The new unified digital platform of the Augustinian Recollects will be presented on December 5, with the slogan “One soul, one web”, as an expression of communion and shared mission.
A new digital stage for the whole family
The Prior General of the Augustinian Recollects, Fray Miguel Angel Hernandez, has officially announced through a circular letter the launching of Recoletos.orgthe new global global digital platform of the Order. of the Order. The date chosen is not accidental: December 5, 2025the day of the 437th anniversary of the Augustinian Recollection, will mark the beginning of a new stage in the online presence of the Augustinian Recollect family.will mark the beginning of a new stage in the online presence of the Augustinian Recollect family.
With this initiative, the Order is taking a step forward in its vocation to evangelize the digital continent and to express, also on the web, the unity of the unity of the Augustinian charism. Inspired by the Gospel image of the miraculous catch of fish and with the motto “One soul, one web”, the platform is presented as an instrument of communion, witness and shared mission. instrument of communion, witness and shared mission..
A living network of communion
Recoletos.org will bring together on a single website the institutional pages of the four four Provinces of the Order, the spaces of the Secular Fraternity the Secular Fraternity, the Augustinian Recollect Youth, the nuns of contemplative lifecontemplative nuns, and numerous thematic microsites with initiatives of the whole family. The new website will be available in Spanish, English, Portuguese and Italianreflecting the diversity and universality of the charism.
In the words of the Prior General, this platform “articulates everything in a single communicative identity. Just as we share the same charism, we will have the same digital gateway. We are stronger together.
An evangelizing, professional and synodal web site
Recoletos.org is born with four fundamental features:
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Evangelizingat the service of the proclamation of Christ on the digital continent.
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SynodalSynod: open to the participation of all members of the Augustinian Recollect family.
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Professionalwith a high quality, modern and accessible technical structure.
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TestimonialTestimonial: a living reflection of the mission, spirituality and life of the Order on all continents.
It will also have accessibility functions and an automated news reader to facilitate barrier-free participation for all.
An invitation to put out to sea
Recoletos.org is not just a technical tool. As Friar Miguel Ángel Hernández affirms, “it is a true contemporary Sea of Galilee, where the Lord continues to ask us to cast the net”. It is an invitation to put out into the deep with missionary audacity, “seeking the thirsty hearts of God in every corner of the web”.
The Prior General has entrusted this initiative to Mary, Star of Evangelizationand to St. Augustine, teacher of unity and loveHe encouraged everyone to collaborate actively in this new project that truly wants to be, a digital house for all.