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“Everything Starts Small: The Virtue of Patience”
Recollection Facilitator – Rev. Fr. Ian Anthony Espartero, OAR
July 12, 2025
In a spirit of reflection and renewal, the LCCT Personnel gathered for a meaningful recollection with the theme โEverything Starts Small: The Virtue of Patience,โ held under the guidance of Rev. Fr. Ian Anthony Espartero, OAR. The session offered a sacred pause amid the daily grind, inviting participants to rediscover the quiet strength found in waiting, trusting, and growing in Godโs time. Through prayer, shared insights, and moments of silence, the recollection reminded everyone that in the Augustinian tradition, greatness is not born in haste but in humble beginnings nurtured by love and faith.
Fr. Espartero illuminated the path from โdreaming bigโ to โstarting smallโ to โarriving peacefullyโโa journey that echoes the life of St. Augustine himself, from his restless ambitions to his humble service as bishop and eventual peace in Godโs embrace. Patience, he shared, is not the absence of movement but the presence of love unfolding over time. In the Augustinian way, the dream is not merely about accomplishments, but about transformationโabout becoming. And in becoming, we are called to wait, to trust, and to growโbecause everything that is truly lasting begins in small, faithful steps. โค๏ธโ๐ฅ
