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HAZ RAN JamshedpurDhanbad CCU Chaibasa amshedpur Kandhamal ODISHA Bhubaneswar esuits MAP http://www.jamjesuits.org/ AND Men of Compassion,J Consolation & Discernment Vol. 67, No. 07 LOYOLA NIWAS, SAKCHI, JAMSHEDPUR, INDIA July 2021 STAN SWAMY the prophet of our time he fought for the rights of advasis, dalits and marginalized people … ... his death will not go in vain... ...the fight will go on... PROVINCIAL’S MESSAGE Fr Jerry Cutinha, SJ IGNATIAN YEAR – A YEAR OF RENEWAL 20 MAY 2021 – 31 JULY 2022 On 20 May 2021, the Society of institutional and province levels. How Jesus marched into the Ignatian Year have those moments moulded us, while marking the 500 years of a life- transformed us? Fr General Arturo changing event in the life of Inigo de Sosa invites us for an ongoing metanoia Loyola. We, the Jesuits and Ignatian when he says: “it is good to remind family under the leadership of Fr ourselves that the wound Ignatius General Arturo Sosa and our brother suffered in Pamplona was not so much Pope Francis, have embarked on a a happy ending, but rather a happy pilgrimage of conversion. The online beginning. The conversion consists prayer service on 23 May 2021 helped us to begin this sometimes of great moments of change, but it is also a journey of ongoing transformation and renewal. never-ending process. We need to put Christ in the centre every time, again and again. This process is a pilgrimage As we celebrate the along winding roads, up and down, sometimes having to Ignatian Year, our external retrace our steps, sometimes feeling lost. But meeting celebrations must lead people along the road who indicate the way and reach us to the most important out their hands to us.” inward renewal. As we trace our ‘Cannonball We are blessed to have our beloved Pope Francis as Moments’, we need our role model in this journey as he motivates us for to allow our Lord to conversion at various levels—personal, communal, bring conversion, and institutional, and ecological. Let this Ignatian Year healing for each one celebration not be a one-time event, but the beginning of us, our communities, of the process of conversion, a time to invigorate us institutions, and to love and serve God and his people with renewed the province. The dedication and commitment. Cannonball is a metaphor that provides Fr Stan Swamy lived a us with a place or life of dedication and space where our commitment to love purpose meets a new and serve God and his path, new meaning, people. With his untimely and a renewed life. death on 5 July 2021, we have lost a courageous, It is the Cannonball Moment that transformed Inigo committed and compassionate elder brother, who lived to Ignatius and led to the foundation of the Society of and worked tirelessly for the mission of reconciliation Jesus. It is the story of how a self-centred man eventually and justice and sacrificed his life for the poor and the becomes a God-centred man—a man given over to marginalised. That was his commitment, a true son of St the vanities of the world, is placed with Christ, and later Ignatius of Loyola: To give and not to count the cost, to grew in the ease of finding God in all things. The battle fight and not to heed the wounds, to toil and not to seek of Pamplona, where the journey of Inigo began, serves for rest, to labour and not to ask for reward. as a metaphor for a shared human experience. We all have our inner fortresses of our dreams, ambitions, We pray for the departed soul of Fr Stan, that God may and attachments. The cannonball strikes, in the grant him eternal rest. May the martyrdom of Stan inspire unexpected tragedies and misfortunes, can become life- and challenge us and the entire nation to recommit transforming experiences if we allow God to work in us. ourselves to take forward his legacy in the mission of God can lead us as He led Ignatius like a schoolmaster Justice and Reconciliation. handholding a child. May this year’s Feast of Ignatius be a special one. May In this Ignatian Year, we can ask ourselves: what are God bless us through the intercession of St. Ignatius and our cannonball moments at individual, community, set us on fire. 2 JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS July 2021 OFFICIAL APPOINTMENT BY POSA Fr Benedict Lakra, SJ Spiritual Director, Satya Nilayam, Chennai APPOINTMENTS BY PROVINCIAL Name From To Status Wef Akhilesh Kumar Sankhabanga RTC Ranchi Theology 1 Jul Sanjay Bodra Tepasai VJ, Delhi Theology 1 Jul Renny Abraham TRTC Loyola School, Jsr Assist the Province Revisor 11 Jun Pancras A Bhuli DNS Chandrapura Principal 12 Jul Alex Gnanapragasam TJR, XLRI TJR, XLRI Treasurer 14 Jun Benedict Minj Pandabir , Pandabir Coordinator & Minister 14 Jun Alfred Bodra Pandabir Pandabir Treasurer 14 Jun Vijay Kachhap Chandrapura Chandrapura Vice-Principal 21 Jun Ajit Soreng Jesu Bhavan Jesu Bhavan Acting Superior 22 Jun John Mundu Jesu Bhavan Jesu Bhavan In Charge of Scholastics in Upasana 22 Jun Roshan Kerketta Jesu Bhavan Sitagarha Juniorate 24 Jun Sunil Xalxo Jesu Bhavan Sitagarha Juniorate 24 Jun Anmol Soreng Jesu Bhavan Konchowki Juniorate 26 Jun Ashish Tete Jesu Bhavan Konchowki Juniorate 26 Jun Deepen Kerketta Jesu Bhavan Konchowki Juniorate 26 Jun PROVINCIAL’S PROGRAMME IN JULY 2021 July 3 (am) Candidates’ House, Inigo Niwas July 3 (pm) Scholastics at Jesu Bhavan, Upasana, Mango July 12-14 Visitation XIM Bhubaneswar July 17 CREM meeting at Guidera Residence July 18-19 XLRI Neral Campus July 22 Birth-Centenary of Fr John Deeney, SJ at Lupungutu July 24 Consult July 26-27 Visitation of our men in Ranchi INFORMATION Novice Rohit Nag left the Noviciate on 20 June 2021. 3 JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS July 2021 NEWS FROM OUR HOUSES AND AROUND CHAIBASA AREA Amda John Sumbrui From 4 June CSWC referral increased ever since he got the vax. a green signal for movement and hospital resumed; Dr Ravi and all Thanks to Mariam Bara, the nurse, driving vehicles but he is advised the staff members joined their who arranged for the vaccination. not to have any sports activities duty. On 6 June, Fr John went to for at least one year. On 19 June, On 11 June, Amda and Basahatu the SRA Sisters for the confession. we joined the birthday celebration Jesuits attended the Ignatian Year On 8 June, Frs John and Benedict of Sr Sujata SRA along with the Virtual Mass at Claver Bhavan Soreng went to Sanjeev Netralaya farewell of Sr Rosemine, Sr Seema Amda followed by the fellowship for an eye check-up. John got eye and Sr Anna. The next day, Nelson meal. On 13 June, Fr Nelson drops and some Vitamin capsules. reached them to Ranchi. went to Siadih and offered Mass On the next day, John and Bene for the parishioners. He went to Stany Furtado, Sanjay Ekka and Soreng went to Kharsawan Jamshedpur on 14 June to see his Kishore Lugun were our guests of government hospital and got Orthopaedic doctor who gave him the month. vaccinated. John’s giddiness has Basahatu Joseph Surin Parish News A new family is initiated into our Community News By the end of May, the Parish faith through the health ministry The Amda and Basahatu Priest started seed blessings on during the Covid-19 lockdown. The Community Members gathered the occasion of Hermut (a Ho feast PP offered an emergency marriage together at Claver Bhavan, Amda held before the sowing of the main Mass in a village after baptizing to attend the online Ignatian paddy crop. No one is allowed the bride, bridegroom and their Year Inaugural Mass of our to sow seeds before offering three month’s baby. Province. Fr James Samad, the sacrifice and celebrating this feast) headmaster and treasurer, made Fr Joseph Surin joined the special in different main villages of the a trip to Jamshedpur for getting Rosary Prayer online arranged Parish. He also offered Masses the accounts audited and he by the Vincent De Paul Society for the repose of the souls of three stayed on to get his broken tooth members, Jamshedpur, especially departed faithful in three different repaired. Later, after coming back, for Fr Stan and the sick SVPS villages. he got vaccinated too at Basahatu members. It was in Ho language Community Health Center. Fr During Covid-19 our Catechists and one of our Parishioners, Mr James is now also acting as the distributed the dry ration (Atta, Mohan Dorai, conducted it. Fr Joe house minister as we are only two Potato, Onion, Oil, Soap etc.) to the said the final prayer and gave the Jesuits in Basahatu Community 20 poor families of our Parish area. blessing. right now. The rations were provided by the members of the St Vincent De Paul Fr James went to Bordor Parish Society, CK P. for the installation of the new 4 JAMSHEDPUR JESUITS July 2021 Parish Priest, Fr Alfred Bodra. Kispotta, SRA with a simple dinner cup of coffee on the way back to James also attended a meeting arranged in her honour. Novitiate after reaching a novice of Headmasters called by the home at CKP. Distinguished Guests/Visitors BPO, Khuntpani regarding dropout Sch Sanjay Bodra had lunch with students. Frs Romanus Jojo, Kishore Lugun, Sanjay Ekka, Benedict Minj and us after visiting his alma mater, Sch James Deep Xalxo came Alfred Bodra visited Basahatu Purunia High School, regarding his down from Jesu Bhavan to spend on different occasions on their certificates. 3-4 days at Basahatu and went business regarding accounts, Mr Dileep Y., a technical Staff of back with bag and baggage to School and Parish work and with Xavier School and XITE, Gamharia, Jesu Bhavan.