Fr. Nelson Plohimon, OAR arrived in the CNMI last December 11, 2021 and immediately the following day he flew to the island of Rota to start his mission to serve the parishioners of San Isidro Labrador and San Francisco de Borja, together with his brother priests in the OAR community. The Order of Augustinian Recollects (OAR) was founded in 1588 in Spain. Known as a mendicant Catholic religious order, the OAR follows the Rule of St. Augustine. Being mendicant means trusting the grace of God thro

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TWO BEATIFIED RECOLLECTS AND THEIR EARLY MISSIONARY LABORS IN THE VISAYAS Towards the end of the 19th century, Blessed Jose Rada and Blessed Leon Inchausti served the parishioners in Bohol. Last week, the Order of Augustinian Recollects promoted their devotion by enthroning their relics in the parishes of Carmen, Pilar, Ubay, and Candijay - all belonging to the Diocese of Talibon. USJ-R, as a Recollect school, documented this historic series of events. | University of San Jose- Recoletos