Recoletos School of Theology
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RST Holds Second Semester Preliminary Examinations
RST held the preliminary examination for the second semester last March 11- 15, 2019. Theology students enrolled for the semester were in examination mode as these academic exercises were preparatory for the finals to be held towards the last weeks of May. Students have been preparing for this preliminary examination since the start of February.…
Prior General of the OAR, Fray Miguel Miró, OAR, accompanied by General Councilors—Fr. Javier Monroy, OAR, and Fray Raul Buhay—conducted renewal visit at Recoletos Formation Center
Recoletos Formation Center, Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City – Early morning of March 08, 2019, the Prior General of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Fray Miguel Miró, OAR, Fr. Javier Monroy, OAR, General Councilor and Secretary General on Formation and Spirituality, and Fray Raul Buhay, OAR, General Councilor and Secretary General Apostolate arrived at Recoletos Formation…
Fr. Lolo Hubert Celebrates his 79th Birthday
Fr. Huberto dunstan Decena celebrated his 79thbirthday las February 19, 2019. The birthday celebration was held at Bulwagang Recoleto at 81 alondras St. Miranila Homes, Congessional Ext., Quezon city. Visitors from the nearby communities of the Recoletos in Antipolo City, Tandang Sora, Quezon city, San Sebastian Manila, Cavite and Tondo Manila attended the celebration. The…
New Year New Semester for Recoletos School of Theology
The Recoletos School of Theology had its enrollment last January 4, 2019 for the second semester of the school year 2018-2019. Students from different religious congregations and pious associations met again, after the long the Christmas break, ready for another five-month intensive intellectual endeavor. To start the second semester, students had their seminar classes which…
RST Celebrates Christmas Party
December 14, 2018 – RST celebrated the Christmas party after the final exams of the first semester. The activity was held at the third floor of the PPC building of the Our Lady of Consolation Parish (OLCP) Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City. Among the guests were formators of the Recoletos Formation Center and other Formators of…
Five Priests Ordained on the 430th Anniversary of the Augustinian Recollects
December 5, 2018 – Coinciding with the 430thAnniversary of the Augustinian Recollection, Five OAR friars were ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Antonio Tobias, DD, of the Diocese of Novaliches in Our Lady of Consolation Parish, Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon city at 9:00 in the Morning. The Newly ordained priests were Rev. Fr. Paul S. Demillones,…
The Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno Celebrated It’s 20th Founding Anniversary
The Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno celebrated its 20thFounding Anniversary at the Recoletos Formation Center, Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City last November 27-28, 2018. A two-day celebration was organized. The first day festivities, intended exclusively for the Recollect friars of the Province, started with a Eucharistic celebration presided by His Excellency, Most Rev. Teodoro C. Bacani,…
Seven Recollect Friars Ordained to the Diaconate on the Feast of Our Lady of Health
OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION PARISH, MIRANILA, QUEZON CITY – November 17, 2018 was a momentous day for the Augustinian Recollect Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno. Seven Recollect friars received the ordination to the diaconate through the imposition of hands by Bishop Nolly Buco, the newly-ordained auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Antipolo on the Feast…
Recoletos School of Theology hold RST DAY 2018
The Recoletos School of Theology holds RST Day at the Recoletos Formation Center’s Covered Court, Quezon City last November 10, 2018, Saturday. Various group activities were organized by the RST Formands’ Forum Officers to build fraternal bond among student theologians. The event started at 8:00 AM with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist presided by…
RST Theology Students Joined the Guanella Basketball Tournament 2018
RST students from various congregations joined a basketball tournament in preparation for the feast of the founder of the Servants of Charity (Servi della Carita)–St. Luigi Guanella. The feast was celebrated last October 24, 2018. The invited four (4) teams from different religious congregation for the basketball were: The Order of St. Augustine (OSA), The…
Final Thesis Defense of Bro. Arnel T. Evangelista, OP Miss.
INTEGRATING SYNODALITY IN THE EMPOWERMENT OF CATECHISTS Date and Time: December 16, 2025 @ 10:00 AM Name: Bro. Arnel T. Evangelista, OP Miss. Thesis Adviser: Fr. Rainnielle Pineda Thesis Panelist: Fr. Mark Rochelle Renacia, OAR Fr. Renie Villalino, OAR Fr. Norman Melchor Peña, SSP Nature of Defense: On-site (face to face)
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.…
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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