The Augustinian Recollect nuns celebrate more than three centuries of presence in America.
On the 24th. of May, 1688, the first convent of the Augustinian Recollect nuns in America was founded in Puebla (Mexico). To commemorate the date, the heiresses of that historical convent organized a special Eucharistic celebration in which 181 of the 276 nuns of Mexico participated. The Mexican Federation of Augustinian Recollect Nuns is composed…
Msgr. Olavio López Duque has died
The bishop emeritus of Casanare, Msgr. Olavio López Duque, augustinian recollect, has died today in Bogota. His funeral will take place tomorrow and will be buried in the convent of El Desierto de la Candelaria.
The Augustinian Recollects give a relic of San Millan to the new Russian Orthodox Church of Madrid.
The order of the Augustinian Recollects, who takes care of the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla (La Rioja), has donated a relic of this saint to the Russian Orthodox parish of Santa María Magdalena, recently built in Madrid. It is a gesture of great ecumenical importance: Millán who died in 574, is one of the prominent…
Several thousands of persons celebrate St. Rita in Churches and Convents of the Augustinian Recollects
There are many communities of the Augustinian Recollects which, every May 22nd, are converted into centers of pilgrimage throughout the world: sometimes its scope is regional, as in the case of Marcilla, Navarra or in Monachil, Granada, both in Spain; or in Manaos and Belém do Pará, in Brazil. Sometimes, it is about authentic…
The painter Juan Mallol gifts the OAR with a portrait of the Augustinian reformer in America
On 1 May, José Concepción Beltrán, Augustinian Recollect prior of El Desierto de la Candelaria (Ráquira, Boyacá, Colombia), received a gift portrait representing the founder of the convent, the Augustinian Vicente Mallol (1567-1637). The painting is in oil and is signed by the known artist Juan P. Mallol…
Special United in Prayer
A monograph on Augustinian Prayer by the official website of the Order of Augustinian Recollects. It contains a Decalogue on Prayer, documents to learn how to pray and the various Augustinian prayers. More than 50 augustinian prayers.