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OSA – Order of St. Augustine (Religious)

THE OSA CHARISM

We, the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation (ASOLC) are called to incarnate with
living faith the Compassionate Christ in a Community of Friends and in humble enduring
service to the needs of the Church, especially the poor, through Evangelization.

VISION-MISSION STATEMENT

Moved by the spirit of the Risen Christ, we the Augustinian Sisters of Our Lady of Consolation
(ASOLC), as a community of women disciples, envision ourselves to become prophetic
witnesses by our life of action-contemplation.

In solidarity with our people especially the poor, we commit ourselves to the risen Christ and
His mission through renewed integral Evangelization that effects personal-communal
conversion for the transformation of the world and integrity of creation towards the
realization of the Reign of God. .

AUGUSTINIAN SITERS OF OUR LADY OF CONSOLATION (ASOLC)

The ASOLC was founded in 1883 and had its beginnings in the Beaterio de Mantelatas de San
Agustin, No. 23 Hospital Street, Barcelona, Spain.
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t was founded by two blood related sisters, Mo. Rita and Mo. Consuelo Barcelo y Pages, OSA,
from Sarria, Barcelona.

As an institute primarily dedicated to education, the congregation was aggregated to the

Order of St. Augustine (OSA) on May 31, 1902. Thereby it became an apostolic branch of the
Augustinian Order.

In 1975, the Sacred Order for Religious and Secular Institutes (SCRSI) granted Pontifical
Recognition to ASOLC as religious apostolic in nature.

LCCM VISION-MISSION STATEMENT

La Consolacion College Manila (LCCM) is a Catholic educational institution inspired by St.
Augustine’s teachings on the primacy of love. LCCM is an academic community of friends with
compassion and consolation especially for our people in the frontiers.

VISION

Transformative education towards fullness of life in the 21st century.

MISSION

 To assume the responsibility of serving and caring for God’s people regardless of gender,
race, creed and culture through Augustinian formation and development of world-class
graduates and professionals;
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 To promote unity, charity and truth in the transformation of learners through excellence in
instruction, research, and community extension programs;

 To develop a strong community outreach program and create an eco-friendly educational

environment;

 To provide a suitable operation through accountability and stewardship of resources;

 To integrate modern learning technology and student-centered pedagogy that produce

innovative and creative graduates in the contemporary world;

 To integrate work and learning through the dual learning system, apprenticeship, service
and reflection on industry standard skills and competencies;

 To provide a residential campus learning environment.

CORE VALUES

Love of God and Neighbor Scholarship and Passion for Excellence

Compassion and Consolation Search for Truth
Community of Friends Dignity of Labor
Integrity of Creation

LCCM Seal

• The burning heart is the symbol of the intense love of St. Augustine and the
Augustinians all over the world have for God characterized by the virtues of Unity,
Charity and Truth and manifested their continuing efforts to translate Justice,
Freedom, Peace and Love while being in solidarity with the Church of the poor.
• The Staff, Miter and Book speak well of St. Augustine, a Model Educator of his time.

• This seal is a unique distinction of Augustinians, a legacy they can leave to the future
generations of Augustinians in the world.

LCCM HISTORY / HERSTORY

No. 8 Mendiola St., Manila is the official address of La Consolacion College Manila. It is located
right at the doorstep of Malacañang Palace and occupies a trapezoidal area of 2.8 hectares
enclosed by the streets of Arlegui, San Rafael , C.A. Aguila and Mendiola. Within the vicinity
are situated other colleges and universities aptly forming the so-called "university belt" of
Claro M. Recto Avenue and Legarda St., food chains, dormitories, shopping and amusement
centers, and the living arteries of Manila pulsing with its busy public and private
transportation.

With the completion of the purple lane of the LRT2 with stations at Recto Avenue and Legarda
St. , La Consolacion College Manila is only minutes away from areas up north like Pasig ,
Marikina , and Quezon City . From the south, buses, fxs, and jeepneys find their route to the
heart of Mendiola making La Consolacion College Manila virtually accessible from any part of
the Metro.

Although located within the heart of the city, La Consolacion College Manila remains ideal for
academic pursuits. One look at the College is all it takes to realize the beauty and soothing
atmosphere within. It is one of the Catholic schools administered by the Augustinian Sisters of
Our Lady of Consolation (ASOLC). Aside from the Administration building, Mo. Consuelo
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Barcelo Auditorium, Gregor Mendel Science Center, and classroom buildings - St. Augustine,
Sta. Monica, Our Lady of Consolation, Kamalayan (which houses the college library), and the
Mother Rita Building (also known as LCCM International Center) - La Residencia 1 and 2,
(dormitories), occupy the land area. Today, there are more 3,500 students, faculty, and staff
that make up the population of the school.

La Consolacion College Manila was founded in 1902 when His Excellency Msgr. Placido
Chapelle, the Papal Nuncio, offered the first ten Filipino Augustinian Sisters a house at R.
Hidalgo St., Quiapo near the Basilica of San Sebastian. Chapelle convinced the sisters,
Agustinas Terciarias, to cease the operation of their asilo-colegio and to establish a defined
school for women whose specific and extraordinary objective was to provide training and
instruction to those intending to pass the civil service examination. The school was named
Colegio de Nuestra Señora de la Consolacion. Sor Clara del Santissimo Sacramento was the
first Directress of the colegio.

It will be remembered that the first ten Filipino Augustinian Sisters who founded the school
were the same group given the order to disband by the Father Provincial of the Augustinian
Order in 1899 during the Philippine-American War when the remaining Catalan Sisters, Sor
Rita Barcelo y Pages and Sor Consuelo Barcelo y Pages, left for Spain. The Catalan Sisters were
founding sisters of the asilo-colegio in Mandaluyong when they arrived in the country in 1883.

After years of steady growth, the school caught fire in 1909 and was razed to the ground. The
following year, in 1910, a new building rose to its present location. It was also during this
period when the school received the American government's recognition and a permit to
include secondary course. As the first among private schools recognized in Manila, Mr. G.A.
O'Reilly, Superintendent of Private Schools, described it "most proficient". During its 25 th
year, in 1927, the school started the expansion of its physical facilities. In 1937 the Junior
Normal was opened.

During the Second World War, Japanese soldiers occupied the school. Right after the war in
1945, the school played host to the offices of the Catholic Welfare Organization (CWO) and
the Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines (CEAP). It also started conducting
"abridged classes". A commencement exercise was held in November for the graduates of
1944-45 before the Junior Normal was reopened on December of the same year. Also, 1945 is
marked with two important developments: 1) it was the year when the school started
accepting boys in the elementary level and 2) the school adopted La Consolacion College as its
official name.

The post war period was characterized by physical and curricular expansion of the school. In
1947, the Junior Normal had its first set of graduates. The Music Department was recognized
to confer diplomas and issue certificates in 1948. By 1951, the Secretarial Department and the
combined Junior Normal and Home Economics were added. In 1952, the Office of the College
Dean was established paving the way for bachelor degrees. BSEEd was offered in 1962
followed by BS in Commerce as well as other courses.

In 1974, the school's Board of Trustees was instituted paving the way for concrete and bold
actions. When the school turned 75, the Mother Rita Barcelo Pastoral Formation Center
(MRBPFC) was established as a non-formal educational unit geared towards community
assistance. Two years after, in 1979, the school adopted the Catholic Schools' System
Development (CSSD) while at the same time working on the Philippine Accrediting Association
of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU) accreditation, which was eventually passed in
1981. The following year, Basic Education Scheme was also adopted. Computer Program was
introduced to both College and Basic Education Department in 1985 and 1988, respectively.
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The 1990s opened the doors of LCCM to various foreign academic and professional linkages.
On the eve of its centennial, the school opened a dormitory, La Residencia, and the
Kamalayan building which houses the college library, the multimedia, business and case
rooms, SMART rooms, the school canteen, the offices of the Center for Technology and
Curriculum Development (CTCD) and the School of Information Technology & Computer
Studies. Moreover, the school officially adopted La Consolacion College Manila as its name. In
2004, LCCM inaugurated the Gregor Mendel Science Center where the Research Center,
Nursing Review Center, nursing and science laboratories, e-learning laboratories, etc., are to
be found. Today, La Consolacion College Manila is composed of its College Department with
its six (6) schools, namely - School of Business and Accountancy, School of Arts and Sciences,
School of Nursing, School of HRM and Tourism, School of Information Technology & Computer
Studies, and the School of Music - and the Basic Education Department. It endeavors to
prepare its students make better decisions in life by providing fitting academic and social
opportunities to advance, develop and benefit themselves and the society in general. To
perform its educational apostolate, LCCM strives to develop in its community the spirit of
searching for truth and passion for excellence through research, instruction, evangelization
and extension services, thus providing holistic training for the students in the light of Christian
Catholic teachings, and the Augustinian ideal and tradition.

ALMA MATER HYMN

Hail LCC Alma Mater dear

Hail we sing to thee (2x)
Within thy walls and social hall
We love and please to stay.
Love thy view the air so bright
But more our dear blue and white
We shall be faithful for the blue and
Pure for the white
It's the blue and white we stand for and
the blue and white we cherish
The blue of the sea and nature is clear.
And the glory of triumph so bright
Are not half so fair
Are not half so fair and can't compare
With our own dear blue and white.