ago, today, Fray Dunstan Hubert Decena, OAR and Fray Emeterio Buñao, OAR, celebrated their re-consecration to the Augustinian Recollect way of life in their respective assignments.  As to…

Mira-nila, QC- RFC formands gathered for the Annual Operational Project and Plans of Recoletos Formation Center (RFC) and Recoletos School of Theology (RST) for the school year 2021-2022 last June 17, 2021. The meeting started at 8:00am by the opening prayer led by Rev. Virgilio Calalang Jr., OAR and Fray Jose Enrico V. Gallego, OAR,…

Mira-nila Homes, QC- June 3, 2021 was a momentous date for Recoletos School of Theology (RST) as it staged the first-ever Graduation Rites and Solemn Investiture since the pandemic outbreak (2020) in Our Lady of Consolation Parish. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, RST Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Prior Provincial of the Province…

Recoletos School of Theology and Recoletos Formation Center in partnership with St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate-Recoletos, Secular Augustinian Recollect Fraternity de Antipolo and lay partners initiated outreach activities for victims of the typhoons Rolly and Ulysses. The relief operation were conducted in three different places.  In Tiwi, Albay, the friars of OAR through ARCORES de Filipinas…

QUEZON CITY –October 9, 2020 the students of the Recoletos School of Theology met online to celebrate the institution’s special day. This is in line with the celebration of the Solemnity of St. Thomas de Villanova, the patron of studies of the Recollects. Classes in the morning were cut short to give way to the…