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RFC-RST COMMUNITY HOLDS REQUIEM MASS FOR FR. EMILIO LARLAR
Rev. Fr. Emilio Larlar, OAR, succumbed to cardiac arrest due to COVID-19 infection, in the early hours of September 13, 2020, at the St. Ezekiel Moreno Provincial Center, Bahay Toro, Quezon City. Pursuant to the strict quarantine protocols mandated by the government to avoid contamination and the spread of the virus, no wake was held…
HAPPY NATAL DAY FR. EMIL!
September 11, 2020, Fray Emilio Edgardo Quilatan, OAR celebrates 55th birthday with RFC community. The celebration started with the early morning Holy Mass presided by the birthday celebrant. The celebrant commenting on the gospel’s words, “Why do you observe the splinter in your brother’s eye and never notice the great log in your own?” (Lk…
Grateful @ 400.
September 10, 2020, the Order of Augustinian Recollects was expressing gratitude toward God for the unfailing adoration, direction and the gifts got, as they open the year-long festival of the 400th long stretches of the birth of the Province of St. Nicholas of Tolentine. The Province was born in the Philippines, which later on turned…
RST invokes the Holy Spirit to open AY 2020-2021
QUEZON CITY – The Recoletos School of Theology officially opened the school year 2020-2021 amidst COVID-19 through a votive mass in honor of the Holy Spirit (Solemnity of Our Lady of Consolation, September 4, 2020). Rev. Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, the Prior-Provincial of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, presided…
RFC WELCOMES NEW BROTHERS
The community of Recoletos Formation Center welcomed five newly professed OAR Friars and three brothers coming from Pious Unions. These are additional members to the RFC community in the journey toward theological, human, spiritual and human maturity. The very said day started with the celebration of the Holy Mass in honor of the memorial of…
SOLEMNITY OF ST.EZEKIEL MORENO AMIDST OF PANDEMIC
QUEZON CITY. The RFC community was one with the whole province of St. Ezekiel in celebrating the Solemnity of the St. Ezekiel Moreno, the patron saint of the Province. The day started with the celebration of the Holy Eucharist at the RFC chapel presided by the Prior of the house Fray Lauro V, Larlar, OAR.…
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Recoletos Formation Center (RFC) held a five-day retreat
Recoletos Formation Center (RFC) held a five-day retreat for the theology students prior to the opening of the school year 2020-2021. The Retreat, marked by the intense social distancing due the COVID 19 pandemic focused on personal dialogue with the Lord. A talk was held in the morning observing the social distancing and other…
RST ONLINE ENROLMENT
RST ONLINE ENROLMENT INSTRUCTIONS Please be informed the enrollment at RST will be on August 10-18, 2020. You may follow the steps below if you wish to enroll. Download the ENROLMENT FORM (2020 RST Online Enrolment Form for SThB/ MAT), the REGISTRATION FORM (2020 RST Online Registration Form), and the REQUIREMENTS’ COMPLETION FORM (2020 RST…
Ateneo professor gives a seminar on the Online Learning
A seminar on the Online Learning was conducted at the RST. Prof. Mark Calano, a faculty member of Ateneo de Manila University, was the resource speaker. The event was held on July 6, 2020 from 8:30 AM to 12 NN at the Aula II of the Recoletos School of Theology. This seminar was conducted as…
OAR Friars Renew Their Simple Vow
June 25, 2020 – Fr. Ian Anthony Espartero, OAR, Vicar of the Province of St Ezekiel Moreno congratulated ten simple professed religious for renewing their vows before the community of Recoletos Formation Center. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Fr. Dionisio Q. Selma, OAR, Prior Provincial, delegated the Vicar Provincial who at the same time is…
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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