No: 453 NEWSLETTER OF ANDHRA JESUIT PROVINCE NOVEMBER - 2020 The Pope’s Monthly Intentions for November 2020 : Artificial Intelligence

may always serve humankind. We pray that the progress of robotics and artificial intelligence INFORMATION •Sch. Marneni Sridhar (Thomas) •Sch. Rentala Vinod Kumar •Fr Boyapati Joji reached Rome on 9th Oct 2020 to pursue his theological studies. Pulivendula. left the Society on 7th Oct 2020. •Diaconate Ordination:will pronounce Schs. his Bulla final Peter, vows onKadavil 14th Nov Puthanveed at Loyola Saji Community, George, Panithi Naresh, and Thottathil Kurian Augustine have applied for diaconate and priestly ordinations. Anyone who has information for a better

understanding•Hearty Congratulationsof them kindly inform to FrFr Provincial A Rex Angelo by 12th SJNov, who 2020. was conferred the honorary degree Award of Doctor of Letters

America, Santa Cruz De La Sierra, Bolivia for his (D.Litt.)accomplishments on 9th Sep 2020 in bythe the public University life in promoting of Central education for establishing a just and equitable society. PROVINCIAL’S PROGRAMME NOV INVITATION: 4 GBM, Loyola Academy, Alwal •Loyola Public School, Nallapadu 7 Blessing of a Church at Venturumilly, Gudlavalleru Parish Community cordially invites 8 Commission Coordinators Meet at ALC, Vijayawada our Province men for the 12-13 Visitation Loyola Colleges, Pulivendula inauguration of the New 14 Final Vows of Fr B Joji, Pulivendula 15 Visitation, St Joseph’s Church, Kadiri Dec at 10:00 AM. 16 Visitation, Sanjeevanadha Swamy Nilayam, Krishnapuram Primary Block on 3rd 22 Consult, Curia 29-30 Visitation, Ananda Jyothi, Nagarjuna Nagar

Dec 3 Blessing & Inauguration of Primary Block - LPS, Nallapadu 4-5 Visitation, LPS, Nallapadu Andhra Vani - November 2020 Conference Appointments Between 30th Apr, 2020 –10th Oct, 2020

Appointments by Fr General: Fr General has appointed Fr Danis Ponniah (MDU) South Zone, Fr Melvil Pereira (KHM) North Zone & Fr Santosh Minj (HAZ)

Central Zone as Consultors to the President JCSA, & ex-officio convenors and chairs of their Frrespective W Keith zones, Abranches w.e.f. 9th (GUJ) Jul, 2020. Rector, Collegio Internazionale del Gesu, letter dated 22 Aug, 2020.

Appointments by POSA: JDV Pune: Fr Ryan Rodrigues (KAR) residing at DNC. Fr George Karuvelil (PAT) Appointed to P.G.JDV Blockfor M.Ph to continue & Trial Teaching, Research w.e.f. work, 1st w.e.f. Jun 2020.

Fr Devara Jojibabu (AND) Studies for M.Th in Spirituality at JDV Pune, w.e.f. Jun 2020; residing1st Jun 2020. at DNC. Belongs to DNC community. Fr (Dr) Francis Gonsalves (GUJ) Appointed to reside at JDV PG Block; continue as community

Fr (Dr) Victor Sagayam SVD Appointed as Lecturer, Missiology Department of Theology member of PS, w.e.f. 3rd Aug, 2020. Fr (Dr) A Gregory OMI Appointed as Lecturer, Pastoral and Moral Department of Faculty, JDV Pune, w.e.f. 1st Jul, 2020.

Theology Faculty,ISI-D: JDV Pune, w.e.f. 1st Jun, 2020. Fr Paul D’Souza (GUJ) Appointed as Acting Superior ISI-D, Jesuit Community, w.e.f.

1st Jun, 2020Conference: Fr W. Keith Abranches (GUJ) Fr Siji Chacko (PAT) 2020Appointed & Appointed as CDF w.e.f. as GIAN 1st Jun,Ecology 2020, in-charge additional in thecharge. capacity of Appointed as Coordinator of Conference Secretariesw.e.f. 1st Jun,

Studiesthe for Director-CDO Conference (CDD), Common w.e.f. 1st Works: Oct, 2020. Fr Sandeep Jagtap (PUN)

MAAssistancy in Pali at Pune Committees: Univ. residing at Loyola Pashan, Jun 2020. Leadership Program Team for SA. Fr Joe Arun (Convenor), Fr Nelson D’Silva (Joint Convenor) Joye James & Siji Chacko (Members).

Gratitude for services rendered to Common Houses & Works of South Asia: Fr Joy Karayampuram (PAT) as Superior ISI-D (from May 2013). Fr Raj Irudaya (CEN) as ADF (from Jun 2014).

2 Andhra Vani - November 2020 ANANDA JYOTHI, NAGARJUNA NAGAR: in varied activities. After the outbreak of pandemic, we have been inside the campus for nearly seven Month of Oct was loaded with a lot of events. We, the novices were as busy as bees in engaging ourselves nature. months. Finally in the month of Oct, we had a short walk outside our campus where we enjoyed the ourOn 3rd mind Oct with we hiswent deep to Loyolaknowledge Public of theSchool, campus Nallapadu, and its functioningto relax ourselves. and shared As soon about as the we new reached primary the schoolbeautiful block campus, building we went coming around up with enjoying its elegant the wonderful look. After campus a while, atmosphere. we played Fr Uboth Antony basket illuminated ball and volley ball. Surprisingly, the coaches were present and trained us how to play games professionally. In the afternoon we spent a lot of time in the swimming pool which doubled our joy. Special thanks to Fr Sandanasamy, the Superior, for his kind consent to visit the community and enjoy their hospitality. We fondly remember the paternal love and concern of Fr Sandanasamy and his inspiring and enriching conversation with us. With the best wishes and blessings of the community we left for Ananda Jyothi after tea.

Jeyaraj. The course helped us to become aware of our inner wounding and weaknesses, our credibility andWe participatedstrengths through in a 5 dayvarious (5 - exercises.10 Oct) Workshop It helped on us “The to brush Inner aside Child our Healing" fear and animated inhibitions. by Fr TheISF. outcome of the workshop is to heal inner childhood wounds and grow as matured adults. We heard the sad news of the death of the cousin of Fr Thambi. We prayed for his soul. May his soul rest in peace! We are all well aware of the fact that Fr Stan Swamy was unjustly arrested by the central government.

Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada, where the college community, Ananda Jyothi community and all theOn 20thScholastics Oct we, conducted the novices, a rally had withina wonderful chance to “Stand for Stan” and express our solidarity at the Loyola campus. This made us feel

The following day, we also conducted a protestthat we marchbelong within to the ourUniversal Ananda Society. Jyothi campus, starting from the Novitiate and had an hour long adoration early in thereaching morning, the mainfollowed gate. by On a 23rd meaningful Oct, we Eucharist on the day of court hearing for Fr Stan Swamy to express our solidarity - WILSON, NSJ with Fr Stan. “May Justice prevail in our country”! SANJEEVAN NIWAS, VIJAYAWADA:

The month of October dedicated to our Mother Mary, kept us in good health. The I year scholastics began their online classes on 5th Oct. Sch. D. Vamsi celebrated his birthday on 7th Oct. The III years began their exams on 5th and the II years on 12th Oct. On 12th Oct, we the Sanjeevanites conducted a candle light procession expressing our solidarity with Fr. BoscoStan. We said gathered a meaningful together prayer, with wishing the placards that our containing country slogans, may be free“Stand and with the citizensStan", “We may want experience justice” and “Free the innocents.” Sch. Kiran and his group added vigour to the protest with a folk song. Fr 3 Andhra Vani - November 2020 freedom. Fr Balakumar explained the purpose and the aim of the protest. Finally all of us intended to continue the protest in the future. every election has become very important these days. The group met Jesuits, Fathers, Sisters, Social activists,Fr Bosco withMuslim his Christian co workers and went Dalit to Groups, Patna facilitatingon 16th for aa strategyweek to toparticipate work at the in grassroots,the electoral and process; at the level of Polling Stations Area.

residing at Sanjeevan Niwas, AnandaOn 20th Oct,Jyothi all the community scholastics including novices, community of Andhra Loyola College and the staff members of both ALC and ALIET had gathered near ALC to express our solidarity with Fr Stan. From there we went in a procession to languishing in jail along with Fr Stan. Fr Balakumar encouraged us to use the platform of social media like:ALIET. Facebook, We expressed Twitter, our WhatsApp solidarity, etc., prayed for andraising sang our a song voices of Tagoretowards “Let the my release Country of Fr Awake", Stan and for thoseother social activists. Fr Balashowry, Rector of Andhra Loyola Institutions read out the write up that would be given to the media as a press statement. At the end Fr Balashowry thanked all those who contributed for the success of the rally, especially the scholastics residing at Sanjeevan, Fr Kiran, members of Ananda Jyothi community, staff members of both ALC, ALIET and others as well.

FrsFr G. Selvin, Kiran, Paul had Amal left andfor HyderabadVidya Sagar on who 23rd doubled for the our meeting joy with of theirTreasurers presence. and Superiors. On 24th, Fr Anand guided us in our Monthly Recollection through his prayerful reflections. We had short visits of - S. ANIL, SJ HEKIMA JESUIT COMMUNITY- NAIROBI: ofI am our glad contribution to share that to lifeJohn at PaulHekima II Education is going on and well. Rehabilitation Last one year, Centre I have inbeen Mathare part of Slum-Nairobi, the development we wereoffice ablein the to Communityraise $4000 that and works support for themfund raisingwith 100 and desks. supporting The non-cash the most items struggling (Clothes, ones. Shoes As partetc)

Kakuma refugee camp in northern Kenya. My contribution in both the above activities has given me lots ofwere satisfaction. taken to JRSAmidst regional the on-going office - Nairobi, pandemic and situation, will be distributedfollowing the to latest urban directives refugees ofin theNairobi Ministry and inof the Country will attend Face to Face classes and those who are out will still be able to follow on the Zoom platform.Education My on experience12th Oct, Hekima of going University back to College College has opened given a mephase a chance of blended to break learning the silence (BL) - studentscreated byin

Stan SJ and other human rights activists back in India. We continue to express our solidarity and support throughthe Covid-19. unceasing As Hekima prayers. Jesuit Community, we are well informed about the on-going imprisonment of Fr - NARESH PANITHI, SJ

4 Andhra Vani - November 2020 THE FIRE IN THE ASHES, GESU- ROME: to have taken a break during summer. The public in general ventured COVID-19 which brought the whole of Europe on to its knees seemed semester. And yet the Gesu community remained closed and took each stepout to cautiously breathe knowinga sigh of therelief. potentiality On 26th of Jun, the wevirus. finished A large our part second of our summer activities was canceled, only European scholastics returned to their respective provinces for summer holidays. And those of us who remained in Gesu did not sing the lamentations on missing an opportunity to see Europe but rather found a like-minded group called Santhekatte (A Kannada word for profound discussions). We discussed on various issues concerning theology, morality, society, politics, death, sexual scandals, and the pandemic. These discussions would largely consist of reflecting, analyzing our intellectual opinions. They brought a lot of insights into our ourunderstanding view of the ofworld. spirituality. As a blessing On the in whole, disguise, Santakattae we spent asent lot ofus time home together with a andmessage minimized that we the need use toof mobile.share our opinions and reflections with fellow Jesuits to develop interpersonal relationships and enhance called off at the eleventh hour due to pandemic. But the organizers soon found alternatives and organized theOn program2nd Sep, wein Casakick startedBethanina our in Arrupe Rome. month. We had This a rare programme opportunity is usually of listening conducted to experts in Spain on butvarious was topics like Ministerial priesthood and identity of the Jesuit Con. Gen 34 by Fr Pascual Cebollada, Jesuits at the frontier of the Church in dialogue with the world by Fr Francesco Occhetta, The Presbyter in today's retreatworld: Difficulties by Fr Cecil - &Challenges Fr Rolphy. /.'For These a justabove attitude topics in made the serviceinroads of into the our Church' authentic (Con. self,Gen thus34. Dec. propelling 11). By usFr. toRalph see everythingPinto, The affective-sexualin the light of faith integration and service. in consecrated celibacy by Fr Orlando Torres, Ignatian weeks the university developed a system of even and odd numbers and began teaching in presence as wellWe began as in onlineour classes for those on 5th who Oct. remain During at the home. first Sch. week Thomas all of usSridhar had online was warmly classes. welcomedAnd the following into the

Italian,community the culture, on 9th Oct. and Wetheology. had Andhra province prayer and dinner in which Thomas was welcomed by the members of the province in Rome. Sch. Thomas Sridhar is gaining confidence in each passing day with busyOn 17th brushing and 18th up Oct, their we linguistics had our community skills for the orientation upcoming in Italian Rocca ditest. Papa. Gesu This community year Gesu seemed is blessed to havewith resumed56 Jesuits all out the of community which 20 first activities years butare the representing Corona Virus Latin is waiting America, at theEurope, door Africa,and we Asia. move They ahead are with all faith and precautions. - SURTHANI VIJAY, SJ JEEVALAYAM, VINUKONDA:

Sunday Eucharist in the parish church. The protest and prayers were held We had a prayer service for the release of Fr Stan on 18th Oct after parish council for the release of Fr Stan. It was well organized and a good numberin sub-stations of Jesuits, too. local On 23rd religious Oct we well had wishers, Candle stafflight ofrally our organized schools and by the faithful participated and was well covered by the electronic media. It was the initiative of the parishioners themselves to demonstrate their love, solidarity and unity with the Church. - M. ANTONY PRASAD, SJ

5 Andhra Vani - November 2020 GUDLAVALLERU PARISH:

The month of Oct was filled with the showers of blessing from the Lord. On 1st Oct, we began the month of the Rosary by celebrating the Masses at Angaloor. We also celebrated the first anniversary of the Sahayamata Mandiram at Kotta Kurada. On this occasion the church was renovated and the statue of Jesus was installed in front of the church. On 7th Oct we celebrated the 5th anniversary of the chapel of Our Lady of Rosary in Vinnakota. On this occasion the church was renovated with new Wepaints. thank The Fr. people AXJ Bosco came and forward the Province to help for in helpingthe renovation us in this works. venture. On 14th Oct, 23 poor old women were helped with Rs.69000/- dry ration.

On 20th Oct, a new statute of "Our Lady" was installed at Mukkollu. herculeanAt present taskwe have was completed completed the with construction the help of of the “Our Province Lady of and Fatima the people.Chapel” Becauseat Venturumilly. of Covid-19 We are and doing other the growing final finishing expenses works. the costThe of construction has increased by 20%. The Local donors and other

inaugurationdonors have contributed of the new chapelRs. 7,62,000/- for 7th TheNov. faithful We thank of the all thevillage people left no stone unturned to collect the money. We have fixed the date for the all. - N. SHOWRI KISHORE, SJ who were part of this noble task. May “Our Lady of Fatima” bless them ADILABAD - ASIFABAD MISSION: project with the distribution of dry ration worth Rs. 1000 for foodWe have and completeddepositing theRs. second2000 in phase each ofaccount “Red Charity, of 150 Austria”families for agriculture. We are grateful to Fr Papaiah and his team for transferring the amount in each of those bank accounts. The tribal to celebrate the festival of their great leader and martyr Kumram Bheem.people of Nearly Asifabad 1,00,000 fondly triballook forward people togather the full at moonJodeghat day into Octdo the puja and honor his memory. Since the State is in Covid-19 pandemic situation, this year’s celebration will be in moderate way. As Jodeghat is the centre of our area of operation, we also look forward to participate in that festival. throughFr. Xavier the Rex museum, along with and hisenjoyed religious the beauty staff of of Carmel the landscape. Academy, Frs Mandamarri PS Amal and visited Pratap Jodeghat briefed themon 2nd about Oct, thesaw choice the artistic of the memorial23 villages erected of Jodeghat for Kumram area, the Bheem, services paid rendered floral tribute to them to and him the at warmhis Samadhi, relationship went between the Jesuits and the tribal people. Currently admission to our Carmel Junior College at Mandamarri is in full swing. Fr Xavier

Rex and his team are also busy in the renewal of affiliation of our Carmel English Medium High School. Fr Pratap was in charge of Utnoor parish from 5th to 10th Oct as our parish priest went to write his B.Ed. exam at Hyderabad. He went to Guntur for his well deserved holidays from 11th to 18th. He attended the province level treasurer’s meet at Satyodayam on 24th to 26th Oct. Fr PS Amal was busy in overseeing the6 completion Andhra Vani - November 2020 of the remodeling works, buying all the sundry items needed for each of the rooms, bringing the purchased furniture and equipping each room so that the blessing could be held and we could move into toour his remodeled new room residence on that very and day.office We at are the grateful earliest. to Our Fr BishopProvincial, Prince the Antony Province blessed Treasurer, our building the contractor on 21st andOct. othersFr Xavier who Rex made came this all building the way possiblefrom Mandamarri for us. A warm to be welcomepresent at to this province blessing. members Fr Pratap to visitmoved us inat

Joining all the faithful of our diocese, our parishioners too honor our Lady of the Rosary every evening by Utnoor as facilities are available for comfortable stay. prayers for the feast have begun. As part of the preparation for the feast, we have planned half a day reciting the rosary and litany before the grotto. As we are having the parish feast on 31st, Oct the novena We request your payers for the success of our parish feast. -D. PRATAP, SJ programme of ‘Praise and Worship”, “Listening and Reflecting on the Word of God” and ending with Mass. CITRA:

congregationFr. Selvin gave of a St. 3 dayAnne’s course Pirangipuram, (7th to 9th who Sep) onare ‘Christianin their Anthropology” to a group of 12 sisters belonging to the

tertianship programme at their Generalate in Hyderabad. On 10th Oct evening Fr Selvin had an interactive session with the theScholastics initiative in taken Sanjeevan by Sch. Hostel Augustine on the to “Relevance gather the of scholastics Social Action for this interactive session. Fr Bhaskar is bygradually the Jesuits recovering of Andhra from Province” the Covid at their weakness, request. bearing We appreciate with all post Covid effects in the body. Thank you all for your prayers and emotional support. - NV. BHASKAR, SJ AMALAPURAM COMMUNITY: The Jesuit community at Amalapuram along with the staff human rights activists gathered in front of the church of St. John's and Loyola High School, parishioners and banners to exhibit the urgency for the release of Fr Stan. Thereon 17th were Oct atfour 10:30 speakers am. We in had the prepared meeting, placards Mr. Rajesh, and demandedHuman Rights immediate Activist, releasea lawyer Fr by Stan. profession Mr. Ravi, was another the key activist, stressed the need of all good citizens note speaker. He highlighted so many unjust issues and when he was in Bangalore and requested the government to act fast to release him. All the fathers spoke in supportcoming together of Fr Stan to and fight they against requested this injustice. the government Mr. Job, toour release parishioner Fr Stan said without that heany worked preconditions. with Fr Stan The sisters along with youth of the parish, sang liberative songs in support of Fr Stan which was appreciated in silent protest to the street outside, stood there in silence in protect against the inhuman act. Then the by all. Our Telugu teacher Mr. Satyanarayana, read the press statement. Then the group marched forward and submitted the memorandum, requesting him to forward this letter to the government for immediate action.Jesuit community We thank alongthe staff with and the parishioners staff and Human for the Rights active Activists involvement met the and Sub-Collector making it a of grand Amalapuram success.

Fr Esthaky Selvaraj, parish priest has fixed cameras in the parish church as per the demand of police water.officials. He has started adoration every Friday afternoon to pray specially for the world.- SA. SAMY,Fr Andrew SJ started online classes for the higher classes last week. Due to incessant rain, our campus was filled with 7 Andhra Vani - November 2020 ARUNODAYAM AND LOYOLA EM SCHOOL , HINDUPUR:

commence the academic year 2020-2021 for the Pre-novices atAmidst Arunodayam. all the difficulties, Prior to the God arrival has showedof the Pre-novices, us the way the to director and the regent made all the necessary arrangements for their accommodation. The Candidates from both the states

altogetherreached Arunodayam in the beginning in two and different two candidates batches, the were first later on sent27th and the second on 29th Sep respectively. We had 22 candidates askedhome owingto maintain to health social complications. distance. Special Out of thanks 20 candidates, to Fr Vidya 6 haveSagar, finished Vocation their promoter, intermediate for accompanying and higher studies and 14 completed their SSC. After their arrival, they were home quarantined for five days and the candidates from Hyderabad and orienting our candidates into our way of life. Fr Philomin Raj joined Avinashthe community gave a very on 5th inspiring Sep. We homily had highlightingthe inaugural the Mass importance on the feast of Rosary day of and “Our devotion Lady ofto Rosary”our mother on in7th our Oct. day Fr today K.P. life, Francis, besides was capturing the main the celebrant young minds and ofother our communityPre-novices. members We had begun concelebrated. our regular Fr opportunity to all the Jesuits in the campus to come together and share our Joy. English classes from 8th Oct. We celebrated joyfully Sch. Pavan’s birthday on 10th Oct which gave us an Fr Antony Paul, the director and Sch. Pavan the regent are busy with academic activities, while Fr Philomin Raj is busy with teaching catechism to the Pre-novices and taking special care of candidates with Telugu medium background.

communityLoyola English visited medium our community School has begun for a day offline out, classeswhich doubled only for ourthe 10th standard as per the instructions of the Government. Pulivendula

Joy. Fr Antony Paul and Fr Avinash have left for Hyderabad on 23rd Oct for the course on Accountancy. - K. PAVAN VINAY, SJ LOYOLA INSTITUTIONS, KARIMNAGAR: toThe them. campus It was wore truly a spiritual a spiritual atmosphere journey not with only the to arrival them butof Fr also Joachim. to the He entiregave Orientation community to as our it candidatesinvolved itself for three in sharing days and its faithpreached journey recollection to the fourthcandidates. day, culturalTruly, our programme candidates was were organized enthused exhibiting and spirit-filled all their byinborn his talentsinspiring in talks.speech, Thanks singing to and Fr dance. Joachim We for appreciate his selfless Fr Maria service. Prasad On the and Sch. Santhosh, for their meticulous and systematic planning and execution. We, the Loyola community at Karimnagar organized a silent and peaceful protest

Jesuit candidates, neighboring parish priests and the religious communities joined us in this peaceful protest.for the release We started of Fr this Stan protest Swamy from on 20ththe Loyola Oct, 2020. B.Ed Besides College. the We staff had of an all hour the longthree speech institutions from different and our eminent persons on Fr Stan Swamy’s forty years of committed service to the Adivasi community in defending their land and rights in Jharkhand region and his unjust arrest of NIA without any warrant

8 Andhra Vani - November 2020 despite his ill health and old age. Thereafter we stood

placards and banners demanding the immediate release ofon Freither Stan side Swamy of the and Sathavahana had gone Universityin procession road to with St. Ignatius statue, located in Loyola School campus. After the protest Loyola educational institutions superior Fr

submit a memorandum appealing to the government toMA allow Alex Fr had Stan gone Swamy’s to the immediateDistrict Collector's release andoffice safe to return to the Jesuit community, Ranchi. The community had been contributing for the nation building and supporting the Government. The Collector assured us of his full support and cooperation for the release of Fr Stan Swamy. - M. JOSEPH, SJ

LOYOLA PUBLIC SCHOOL, GUNTUR:

strictThe regular social classesdistance for and the other9th and precautions. 10th students Fr Michaelof LHS wereis cautiously resumed organizing on 25th Septhe classes following for

somethe students of our community with at most members care. On visited 1st Oct, his beingtomb inthe ALC, first Vijayawada death anniversary and paid of him Fr Thoppil homage. Aloysius, We had

various issues of the community and the schools. Swamy, our community had a special adoration on a community meeting on 8th Oct and discussed Two of our old students of LPS secured the State hearing of his case was to be held on that day. Fr 23rd Oct and offered a special Mass for him as the

level 12th and 29th ranks in EAMCET-2020. We Sandanasamy and Fr Uvari Antony met Sri Jagan felicitated both of them and their parents on 13th Mohan Reddy, the Honorable Chief Minister of Oct in our school. Andhra Pradesh, on 20th Oct to invite him for the Our community is deeply sorrowed by the inauguration of the new building on 3rd Dec. Fr communitydeath of the and mother the province of Fr Uvari during Antony the funeral. on 13th FrUvari Naveen Antony is is getting spending the his hostel time andready energy for the in Oct. Fr Sandanasamy, superior, represented our giving final touches to the New primary building. communities joined us for the memorial Mass. renovating the hostel kitchen. On 22nd Oct, Ananda Jyothi and Vinukonda reopening of the school in Nov. He has done well in As a sign of our solidarity and support for Fr Stan -K. NARENDRA, SJ ANDHRA LOYOLA INSTITUTIONS, VIJAYAWADA: pandemic. We had a very fruitful time together and came back rejuvenated. We had a special adoration The ALC community went for an outing to Eluru on 18th Oct after a forced confinement due to the for Fr Stan and the other human rights activists languishing in prisons. Jesuits from Ananda Jyothi communityto pray for the along release with ofthe Fr Novices Stan Swamy. joined Onus in20th the Oct, march a solidarity which began march at was the collegeorganised bridge in our and campus ended aboutat the theEngineering qualities St.College. Alphonsus At the Rodrigues end of the whose march, feast Fr. Balashowry, we would be Rector, celebrating read atout the the end press of this note. month. 'The Hindu' covered the event and quoted the press note the next day. On our recollection day, Bro. John talked both Bro John and Fr Alex for making our recollection memorable. Fr C. Alex accompanied Bro John and beautifully played the keyboard for “Oh Lord my God.” Thanks to 9 Andhra Vani - November 2020 ALIET: The results of the fourth-year examinations have immensely happy at the resounding success of our outgoingbeen announced students by who the have University brought and laurels ALIET by is securing the overall pass percentage of 87. Currently the present IV year students are writing their pending examinations. Later the II and III year students will have their examinations as well. The Women Cell of ALIET ran a 30 hour online certificate course for our students on “Culinary Art and Dietetics: Online Cooking Classes”. The ECE Department of ALIET organised “ANUBANDH-2020” an Alumni meet on 3rd Oct via online platform ‘Microsoft’. On the occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, the Science Club of ALIET organised an essay writing competition for the students on the topic “Preserving Ozone Layer from depletion in your Pradeshrespective Fee areas Revision and in and day Monitoring to day life”. Committee The Fact-Finding-Committee (APFRMC) will soon (FFC) announce of JNTUK the Kakinadafee structure visited for theour Engineeringcollege to check Colleges if we tohave come all intothe requiredeffect from facilities the new before academic extending year. theFr Francisaffiliation. Xavier The metAndhra the Committee and presented our expectations and grievances. YES-J:

On 5th Oct, AICUF’s National Team and State Advisor’s Meet was organised to discuss our plans and Lights’strategies protest for Nationalwas organised Council along meeting with andthe Scholastics standing up at with Sanjeevan Fr Stan. Niwas. YES-J Fr and Bala AICUF Kumar are is actively involved in the cause of expressing solidarity for Fr Stan and Other Rights Activists. On 12th Oct ‘Solidarity itemsinvolved of thein social agenda media like reporting,campaign electionalong with of thethe newDigital team, Jesuits Fr Joye (JCSA). James’ 32nd inaugural National address Council inspired Meet of andAICUF challenged with the themeus all to‘Rise move up andforward Voice in out’ standing took place up forfrom the 17th poor to 18thand Octjustice. via Zoom.Fr Bala Besides is also the engaged usual with his online counseling, construction work of YES-J centre building and fund-raising efforts for YES-J. ANDHRA LOYOLA COLLEGE

Covid-19 protocols. We have to postpone half of the Examinations for the 4th semester was done with Thanks to Fr. Vice Principal (Degree) and his team 2nd semester exams due to flooding of the campus.

classeswho meticulously and orientation executed for the 2 plans. weeks. The Every first years day theybegan had their 2 hoursclasses of online English from classes 5th Oct and with one Englishhour of orientation on different aspects of College life. Twelve topics were handled by 12 lecturers. Fr Lourduraj was one of them. The regular classes began on 19th Oct and around 85% admissions are over. The rest are getting filled. We hope the admissions will be over by the end of Oct. and his team worked hard to pump excess water out of the campus through 2 high-speed motors and the buildingThe campus work was is on. flooded due to heavy rains. The whole campus was inundated. However, Fr Sagayaraj

The results for the 3rd years (outgoing) were announced on 23rd Oct. The pass percentage is 86%. Thanks 10 Andhra Vani - November 2020 exams, ALC degree students Ms. Ganta Mounika (DMC 14) and Ms. Doma Pragna Sri (DML 26) got I and II to Fr Bujji Babu and his team for getting the results in time. In AUCET for science (Andhra University) ranks respectively. Ms. Sirisipalli Veera Hymavathi (DGH 8) got II rank in AUCET for English. Ms. Emani Pavani (DMB 03) cracked the first rank in Microbiology in the entrance test conducted by Padmavati university, Tirupati and Vaishnavi Valiveti (DMB 16) got 17th rank in the same exam. Mr. M. Seshagiri laurelsRao (DEH to ALC.13), visuallyThanks toimpaired the lecturers student of ofthe English respective department, departments. secured 2nd rank in politics and public administration SVUCET exam. Congratulations to all the students who secured the ranks and brought CAS (Career Advancement Scheme) INTERVIEWS: Fr Victor Emmanuel, Principal along with other senior aided lecturers went to Visakhapatnam for CAS interviews. Fr Rex Angelo attended the same interview online. Consortium of Christian Minority Educational Institutions of Andhra Pradesh (CCMEIAP) No. 128 of 2020: As the minority institutions are facing the onslaught from the government department, this was a felt need of the State to have an association for minority institutions which will raise issues related to our institutions. The main issue was the Govt imposing online admissions on the minority institutions (college). Fr Victor Emmanuel was instrumental in starting CCMEIAP along with Fr Sagayaraj. The consortium was as general secretary, Sr Pudota Marietta SAP as Joint secretary, Sr Shalini FSG as treasurer, Sr Shiny registered on 30th Sep 2020 with Fr G M Victor Emmanuel as the president and chairperson, Fr Sagayaraj members of the executive committee. Already there are around 120 registered members. The members ofJMJ, this Sr consortiumMercy FIHM, are Sr fromSleeva minority Thumma schools FMM, andSr Jasintha colleges. Quadras Rt. Rev. FMMBishop and Joseph Sr Tresa Rajarao Augustine is the patronMSI as for this consortium. Congratulations to Frs Victor and Sagayaraj for the hard-work put in to start the consortium. - M. ANAND, SJ & I. LOURDURAJ, SJ LOYOLA ACADEMY, SECUNDERABAD: alongOnline with orientation their parents for the were first-year encouraged students to -2020 view wasthe eventorganised and immersedon YouTube themselves live in the monthin listening of Sep and to enjoyingwelcome andthe messages,acclimatize input them sessions to the vision and culturaland the missionprogramme. of our Revision institute. classes All the commenced first-year students for the second and the third-year students in preparation for their postponed final end semester-exams. The intermediate conducted online quarterly exams from 12th to 20th Oct successfully. over the Eucharistic celebration, participated by the parish community, led by the Parish Pastoral Council andHis Lordship the different Archbishop ministries Thumma and organizations Bala paid an annual of the parish.pastoral At visit the to end our of parish Mass, on he 16th announced Oct. He presidedthat our our Archbishop indeed was a blessing to the parish and for those who attended and participated in the Qusi-parish has been elevated to parish status and the official communication awaited. The presence of theliturgical different celebrations. matters on Then, situation the Archbishop of and on the visited governance the Parish of the Office parish. and personallyKudos to Fr checked Balaswamy and signedfor his meticulousthe documents planning which and were execution prepared of thebeforehand. day in collaboration He also met with the the Parish parish Pastoral community. Council to discuss Loyola Academy in collaboration with the neighbourhood religious, parish community and other

Fr Amar and Mr Chinnappa Reddy, one of the servant leaders of the parish, released the press note in Englishcollaborators as well organised as in Telugu a candle which light says procession Fr Stan served and amongexpressed the Adivasissolidarity and 'stand Dalits with in JharkhandStan' on 20th for Oct. the past 50 years with devotion and dedication and the arrest was unjust on the part of NIA and demanded immediate release of him. It was followed by adoration in our college Church. Under the leadership of 11 Andhra Vani - November 2020 Loyola Academy in collaboration with the provincial curia, other twin city Jesuits, religious, the laity, the statue to the Basilica Church in Secunderabad. Various Eminent people expressed their sentiments for Fr peaceful solidarity march against the arrest of Fr Stan was organised on 21st Oct from St. Mother Theresa’s of consecutive solidarity marches owes to collaborated and coordinated efforts of our community. Let theStan good and thework Protest of the concluded Lord continue. with the blessings from His Grace Archbishop Thumma Bala. The success

-K. ANIL, SJ LOYOLA INSTITUTIONS, PULIVENDULA:

Last month has been very hectic with exams in both colleges. The exams for the first and second year instudents the rally began remembering on 15th Oct and and honouring will get theover father by 2nd of ourNov. nation, Loyola Mahatma Degree College Gandhiji. participated They took pledgein a rally to practiceorganized non-violence, by the local participatedofficials in view in the of rallyGandhi and Jayanthi. had Swachh The BharatNSS, NCC, programme Scout and at Women’s APSRTC CellBus Stand.joined Prizes were distributed by Mr. Murlidhar, Sanitary Inspector. Mr. B. Madhan Mohan Reddy, third year Computer Science, passed away due to prolonged illness. Admissions in Loyola Polytechnic College have been opened to the students and many have chosen our college. - P. VIJAY, SJ NEW BOOKS A NOTE ON RECENT BOOK BY FR PAUL DOMINIC, SJ

Early during the lockdown was published TRAILS OF CONSECRATED LIFE IN PENTATEUCH by Pauline Publications, Mumbai. The content of the book is clear enough from the title. "Old is gold, isn't it? So here is a book ... based on the oldest Judaeo-Christian sources" (from the blurb). Three of the chapters appeared in print first during the Year of Consecrated Life in the American magazine THE PRIEST. and challenges the browser to look into the depths of the textual presentation, and to think and act for Biblicist Shilanand Hemraj in the Foreword: "The book contains views which are off the beaten tracks her/himself." Sister M. Innamma in the Afterword: "Anyone travelling along the Pentateuchal trails will, hopefully, find before long some companions sharing a newfound appetite for consecrated life. Together they may well blaze a new trail ..." 12 Andhra Vani - November 2020 INDIAN SAINTS & PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL, YEAR ‘B’ Fr Provincial released informally two books written by our

Jesuits and edited by Fr Vatti Joji and Fr Burugu Sudhakar. ‘PrayersJesuits on of 30th the Faithful Oct. ‘Indian Year ‘B’saints’ is the is book a book edited written by Fr by Vatti 17 Joji. Many of our Jesuit priests and scholastics contributed to it in writing prayers. First copies of Indian Saints were given to Fr Paul Dominic and Fr Koti Ravindra and Prayers of the faithful to Fr Madimi Prasad and Fr Kunduru Joji. We thank and congratulate all the writers, designers, and publishers. - VATTI JOJI, SJ

BIRTHDAYS: NOVEMBER 2020 12 Rev. Fr. Arturo Sosa Abascal (Superior General) 13 P J Sandanasamy 14 P Louie Doss M 16 P Peram Peter P Jada Chiranjeevi 17 S V Rajendra Prasad 20 S Puthanveed Saji George 21 P B. Inyasa Showraiah 22 P PR John Susai Raj S Sagili Karunakar 23 P Wilson Clement M P Anthony Paul A 25 S Paul Pradeep Raj 28 P Stanislaus Alla F Xavier Amal M 29 N Theetla Anthomen C

13 Andhra Vani - November 2020 09.10.202005.10.2020 MrFr Louis Devadas,(90) Francken, grandfather SJ ( RAN,82/63) of Sch. in Rajendra Constant Prasad, Lievens SJ Hospital, Ranchi. 08.10.2020 Fr Paul Vadakel, SJ (KER,91/71) at Christ Hall, Kozhikode.

13.10.2020 Mrs. Anthonyammal,(76) mother of Fr Uvari Antony, SJ 17.10.2020 Fr Wilson Arockiasamy, S.J. (MDU,56/36)at Govtt Medical College Hospital, Nagercoil. 19.10.2020 Fr Joachim Dungdung, SJ (RAN,73/48) in Constant Lievens Hospital, Ranchi 20.10.2020 Mr. Anthony,(65) cousin sister's husband of Fr CJ John. 24.10.2020 Fr Gregory D'Silva, SJ (JAM,56/37) at Jamshedpur.

OUR BROTHERS IN GLORY

Fr Tharigopula John Balaiah 11.11.1985 LA Fr Leonard Paul 11.11.2015 LA Fr Subbaiah G Stanislaus 12.11.2002 ALC Br. Michaelsamy Arockiam 13-11-2017 ALC Fr Francis Gnanapragasam 15.11.2000 ALC

Prayer for All Souls Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let the perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

Andhra Vani - November 2020