Order of Agustinian Recollects

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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St. Alonso de Orozco: a saint of the small and everyday life

St. Alonso de Orozco (1500-1591) was an Augustinian friar from Madrid who lived with radical simplicity. Known as “the saint of the everyday”, he discovered that the greatness of the Christian life is ...
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The Augustinian Recollects celebrate the election of Leo XIV

With deep joy, the Order of Augustinian Recollects received the election of the new Successor of Peter, Pope Leo XIV. Pope Leo XIVa member of the Order of St. Augustine. In a message full of gratitude ...
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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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Hope and renewal: Mother Olivia Hernandez’s fraternal visit to the Monasteries of Mexico

After the conclusion of the VII Federal Assembly, Mother Olivia Hernandez Garcia, Federal President of the Federation of Augustinian Recollect Nuns of Mexico, undertook a series of fraternal visits to ...
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The Wedding at Cana: the first sign of Christ’s Glory

Today’s Gospel concludes with a phrase that deserves our attention. It is the commentary that the evangelist makes about the miracle he has just narrated: This that Jesus did in Cana of Galilee was ...
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The Art of Accompanying in Religious Life

We conclude an intense week of work, reflections, sharing of experiences and charismatic living of our being and doing as Augustinian Recollects. A meeting full of emotions and also of experiences ...
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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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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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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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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 ...