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5 days ago · The Augustinians have created one religious Order, of which there are 2,700 friars in 50 countries around the world. Today, they aim to help the Catholic faithful grow in their faith and become disciples. They care for the parishes of St Augustine’s, Hammersmith and St Monica’s, Hoxton, both in London; in Birmingham they run the parish of ...
2 days ago · The Augustinian friars made sure not to commit the same mistakes and so they decided to build the new church using adobe stones. In 1586, they appointed Juan Macias to lead the design and construction of the church. It was only in 1607 that the declaration of its official completion was made.
1 day ago · Back to that in a moment. During the month of October, the Church invites us to reflect on the sacredness and dignity of life, from the moment of conception to the natural end of one’s life. On this Respect Life Sunday, we pray for all who strive to promote and protect the gift of life, especially the lives of the unborn and the elderly. The ...
2 days ago · That is, for example, the strategy that the Augustinian friar Alonso de la Vera Cruz put recurrently into practice in another of his writings, the Speculum coniugiorum of 1556. The unstated objective of this canon-legal and theological treatise was precisely to resist the instructions on Indigenous people’s marriage approved by the First Mexican Council, celebrated one year before in Mexico ...
3 days ago · The Catholic National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady, at Walsingham, is pleased to announce that three Augustinian Friars from the Province of Nigeria, have begun their service at the Shrine. Fr Sunday Ikpe OSA [Prior], Fr Charles Chimaobi OSA, and Fr Eric Taru OSA, arrived on 12 th September 2024 and have now completed their short period of ...
3 days ago · From October three young Augustinian Friars from the Province of Nigeria, will arrive to serve at the National Shrine of Our Lady, at Walsingham. They are Fr Sunday Ikpe OSA [Prior], Fr Charles Chimaobi OSA, and Fr Eric Taru OSA. Read more here. Pictured from left to right: Fr George, Fr Stefan, Fr David.
4 days ago · They are not to be confused either with the Austin Friars or with the Black Friars who were Dominicans, and wore a black cloak and hood. The order takes its name from St. Augustine, who was made Bishop of Hippo in the year 395.
