Rationale

As the Augustinian Province of Sto. Niño de Cebu – Philippines prepares for its 40^th foundation anniversary on 15 January 2024, the Committee on Provincial Congress proposes a three-day Provincial Congress for the Augustinian friars and lay collaborators. It focuses not only on the contribution of the Province to the Philippine Church in the areas of Education, Pastoral Ministry, Justice and Peace, and Formation, but also on its significant role as it collaborates with other entities/circumscriptions of the Order. In the spirit of synodality which is the thrust of the Universal Church, the congress serves as a venue for reflection and dialogue among Augustinian friars and lay collaborators in “walking together” for the promotion of communion of life and community life in their works of evangelization. In the end, the congress does not only inform participants but transforms them to be individuals inspired by the life of St. Augustine of Hippo and by the charism of the Augustinian Order.