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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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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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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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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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Epiphany: the Light of Christ enlightening the nations

The celebration of the Epiphany has been for centuries an occasion of special importance in the Christian tradition. St. Augustine of Hippo, one of the most influential Fathers of the Church, ...
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Friar Rafael Nieto speaks about papal heraldry in COPE: “A coat of arms also speaks of faith”.

The interview, broadcast on the program Mediodía COPE, began with a key question: what coat of arms is used when the Church is in a vacant see? Rafael explained with simplicity and precision the ...
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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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Melchior, Gaspar and Balthasar: the magicians who came from the Orient

Christmas is also the story of a journey, a mission, magi on the move. A Church going forth, following the light and adoring the Truth. The account of the scene in which the Magi – tradition has ...
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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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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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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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The Monastery of the Incarnation in Madrid: Spanish guardian of relics since the seventeenth century

In the heart of Madrid, a few meters from the Royal Palace, the Royal Monastery of the Incarnation stands as one of the great testimonies of art and spirituality of the Spanish Golden Age. Founded in ...