the approaching General Chapter will open in Granada, Spain, on October 4.The Prior General of the Order asks our communities to intensify their prayers for the coming General Chapter
Javier Guerra, Prior General of the Augustinian Recollects, has sent a letter to the 195 communities of the Order, located in 19 countries, requesting special prayers. In this way Father Guerra hopes to assure an adequate preparation for the approaching General Chapter, which will open in Granada, Spain, on October 4.
Challenges
As well as asking our religious for special prayers that the Holy Spirit will breathe upon the most important meeting of the Order, the Prior General lists in his two-page letter some of the challenges that will confront those who assemble in Granada on October 4: “We all share responsibility for meeting the challenges that the coming General Chapter will have to face, among them the revision and updating of our Constitutions, the restructuring of the Order and the organization of its ministries, the proper functioning of the secretariats and institutes, initial and continuing formation, vocation ministry, and the nature and communitarian dimension of our prayer and our apostolic mission.”
Prayer
As well as asking our religious to pray with special fervor, the General Council has composed the following prayer of thanksgiving:
Loving Father, we thank you for calling us to form the Augustinian Recollect family within your Church and to share our life with brothers who, by their example, their work, and their vision, help us to grow in faithfully following your Son Jesus, our Teacher.
Grant us, Lord, the grace to celebrate this new General Chapter. Make us always one in mind and heart directed toward God.
Through your Spirit revitalize our hope, forgive our errors and sluggishness, make our steps firm in giving witness to your Kingdom, enlighten our Order in adapting our laws to this present time, guide the minds and hearts of our brothers who come together to discover your plans and designs for each one of us.
May our Mother of Consolation, Saint Augustine, and al the Saints of our Order help us in this graced moment to be faithful to the Gospel of your Son and to our religious and priestly consecration. Amen.
News
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The Order of Augustinian Recollects commemorates in San Millán the centennial of the chapter that consolidated its identity and reoriented its mission
Documents
General Chapter of San Millán de La Cogolla, 1908
Autor: Martínez Cuesta, Á. (183 Kb)
Prayer of the 53rd General Chapter
Autor: OAR (64 Kb)
Interesting links
Special: Encounter of Augustinian Recollects Bishops
On the Centenary of the Chapter of San Millan, this historic La Rioja monastery hosts the Meeting of Augustinian Recollect bishops on November 24 to 30, 2008.