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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 βEverything Starts Small: The Virtue of Patience,β 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 Godβs 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 βdreaming bigβ to βstarting smallβ to βarriving peacefullyββa journey that echoes the life of St. Augustine himself, from his restless ambitions to his humble service as bishop and eventual peace in Godβs 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 transformationβabout becoming. And in becoming, we are called to wait, to trust, and to growβbecause everything that is truly lasting begins in small, faithful steps. β€οΈβπ₯
