Shanghai is China’s most populous city (25 million) and a global financial hub. A secluded, forgotten memory lies in the heart of its historic center, a famous waterfront promenade lined with colonial-era buildings; opposite, across the Huangpu River, rises a sea of skyscrapers, completely technological and futuristic.
The Parish of Saint Rita in Tapauá (Amazonas, Brazil) was the setting for the perpetual profession on Friday, November 21, and the diaconal ordination by the Bishop of the Prelature of Lábrea, the Augustinian Recollect Santiago Sánchez, on Sunday, November 23.
On November 8, in La Junta (Chihuahua), more than 200 lay people from the Recollect parishes of Chihuahua, Delicias, Cuauhtémoc and La Junta gathered to pray, learn and socialize at this annual meeting to promote fraternity.
An emblematic figure of the turn of the 19th to the 20th century, with his strength and drive he helped the Augustinian Recollects to open up to a new world and have a rebirth in Latin America, after witnessing their almost total collapse with the Philippine Revolution.
Today, November 25th, is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. In Fortaleza, Brazil, the Augustinian Recollects are fighting this scourge through the Saint Monica Home, which shelters girls and teenagers who have suffered violence. Luiza Aparecida Dias is the psychologist who cares for these victims.
The 6th of November marked the 30th anniversary (1995-2025) of the Parish of Saint Martin de Porres in Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, where the Augustinian Recollects served since its creation and accompanied the People of God.