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18/08/2026

SAN EZEQUIEL MORENO, MISIONERO

Ezequiel was born in Alfaro, Spain, on 9 April 1848. He joined the Recollect Congregation of the Order in Monteagudo (Navarra) in 1864, and professed vows on 22 September 1865. He was sent to the Philippines in 1870 where was ordained in 1871 and where he labored for 15 years. He then returned to Spain to serve as prior in Monteagudo for three years, after which he gave all of his energy to various forms of ministry in Colombia, South America, until shortly before his death.

During his time in the Philippines, he was assigned to Mindoro, Palawan, Las Piñas, Santo Tomas (Batangas), Santa Cruz (Manila), and the Recoleto Hacienda in Imus and Bacoor where the faithful in this town bore witness to his holiness and dedication to pastoral mission that protests were made by people not to let him leave when he was about to be transferred.

He is hailed, along with San Peregrino, to be patron of people with cancer.

San Ezequiel Moreno, ruega por nosotros!

We greet our brother Augustinian Recollects at the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno a blessed solemnity of their titular and patron!

17/08/2026

SANTA CLARA DE LA CRUZ DE MONTEFALCO
Feast | August 17

Today, the Augustinian family celebrates the feast of Santa Clara de la Cruz de Montefalco. She was born in Montefalco, Perusa, Italy in the year 1268. At six years old, she entered the hermitage just outside the walls of her hometown where here sister, Juana, lived with great austerity with some religious sisters. In the year 1290, the hermitage was converted into an Augustinian convent and made her profession there taking the name of Clare of the Cross. After the death of her sister, Juana, she was elected as abess of the convent until her death.

Throughout her life, Clare devoted herself in reflecting the mysteries of the Passion of our Lord Jesus Christ. In her last days, she always mentioned that she keeps the cross of Christ embedded on her heart. Upon her death, her heart was exhumed and was found that a crucifix, the symbols and marks of the passion of our Lord, were present.

Santa Clara de la Cruz de Montefalco, ruega por nosotros!

15/08/2026

RECOLETOS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY | RST BEGINS NEW ACADEMIC YEAR 2026–2027

Augustinian friars from three Provinces of the Order of Saint Augustine: OSA Philippines, OSA Cebu, and OSA Australasia came together for the Mass of the Holy Spirit and Orientation Day of the Recoletos School of Theology (RST) on August 14, 2026, at Our Lady of Consolation Parish, Mira-Nila Homes, Quezon City.

Some of the Simple Professed Augustinian Friars from these three Provinces are presently pursuing their theological studies at RST, sharing the journey of academic and religious formation with fellow religious and seminarians from the Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR), Barnabites, Claretians, other religious congregations, and various dioceses.

Their presence reflects the richness of RST as a community where different religious charisms and ecclesial traditions meet in the common pursuit of theological formation and preparation for service to the Church.

The Mass of the Holy Spirit, which formally opened Academic Year 2026–2027, was presided over by Very Rev. Fr. Bernard Amparado, OAR, Prior Provincial of the Province of St. Ezekiel Moreno, RST Moderator. Together, the RST community invoked the guidance, wisdom, and gifts of the Holy Spirit upon the students, professors, formators, and administrators as they begin another year of study and formation.

The Eucharistic celebration also included the Profession of Faith (Professio Fidei) of the RST faculty and the Oath-Taking of the RST Student Forum officers, followed by the blessing of the newly renovated school facilities.

Earlier in the day, the students participated in a seminar on the Safeguarding of Minors and Vulnerable Adults, facilitated by Rev. Fr. John Era, CM. The afternoon continued with the School Orientation, covering the academic, administrative, financial, and library resources of RST.

As the new academic year begins, the presence of friars from OSA Philippines, OSA Cebu, and OSA Australasia, together with the Augustinian Recollects, Barnabites, Claretians and members of other religious congregations and dioceses, becomes a beautiful witness that theological formation is not undertaken in isolation, but in communion with the wider Church.

Different Provinces. Different congregations. Different charisms.
One faith, one mission, and one journey of formation in service of the Church.

May the Holy Spirit continue to guide all those who begin another year of theological study and formation at RST.

Anima Una et Cor Unum In Deum.

14/08/2026

UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS | Two of our Brother Postulants join the Historic Thomasian Welcome Walk

On August 13, 2026, two of our brother postulants from Seminario San Agustin joined their fellow freshmen of the UST Ecclesiastical Faculty of Philosophy in the traditional passage through the historic Arch of the Centuries.

Despite the pouring rain, the new students crossed the Arch with enthusiasm, officially marking the beginning of their journey as Thomasians. For our brother postulants, this memorable occasion also marks another significant step in their academic and formation journey as they begin their philosophical studies.

The Seminario San Agustin community rejoices with our brothers and accompanies them with prayers as they embark on this new chapter. May their years of study help them grow not only in knowledge and wisdom, but also in faith, fraternity, and their response to God's call.

Congratulations and welcome to the Thomasian community, brothers!

📸 Photos taken from the UST Faculty of Philosophy Student Forum

13/08/2026

14 AUGUST | The Seminario San Agustin Community wishes Postulant E.J. JERIOL AMORA, a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

May God bless you this day with more love than your heart can hold, as well as more strength and perseverance in your vocation!

07/08/2026

LOOK: RECOLETOS FORMATION CENTER FORMANDS VISIT SEMINARIO SAN AGUSTIN, INTRAMUROS

On August 6, 2026, the neophyte friars and seminarians of the Recoletos Formation Center visited Seminario San Agustin, Museo San Agustin, and San Agustin Church in Intramuros, Manila, as part of their City Tour of Manila and its environs.

Upon their arrival at Seminario San Agustin – Professorium House, the visiting friars and intern seminarians were warmly welcomed by the Augustinian Friars and Postulants of the Augustinian Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines. In the spirit of Augustinian fraternity and hospitality, the friars shared a fraternal meal with the visiting Augustinian Recollect formands and generously sponsored their lunch.

Following the meal, the group proceeded to Museo San Agustin and San Agustin Church, where the OSA friars in Intramuros accompanied them on a guided tour. Through the visit, the young formands encountered the rich history, spirituality, art, and cultural treasures preserved within the historic Augustinian complex. San Agustin Church, the oldest stone church in the Philippines and part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Baroque Churches of the Philippines,” continues to stand as an enduring witness to centuries of Christian faith and Augustinian presence in the country.

Accompanying the group was Rev. Fr. Emilio Edgardo Quilatan, OAR, Archivist of the Archivo Recoletos and Professor of Church History.

The visit was also a beautiful expression of the fraternal bonds shared by the Augustinian and Augustinian Recollect families. Rooted in the spirituality of our Holy Father Saint Augustine, the encounter reminded the young formands that the heritage handed down through generations is not merely something to remember, but a living tradition to be embraced and carried forward in service to Christ and His Church.

May these moments of fraternity and shared Augustinian heritage continue to strengthen the bonds between our religious families as, with one mind and one heart intent upon God, we journey together in the service of the Church.

📷: Fray Uno, OAR

03/08/2026

"THE SOULS OF MEN ARE MANY TOO, BUT, IF THEY LOVE EACH OTHER, THEY ARE ONE SOUL" -St. Augustine (TEJ 14,9)

BE AN AUGUSTINIAN!

02/08/2026

AUGUST 2 IN THE AUGUSTINIAN CALENDAR |
MEMORIAL OF BLESSED JOHN OF RIETI, Religious, patron of the young professed friars of the Order.

Holiness is not achieved according to the length of one's life, but through the depth of one's love. Blessed John of Rieti ended his earthly pilgrimage while still a teenager and at the very beginning of his life as a friar. Nonetheless, he was an individual who had learned early on the wisdom of Gospel truths, and lived them with simplicity and joy.

John was born in Castel Porchiano, near the city of Amelia, in the region of Umbria, Italy, around the year 1318. He entered the Order in his teenage years and was sent to Rieti where he remained until his death. The Augustinian historian, Jordan of Saxony, described John as: "simple, humble and always cheerful; he was always friendly and social, and acted no differently from others in eating, drinking, and the other things that regard the common life of the friars; but he was unique with regard to his interior life. He was filled with love for his fellow religious and treated them with such charity that he was never heard to say or do anything contrary to fraternal love. He was reverential toward everyone, and especially toward the sick and visitors, showing them the goodness of his generous heart." John died in 1336 at the age of 18, and immediately reports circulated of graces received through his intercession. He was buried in the Church of Saint Augustine in Rieti and his cult was confirmed by Gregory XVI in 1832. He is the patron of young professed friars of the Order.

John is an example of holiness achieved, not through exceptional accomplishments or practices, but in the ordinary things of life. Thus he is an example to people of every state of life in following the principles of Gospel spirituality, particularly generosity, simplicity and Christian joy.

BLESSED JOHN OF RIETI, pray for us!

01/08/2026

IN PHOTOS | On July 31, 2026, the Augustinian community joyfully celebrated the 30th Presbyteral Ordination Anniversary of Fray Peter Casiño, OSA and Fray James Uy, OSA with a solemn Eucharistic Celebration held at San Agustin Church, Intramuros, Manila.

The Holy Mass was presided over by Fray James Uy, OSA, with Fray Peter Casiño, OSA, together with the Augustinian Friars and other guest priests, concelebrating in thanksgiving for thirty years of faithful priestly ministry.

Present at the celebration were the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation, the Augustinian formands, as well as the family, relatives, and friends of Fray James and Fray Peter, who gathered in prayer and gratitude for the gift of their vocation and dedicated service to the Church.

As we thank God for the witness of their priestly lives, may He continue to bless them with good health, renewed zeal, and many more fruitful years of service in the spirit of Saint Augustine.

Ad Multos Annos, Fray Peter Casiño, OSA, and Fray James Uy, OSA!

In Deum.

31/07/2026

IN PHOTOS | Closing Mass of the Second Ordinary Provincial Chapter

The Second Ordinary Provincial Chapter of the Augustinian Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines concluded with the celebration of the Closing Mass, a solemn Eucharistic thanksgiving for the graces received throughout the days of prayer, discernment, and fraternity.

The Holy Eucharist was presided over by Fray Joseph Lawrence Farrell, OSA, Prior General of the Order of Saint Augustine, together with Fray Frederick Comendador, OSA, Assistant General for Asia and the Pacific, and Fray Dante Morabe Bendoy, OSA, Prior Provincial of the Augustinian Province of the Most Holy Name of Jesus of the Philippines. They were joined by the Augustinian friars of the Philippine Province in offering thanks to God for the fruitful completion of the Chapter.

Also present at the Closing Mass were the Province's Aspirants, Postulants, Simple Professed Friars, and Solemn Professed Friars, together with the Baseco Children's Choir and the faithful from Santo Niño de Baseco Parish, whose active participation enriched the liturgical celebration and reflected the communion that unites the Augustinian family with the People of God.

As the Provincial Chapter comes to a close, the Province gives thanks for the guidance of the Holy Spirit, who has accompanied the capitular fathers in their discernment and deliberations. May the decisions reached during this Chapter strengthen the Province in its commitment to live the Gospel, foster Augustinian fraternity, and continue its mission of service to the Church and the world.

IN DEUM.

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