If you love Christ, follow Him!

“For You have made us for Yourself, and our hearts are restless, until they rest in You."

(Confessions 1, 1)

"For where I found truth, there I found my God."

Confessions 10, 24, 35

You are drawn here for a purpose

Fr. AJ Jacinto, our national vocation director, is here to assist you with your restlessness in life. Nothing happens by chance. God is trying to talk to you.

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RAY | JAR

The Recollect Augustinian Youth (RAY) or Juventudes Agustinas Recoletas (JAR) in our Spanish speaking counterpart is an organization which forms part of our vocational campaign to the Augustinian Recollect way of life..

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Visit our communities in schools, parishes, and seminaries

You can reach us in various places of the Philippines and talk to our designated vocation promoters.

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Curso de Preparación 2019: The preparation for the definitive “yes” to Christ

Note: This was translated from the original Spanish article posted in the official website of the Order of Augustinian Recollects (www.agustinosrecoletos.com) For six weeks, 10 Augustinian Recollects prepare themselves for their definitive “yes” to Christ as religious. It is the course of preparation for the solemn profession. SPAIN–The Solemn Profession of Vows puts an end to…

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12 OAR Postulants proceed to Pre-Novitiate Stage

Antipolo City, RIZAL–After their summer vacation, twelve new Pre-Novices reported to Fray James Castelo, OAR, Pre-Novitiate Director, on June 19, 2019. Before they proceeded to Bahay Lingkod-Recoletos, the Pre-Novitiate House located within the compound of St. Ezekiel Moreno Novitiate-Recoletos in Antipolo City, they visited some OAR and AR communities in Metro Manila. They had a…

In Pictures: Final Day of the 12th OAR Formands’ Convention

Mira Nila Homes, QUEZON CITY–The 12th OAR Formands’ Convention has finally come to its end. The formands evaluated the whole course of the event. Afterwards, the closing Mass presided by Fr. Lauro Larlar, OAR was celebrated in the RFC Chapel. The outgoing chairman, Fray James Erold Gatinao, OAR, has passed on the torch to the…