This document discusses recollection, which involves withdrawing one's mind from external affairs to focus on God's presence. It describes recollection as having both an active component achieved through effort aided by grace, and a passive component of extraordinary grace from God. Living in God's presence involves faith in His immanence, maintaining awareness of Him when distracted or occupied. The document then discusses vision, mission and their connection. Vision involves understanding one's purpose, while mission is fulfilling that purpose. Jesus' vision was to bring good news to the poor and oppressed, and His mission was proclaiming this in His teachings. A school's vision is to provide quality Christian education to the poor, and its mission is creating a joyful learning environment to

1. RECOLLECTION
“VISION-MISSION”
Recapturing the Meaning of Daily Life
By: Sr. Chrystal, CB

2. What is Recollection
 Merriam-Webster: the act of
remembering something
Something in the past that is
remembered
Spiritual life: attention to the presence
of God in the soul.
Withdrawal of the mind from external
& earthly affairs in order to attend to
God

3. Recollection is two-fold:
• Active recollection – may be acquired by
our own efforts aided by the ordinary
grace of God
• Passive recollection – does not depend
upon our own efforts, but is an
extraordinary grace infused by God, by
which He summons together the
faculties of the soul and manifests His
presence & His perfections. (Mystical
writers: first degree of infused
contemplation)

4. Presence of God
• Doctrinal – faith that God is present by
His Essence everywhere and in all things
by reason of His Immensity
• Ascetical – to live in the presence of God;
the exercise of reason directed by faith –
God as present to the mind, & live in the
consciousness of His presence.
• Devotional – practice the devotion of
living in the presence of God:
Lively faith in that Divine presence, that He is
near & within us
When distracted the mind, “The Lord is here”
When occupied, keep the mind recollected –
breathing secret aspiration for God

5. … our attitude towards our work has a great
deal to do with the persons we are becoming
and the world we are shaping.
Real life heroes

6. Vision and Mission
What do you
understand about
vision?
What kind of feelings
accompanied your
vision?
How do you understand
mission?
Do you feel the
connection between
vision and mission?
Why?

7. Jesus
Luke 4:14-21 “Proclamation of the Mission of Jesus”
– After baptism (by John in the Jordan river)
– Jesus tempted in the wilderness
 Jesus acted with the power of the Spirit, return to
Galilee
 He begun teaching in the synagogue (as he usually
did)
 Nazareth – where He was brought up
 Book of the prophet Isaiah: ..to bring good news
to the poor, to proclaim liberty to captives, new
sight to the blind, to free the oppressed, announce
the Lord’s year of mercy

8. Confirmation
Matthew 11:1-6
“…when John the Baptist heard in prison about
the activities of Jesus, he sent a message by his
disciples, asking him: “Are you the one who is to
come, or should we expect someone else?”
Jesus answered them, “Go back and report to
John what you hear and see: the blind see, the
deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life and
good news is reaching the poor..”

9. Serving that goes beyond good intentions
“there are always many questions requiring
answers as we seek to gain direction for our
lives.”

10. How are you realizing your vision?

11. Stella Duce Learning Center
• Vision
..committed to give
quality Christian
education especially
to the poor and
marginalized in a
nurturing and safe
environment
• Mission
..we commit ourselves to
create a joyful and
meaningful learning
experiences for our
students providing
quality education
founded in Catholic faith
to become a
conscientious Filipino
citizen with concern to
his environment.

12. Teacher

13. Teacher
..if a child cannot learn in the way we teach…
We must teach in a way the child can learn.”
Teacher should be a role model…
Being a teacher is not a role that one plays.
It is a life that one lives.(Antonio Toralba)
–Teacher teaches students, not subjects
–Teacher teaches ideas, not “loyalties”
(the ultimate motive ought to be service of God and society)
–Teacher teaches so that students learn and
serve.