Recoletos School of Theology
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AR–OAR formands: Called and formed now, to be sent out later
Bro. Ioannes Arong •December 4, 2019 Tagaytay City — Christ did not just send out his disciples to preach the Gospel. Before all else, he gave them proper formation. This was the content of the impassioned homily delivered by Rev. Benjamine Edobor, OAR to the gathering of formands of the Congregation of the Augustinian…
Bp. Santos to 2 newly ordained OAR Deacons: “In your name there is already a sign that you will imitate Christ”
Fray Jhoben Rodriguez, OAR •November 25, 2019 Mira-Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY- “The reason for this is simply the imitation of Christ. The imitation of Christ that leads to the establishment of the kingdom of God and the offering of the self…When I read your names tamang-tama yung pangalan nila isang Kristo (Cristito) Rey at…
FR. SELMA RECEIVES SOLEMN PROFESSION OF VOWS OF TWO RECOLLECT FRIARS
The Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Recollects, Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, received the solemn profession of vows of two simple professed friars, namely, Fray Virgil Calalang, OAR, and Fray Cristito Tepace, OAR, on September 7, 2019, vigil of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in a solemn…
TWO RECOLLECT FRIARS PROFESS SOLEMN VOWS
Br. Constantino V. Salas, MMMP The Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Recollects, Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, received the solemn profession of vows of two simple professed friars, namely, Fray Virgil Calalang, OAR, and Fray Cristito Tepace, OAR, on September 7, 2019, vigil of the Nativity of the…
RFC WELCOMES THE NEOPHYTES
The Recoletos Formation Center (RFC) Community welcomed the freshmen theology students in a simple celebration on September 5, 2019 held at the dining hall of the formation house. RFC holds an annual tradition of welcoming the new students in an elaborate and hilarious welcome party but the celebration was toned down this year. In the…
GREAT FESTIVITIES MARK THE SOLEMNITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE
The Solemnity of Our Holy Father St. Augustine was celebrated with great festivities on August 28, 2019 which commenced with a solemn 6:00AM Mass at the Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Mira Nila, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, followed by a procession of the image of St. Augustine from the parish to the Recoletos Formation…
GREAT FESTIVITIES MARK THE SOLEMNITY OF ST. AUGUSTINE
Br. Constantino V. Salas, MMMP The Solemnity of Our Holy Father St. Augustine was celebrated with great festivities on August 28, 2019 which commenced with a solemn 6:00AM Mass at the Our Lady of Consolation Parish in Mira Nila, Tandang Sora, Quezon City, followed by a procession of the image of St. Augustine from…
RECOLLECTS COMMEMORATE THE FEAST OF ST. EZEKIEL MORENO
The Recoletos Formation Community (RFC) of Mira Nila, Quezon City joined their confreres at the St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate – Recoletos (SEMoNoRe) in Antipolo City in commemorating the Feast of St. Ezekiel Moreno on August 19, 2019. The highlight of the occasion was the Eucharistic celebration presided by Rev. Fr. Gerry Orbos, SVD, whose healing…
RECOLLECTS COMMEMORATE THE FEAST OF ST. EZEKIEL MORENO
RECOLLECTS COMMEMORATE THE FEAST OF ST. EZEKIEL MORENO Br. Constantino V. Salas, MMMP The Recoletos Formation Community (RFC) of Mira Nila, Quezon City joined their confreres at the St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate – Recoletos (SEMoNoRe) in Antipolo City in commemorating the Feast of St. Ezekiel Moreno on August 19, 2019. The highlight of the…
RST Day 2025: Dean Taton Challenges Church to Champion Justice in Digital Age
Fray Jesse Meer E. Alipes, OAR QUEZON CITY – The Recoletos School of Theology confronted the urgent intersection of truth, justice, and digital responsibility as Atty. Rodel A. Taton, DCL, challenged the students to exercise prophetic witness during RST Day 2025 last November 25. “The Church’s role in the discourse is prophetic. It must…
RST Marks Renewal of Affiliation with UST, Receives Vatican Recognition
Fray Jesse Meer E. Alipes, OAR QUEZON CITY — The Recoletos School of Theology (RST) held a Thanksgiving Mass on October 2 to mark the renewal of its five-year affiliation with the Royal and Pontifical University of Santo Tomas (UST) and its canonical recognition as an Ecclesiastical Institution of Higher Studies by the Dicastery for…
Thesis Proposal Defense of Fray Mhelcar C. Anierdes, OSA
THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF DAILY CONVERSION IN RELIGIOUS VOCATION IN THE LIGHT OF AUGUSTINE’S EXPERIENCE Date and Time: December 12, 2025 @ 10:00 AM Name: Fray Mhelcar C. Anierdes, OSA Thesis Adviser: Fr. Czar Emmanuel V. Alvarez, OSA Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Lounal E. Jarumay, OAR Fr. James C. Castelo, OAR Nature…
Thesis Proposal Defense of Sem. Mc Jansen T. Cadag (Urdaneta)
A THEOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK FOR THE RENEWED INTEGRAL EVANGELIZATION OF THE DIOCESE OF URDANETA IN THE DIGITAL AGE Date and Time: December 11, 2025 @ 3:00 PM Name: Sem. Mc Jansen T. Cadag (Urdaneta) Thesis Adviser: Fr. Norman Melchor R. Peña, SSP Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Dann Philip B. Soriano Mr. Leo Martin…
Thesis Proposal Defense of Sem. Peter Gold A. Dominguez (Parañaque)
THEOLOGICAL INQUIRY ON EVANGELIZATION IN THE AGE OF AI AMONG SELECTED METRO MANILA THEOLOGY STUDENTS USING SPADARO’S CYBERTHEOLOGY Date and Time: December 11, 2025 @ 1:00 PM Name: Sem. Peter Gold A. Dominguez (Parañaque) Thesis Adviser: Fr. Norman Melchor R. Peña, SSP Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Dann Philip B. Soriano Mr. Leo…
Final Thesis Defense of Fray James Francis M. Bago, OAR
EMPOWERING THE LAY FAITHFUL: THE FORMATION OF CATECHISTS IN OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION PARISH – MIRANILA BASED ON POPE FRANCIS’ ANTIQUUM MINISTERIUM Date and Time: November 27, 2025 @ 3:00 PM Name: Fray James Francis M. Bago, OAR Thesis Adviser: Fr. Dexter Austria, OP Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr.…
Final Thesis Defense of Sem. Cyril Jairus G. Altares (Laoag)
POPE FRANCIS’ CONCEPT OF INTEGRAL ECOLOGY: ITS IMPLICATIONS IN THE VISION-MISSION OF THE DIOCESE OF LAOAG Date and Time: May 9, 2025 @ 1:30 PM Name: Sem. Cyril Jairus G. Altares Thesis Adviser: Fr. Edgar Javier, SVD Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Renie Villalino, OAR Fr. Jose Fortunato Garces…
Final Thesis Defense of Fray Roldan T. Benemerito, OAR
BAYANIHAN AS A TOOL FOR A CULTURAL, PASTORAL, AND THEOLOGICAL IMPERATIVE FOR A SYNODAL CHURCH IN THE PHILIPPINES Date and Time: May 9, 2025 @ 9:00 AM Name: Fray Roldan T. Benemerito, OAR Thesis Adviser: Fr. Rainnielle Pineda Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Renie Villalino, OAR Fr. Robin Ross…
Final Thesis Defense of Sem. Jomarc Nicolai Y. Cala (Bayombong)
ENRICHING ACCOMPANIMENT IN THE RATIO FORMATIONIS SACERDOTALIS NATIONALIS FOR THE PHILIPPINES IN LIGHT OF AUGUSTINE’S PEREGRINATIO Date and Time: May 8, 2025 @ 3:00 PM Name: Sem. Jomarc Nicolai Y. Cala Thesis Adviser: Fr. Romeo Ben Potencio, Jr., OAR Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Radni Caparas, OAR Fr.…
Final Thesis Defense of Fray Chrislean Rey R. Pamilaga, OAR
UNDERSTANDING THE LOVE OF NEIGHBOR IN AUGUSTINE’S DIALECTIC OF UTI AND FRUI: ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF OBJECTIFICATION Date and Time: April 21, 2025 @ 1:30 PM Name: Fray Chrislean Rey R. Pamilaga, OAR Thesis Adviser: Fr. Dexter Austria, OP Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Kenneth Joseph…
SCHOOL CALENDAR
A.Y 2019-2020
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES 1st SEMESTER A.Y. 2019-2020
SEMINAR CLASSES AY 2019-2020
RECOLETOS FORMATION
The Recoletos Formation Center, located at 81 Alondras Street, Mira-Nila Homes, Congressional Avenue Extension, Quezon City, is the theological formation house of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno of the Order of the Augustinina Recollects. Its history is interwover with Recoletos School of theology which is the theological arm of Recoletos Formation Center. As a theological center it offers a rigorous ecclesiastical curriculum in Bachelor of Arts in Sacred Theology affiliated with the University of Santo Tomas (UST) and a civil degree of Master of Arts in Theology (MAT) recognized by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). It is owned and operated by the friars of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno.
RECTOR'S MESSAGE
What did we see? Why digitize the physical documents of the Recoletos Formation Center and the Recoletos School of Theology?
Yes, we saw the need to preserve and better organize the files of the seminary. We realize the value of making information about the formation house and center of theological studies more accessible to others. This is for the benefit of the whole, of the wider society. And something more! Digitizing our physical documents is expression of the essential element of our Augustinian monastic tradition, which “embraces the apostolate of the harmonious search for the truth and its fullest possible sharing in the service of the Church” (OAR Constitutions 27).
Self-effacing and generous were our millenial confreres and lay collaborators, headed by the Research Director of the Recoletos School of Theology, in completing this digitization. I thank God in these, our brothers and silent workers, as I pray with and for them and all the beneficiaries of the project.
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History, Culture and Heritage-Recoletos
Since the entrance of the first thirteen Augustinian Recollect Missionaries to the Philippine Islands to the present time, the Order has not only contributed to the development of culture, advancement of history, and reinforcement of her legacy to the Philippine society but also continues, in the present time, to transform nations through education, evangelization and other mission works particularly in the peripheries.
This section of the web is two-pronged: it is like a window through which present generations may peep through and discover the contributions of the Augustinian Recollects in the shaping and building of the history and culture of the Philippine nation; and it is like a gate through which modern-day Augustinian Recollects recount endeavors and struggles in the works of new evangelization through arts, media, cultural heritage and the like as acts of participation in nation-building and engagements in the shaping of a national conscience.
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