Order of Agustinian Recollects

Three centuries of grace and mission: the pilgrim heart of the Augustinian Recollect Sisters

In the heart of the Jubilee Year convoked by Pope Francis, the Augustinian Recollect Sisters (ARS) have embarked on a historic pilgrimage on the occasion of the tercentenary of their foundation. From ...
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Bishop José Luis Azcona, a witness of service and evangelization, dies

With deep sadness, the Order of Augustinian Recollects has learned of the death today, November 20, 2024, of Monsignor José Luis Azcona Hermoso, who leaves a void that is difficult to fill and an ...
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St. Jerome and St. Augustine: a friendship beyond differences

In this Friendly Word, Friar Alfonso Davila invites us to discover the friendship between St. Jerome and St. Augustine. A sincere relationship, with differences and debates, but always sustained by ...
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The footprint of the Augustinian Recollects in Madrid: a historical, spiritual and artistic journey

Madrid is today a vibrant and cosmopolitan city, a meeting point where history, art and spirituality intertwine to form a unique cultural fabric. As the capital of Spain, Madrid welcomes visitors from ...
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Civitas Dei and civitas hominis: the Augustinian vision that founded the Christian hope

St. Augustine remains one of the most influential authors both in the Christian tradition and in Western culture. His reading of the human condition, of history and of political power remains ...
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St. Ezekiel Moreno: model of dedication and beacon of Recollect spirituality

At a decisive moment in the history of the Order, St. Ezekiel Moreno stands as a shining example of total dedication, pastoral zeal and fidelity to the Augustinian Recollect charism. This article, ...
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Msgr. Luis Marín invites the Augustinian Recollect family to synodality

On the occasion of the feast of St. Thomas of Villanova, the Augustinian Recollect family – the friars who are in Rome for the friars who are in Rome for the process of formation in stages, both those ...
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The coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV: beauty, symbol and mission

The coat of arms of Pope Leo XIV is divided into two fields. In the upper part, a marian blue with a fleur-de-lison the lower one, the burning heart of Saint Augustinecrossed by an arrow and on an ...
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Sister Cleusa: an Eco Martyr in Defense of Creation and Indigenous Peoples

The Laudato Si’ MovementMovement, guided by the spirit of ecological conversion and in communion with the universal Church, proposes to recognize figures who embodied the call to care for the Common ...
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The Multiplication of the Loaves: Beyond the Miracle

The account of the multiplication of the loaves, together with that of the transformation of water into wine at the wedding feast of Cana and that of the miraculous catch of fish in the Sea of Galilee ...
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San Sebastian Basilica in Manila: the iron church

Its columns and walls are made of iron. The temple seeks help to undertake a thorough restoration that protects the metal from moisture and rust. The 400th anniversary of the arrival of Our Lady of ...
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Vocation and mission: the challenges shared by the Recollect promoters in Rome

Rome, where the songs of the youth still resound after the Jubilee of this summer, was also the scene of the meeting of the General Secretariat for Vocation Ministry of the Order of Augustinian ...