Province of Saint Ezekiel Moreno Received 13 New Postulants

by: Bro. Christian Joseph T. Codilla Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary produces 13 new postulants for the Province of Saint Ezekiel Moreno. The newly invested postulants of this year’s Toma de Habito (Receiving the Habit or Habit Taking)come from Batch Liberators; Bros. Fortune Cano, Bonnie De Guzman, and John Reynan Rosie, and from the Batch Radiants; Bros.…

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Feast of St. Ezekiel Moreno: A Day for the Sick

BAGUIO CITY- Seminarians of Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS) visited sick people confined in several hospitals on the feast of St. Ezekiel Moreno last Saturday, August 19, 2023. Returning Apostolate As officials ease pandemic restrictions, the community of CaReS takes advantage to return its annual sick visitation which was suspended for three years due to COVID…

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CaReS All Soul’s Day Apostolate

By: Bro. Sean Cass L. Alvarez Baguio City – Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary held various activities in honor of the faithful departed last November 2, 2022. Three Requiem Masses Taking advantage of the privilege granted by Pope Benedict XV in 1915 which states that every priest can celebrate three requiem masses, the community of Casiciaco Recoletos…

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Sino ka sa Langit 2022 with Formators

By: Bro. Alvin C. Laserna Jr. Baguio City—Last November 1, 2022, Casiciaco Recoletos seminarians creatively dressed themselves as they held the annual seminary event, Sino ka sa Langit. What made this year’s Sino ka sa Langit remarkable was the participation of some formators in the program. Imitating Models of Faith: A Counter-Cultural Endeavor In his…

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Rosary Month Culminates amidst Bad Weather

By: Bro. Alvin C. Laserna Jr. Baguio City—While the country was lashed by Typhoon Paeng, which effects have also been felt in Baguio, Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary (CaReS) community pushed through with the rosary month culmination activity last October 30, 2022. The culmination was marked by a living rosary prayed inside the Capilla de Nuestra Señora…

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Liberators’ Investiture

By: Alvin C. Laserna Jr. The Batch Liberators had their Toma de Habito (Investiture) last October 12, 2022, the feast day of the seminary patroness, Our Lady of the Pillar. Unlike the past two investitures, the seminary accepted a number of visitors, most were relatives of the new postulants. Regardless, however, of the bulk of…

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A Procession in honor of Our Lady of the Pillar

By: Alvin Laserna Jr. Last October 11, 2022, the Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary held a procession in honor of Our Lady of the Pillar whose feast day would be held a day after. The procession started at 6:30 in the evening attended by the seminarians, priests, and the different lay organizations of the seminary especially the…

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REAP resumes in CaReS

By: Christian Joseph T. Codilla Student seminarians of Casiciaco Recoletos Seminary undergone this year’s Recoletos Enhancement and Advancement Program (REAP) after it was suspended for two years due to the COVID 19 pandemic.  The REAP is a program usually held every year in the seminary before the start of the academic year to develop and…

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