MARYLAND • NEW ENGLAND • NEW YORK PROVINCES

SUMMER 2014 OUR PROVINCIALS...

V. Rev. Robert Hussey, SJ V. Rev. Myles Sheehan, SJ V. Rev. John Cecero, SJ Provincial of Maryland Provincial of New England Provincial of New York 200? On August 7, 2014, the 200th anniversary Dear Friends, of the restoration of the Society of Jesus This issue of JESUITS magazine features two new names and photos on this was commemorated. The Jesuit community page. As this publication went to press, Jesuit Fathers John Cecero and Robert offers this novena prayer in thanksgiving Hussey began serving as provincials of the New York and Maryland Provinces for God’s mercy and faithful love to our respectively. We are grateful to Fathers David Ciancimino, SJ, and James Shea, SJ, least Society: for their service. I served as provincial for five years with Dave and Jim and I know that I express the appreciation of many for their hard work, care for our men, and Novena Prayer dedication to the Society of Jesus. Blessed are you, Lord, who Fathers Cecero and Hussey are among five new provincials in the United States choose the weak and make who take office this summer. These appointments by Father General Adolfo Nicolás, them strong, raise the fallen, SJ, in addition to that of Father Timothy Kesicki, SJ, as the new president of the heal the wounded and gather Jesuit Conference, will increase coordination among the US provinces. The ongoing the dispersed back to you. collaborative process of creating four provinces in the United States responds to Renew us with the Spirit who changing Jesuit demographics and apostolic needs, and we are eager to embrace moved St. Ignatius and his the new opportunities ahead. Indeed, the English and French Canada provincials companions to serve your Son under the standard of now attend the meetings of the Jesuit Conference and we look forward to a confer- the Cross. Grant us the ence that will be international. courage to reach out to our We welcome our newly ordained priests and highlight Jesuits and lay colleagues forgotten brothers and sisters; who are collaborating in ministries of education, pastoral care and service to those in the generosity to open our the Deaf community. We trust that these stories will strengthen our union of hearts doors to those who seek you, and minds as companions. I encourage you also to look at our new website for and the wisdom to sow seeds vocations, which provides a dynamic introduction for those seeking information of your Kingdom in the hearts of all we meet, for the greater about becoming a Jesuit brother or priest (www.jesuitvocations.org). glory of your Name, as we pray… We thank you for working with us as we move toward our new province on the East Coast in the coming years. We greatly appreciate your partnership in Take, Lord, and receive all my our shared ministries, your support of our men in formation, and your help in liberty, my memory, my under- providing for our elderly and infirm Jesuits. Thank you so much for all you do standing, and my entire will, with us and for us. Know that we remember you in our prayers and count on your all that I have and possess. continued prayerful support. You have given all to me. To You, O Lord, I return it. Sincerely in the Lord, All is Yours, dispose of it wholly according to Your will. Give me Your love and Your grace, V. Rev. Myles N. Sheehan, SJ for this is sufficient for me. Provincial of New England Province MARYLAND About Our Cover NEW ENGLAND Jesuit Fathers Samuel Sawyer, SOCIETY Mario Powell and Thomas Simisky NEW YORK greeted those gathered outside of the Church OF JESUS PROVINCES following their ordination on June 14. Photo by Harisch Studios

SUMMER F eatures Thanking our Jesuit Provincials ...... 4 Movements of the Spirit ...... 5 Celebrating Our New Priests...... 6 Milestones in Jesuit Education...... 8

Editors Jesuit Preservation of Deaf Catholic History ...... 10 Michael Benigno Service to God’s People in Jamaica ...... 12 Alice Poltorick Sheila Welton Jubilee Celebrations ...... 16 Voluntary Vulnerability: Fr. Curry in China ...... 18 Contributors Fr. Charles Connolly, SJ Celebrating Hope in Micronesia ...... 20 Fr. Chuck Frederico, SJ Jesuits in Jordan Welcome Pope Francis ...... 21 Fr. James Keenan, SJ Wendell Laurent Remembering the Jesuit Restoration ...... 22 Debra Ryan A Blessing for All of Us ...... 24 Advancement Directors Gabriele Delmonaco Sherri Weil Please address all correspondence to JESUITS magazine at: Maryland Province Jesuits 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 620 Towson, MD 21286-2014 443-921-1310 [email protected] New England Province of Jesuits P.O. Box 9199 Watertown, MA 02471-9199 617-607-2890 [email protected] New York Province of the Society of Jesus 39 East 83rd Street New York, NY 10028-0810 6 16 212-774-5500 [email protected]

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New Appointments... 2014 Holstein Award Across Our Provinces for Social Justice

New President of Georgetown Prep Fr. Scott Pilarz, SJ, was named president of Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda, Md., effective July 1. Fr. Pilarz has served as president of the and and is a trustee of Saint Joseph’s University. He has served on the boards of many secondary schools including Georgetown Prep, and was a professor of English at and Saint Joseph’s University. A graduate of Georgetown University, Fr. Pilarz holds a Ph.D. in English from the City University of New York, a master’s degree in philosophy from Fordham University and a Master of Fr. James Connor, SJ, was Divinity degree from Weston Jesuit School of Theology honored by the Ignatian Solidarity (now College School of Theology and Ministry). Network this spring and presented New President Named for McQuaid Jesuit with the Robert M. Holstein: Faith that Does Justice Award at a Mass and McQuaid Jesuit, in Rochester, announced the appointment reception at Georgetown University. of Fr. Robert Reiser, SJ, as its 13th president, effective Throughout his life, working in a July 1. Fr. Reiser entered the Society of Jesus in 1986 variety of Jesuit ministries, Fr. Connor and was ordained in 1997. He served as assistant to the has found ways to live in solidarity president at McQuaid from 2004-2006; he then began a with the poor. From teaching at seven-year tenure as president of Saint Peter’s Preparatory Gonzaga College High School and School. In 2013, he returned to McQuaid as a member Loyola University Maryland to of the school faculty. A graduate of Canisius High School serving as provincial of the Maryland and , Fr. Reiser holds master’s degrees Province, president of the Jesuit from Harvard Divinity School, the University of Roch- Conference, director of the Woodstock ester, Fordham University and Weston Jesuit School of Theological Center and pastor of Holy Theology (now School of Theology Trinity parish, Fr. Connor has been and Ministry). a leader for faith and justice, and encourages those around him to be a Provincial Assistant for Higher Education Named companion with the most vulnerable Fr. James Miracky, SJ, was appointed assistant to the among us. “Solidarity with the poor provincial for higher education for the New England is a great life experience,” reflected Fr. and New York Provinces. Fr. Miracky will assist in rep- Connor. “These people have had a resenting the provincial’s office to the province’s higher much greater influence on me than educational institutions and in maintaining communica- I could ever have on them.” tion and cooperation among these works. He will also Fr. Connor is currently a Jesuit- work with counterparts in Maryland with a view toward in-Residence at the Sellinger School the planned unification of the provinces. Fr. Miracky most of Business at Loyola University recently served as dean of the College of Arts and Sci- Maryland and a teacher for the Jesuit ences at Loyola University Maryland. Previously, he was Masters Program; he also collaborates dean of faculty development and professor of English on Magis and Ignatian Leadership literature at the College of the Holy Cross. He entered for Mission retreats at The Jesuit the Society of Jesus in 1977 and was ordained in 1988. Collaborative. 2 Honors for Fr. Myles Sheehan This past spring, Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ, provincial of the New England Province, received two awards honoring his years of service as a physician and a priest. On May 16, Thayer Academy in Braintree, Mass., honored Fr. Sheehan, a 1974 graduate, with the Humanitarian Award at the school’s 2014 reunion celebration. The award recognized Fr. Sheehan’s “many years of commitment to mankind’s physical and spiritual needs.” On April 11, Nativity School of Worcester honored Fr. Sheehan with the Fr. William Campbell, SJ, Magis Award at the 9th Annual Spring Auction Night. The award acknowl- edged Fr. Sheehan’s commitment to the school’s mission of On the left, Chris Collins, board chair, and, on the right, Alex Zequeira, president, providing a quality, all-scholarship education to underserved present Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ, with the Nativity School of Worcester’s Fr. William boys based on the four pillars of strength, scholarship, Campbell, SJ, Magis Award. character, and service.

Second Annual Runners for Others: An Ignatian 5K in Baltimore

The event was fun and spirited and would not have been possible without Jesuit leaders like Fr. James Shea, SJ, Maryland provincial, and others who are committed to this initiative.” In addition to the Maryland Province Jesuits, participat- ing organizations included Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Ignatian Volunteer Corps, Jesuit Volunteer Corps, Loyola Blakefield, Loyola University Maryland, St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Church, St. Ignatius Loyola Academy and St. Ignatius Church. Funds raised from the run were contrib- uted to the participating apostolates. For more information, visit www.mdsj.org/5K.

The second annual Runners for Others: An Ignatian 5K run took place on a brisk Saturday morning in April at historic Patterson Park in the heart of Baltimore. At the starting line for nearly 200 runners, Jesuit scholastic Vinny Marchionni, a teacher at Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, blessed the runners and thanked God for gathering the community together and prayed that “the faith, hope and love of those gathered brings about God’s reign of justice in Baltimore.” Fr. Bill Watters, SJ, pastor of St. Ignatius Church, presented medals to the top finishers in each age category, commenting that, “It is an outstanding event that Registration is still open for the 2014 brings so many wonderful people from each of the Jesuit ministries together and indicates a growing desire to work Friends of the Jesuits Golf Outing! together as an Ignatian family.” September 29, 2014 Chip Cooke, the lead race organizer, commented that, “Men and women for others in Baltimore have become Meadow Brook Club, Jericho, N.Y. runners for others. This was a great chance for lay col- www.nysj.org leagues and Jesuits to promote Ignatian identity and mission.

3 THANKING Our Jesuit Provincials

are changing the lives of young new assisted living community. In people on Yap. collaboration with a designated health In anticipation of the increasing care administration team, Fr. Shea numbers of Jesuits in need of long-term saw the building of the new com- medical care, Fr. Ciancimino improved munity to completion. Opened in the the operations of Murray-Weigel Hall, fall of 2011, St. Claude la Colombiere the Jesuit health care community in the Residence, an award-winning green Bronx, introducing the PACE (Program building, provides care to 38 Jesuits. for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly) John and Mary Lynch have kept model for delivery of long-term home in touch with Fr. Shea over the years, health care. PACE services allow the having known him since his days at professional staff at Murray-Weigel to Georgetown Hospital and Holy Trinity adapt to the changing needs of the Jesu- Church. Mary commented, “I remem- its and enable the facility to operate ber the day we found out he would Fr. James Shea, SJ, and Fr. David Ciancimino, SJ in a manner that is fiscally responsible leave the parish to be provincial of the and sustainable for the future. Maryland Province. Of course, we were Fr. Tom Slon, SJ, who worked disappointed that he would be leaving, On July 31, Jesuit Fathers closely with Fr. Ciancimino in the last but we also knew that his leadership David Ciancimino and James six years as his socius and executive skills and pastoral gifts would benefit Shea completed their service assistant, said, “During his term as pro- others, just as they had the communi- vincial, Fr. Ciancimino saw to the prov- ties of Georgetown Hospital and Holy as provincials of the New York ince with superb administrative ability. Trinity. Wherever Fr. Shea goes he and Maryland Provinces, But he also had a marvelous way of will continue to be a man for others.” respectively. drawing out of so many Jesuits in the Under the leadership of Frs. province our best desires for mission, Ciancimino and Shea, as well as Fr. to leave at times the good work we are Myles Sheehan, SJ, who is serving The leadership of both provincials already doing and to go where the need as provincial of the New England provided tremendous foresight and is greater. I think Dave was able to Province until 2015, a number of new wisdom in planning for the future gently but directly remind many of us initiatives also emerged. Jesuits from realignment of national Jesuit prov- of what the Society is about. And that the Maryland, New England and inces, including the unification of the is ‘mission,’ to go outside the comfort New York Provinces currently staff Maryland, New England and New York zone and discover that the Lord invites the Ignatius House Retreat Center in Provinces. us there, too, and labors with us.” Atlanta, Ga., and, at the request of the As a former school administrator at Fr. Shea brought years of pastoral Archbishop of Atlanta, the provincials Xavier High School and Canisius High experience to his job as Maryland established the newly opened Cristo School, Fr. Ciancimino strengthened provincial, having served in hospital Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School. the province’s commitment to educa- chaplaincy, pastoral counseling, parish tional works in the New York area and In December 2013, Father Adolfo leadership, and in the clinical pastoral in Micronesia. At the request of Nicolás, Superior General of the Society of education of future religious and lay Amando Samo of the Caroline Islands Jesus, announced that Fr. John Cecero, SJ, Church leaders. Fr. Shea took a special Diocese, Yap Catholic High School would serve as the next New York Province interest in the care of the aging men was established in 2011. Today, that provincial and that Fr. Robert Hussey, SJ, of the province and in addressing the school exists as a vibrant community would serve as the next Maryland Prov- province’s health care needs. staffed by Jesuits and volunteers who ince provincial. Fr. Cecero will also serve Fr. Shea recruited the leadership as provincial for the new province that will of Jesuits and lay colleagues for an form when the New England and New York 4 ambitious fundraising project for a Provinces unite in 2015. Formation

OF THE SPIRIT Movements

travel to Jerusalem. While waiting there, these companions invited others to serve the poor. Their time in Vicenza galvanized their commit- ment to a deepened service of God and the Church. Each Vicenza Day ends with a simple lunch and Mass, followed by a community faith-sharing session; Vicenza Day participants served alongside Jesuits at the Xavier Society for the Blind. the event is an innovative new model for vocation promotion that has Men discerning a vocation to the Society of Jesus can proven to be meaningful for both Jesuits and candidates alike. share three cornerstones of Jesuit life—prayer, service “It was truly a consolation to be a and community—during a service and prayer experience part of Vicenza Day,” said Fr. Joseph Parkes, SJ. “The experience shines known as a “Vicenza Day.” light on how the Society began. Ignatius and the first Jesuits were A number of Vicenza Days have the movements of the Spirit. When a friends who worked together, ate been hosted by Jesuit communities in young man encounters Jesuits working together and worshipped together, , with plans for further together on a service project, he can and I could see that happening with expansion throughout the Maryland, see how we are vulnerable and gain a these young men. It makes one New England and New York Provinces. sense of how we care for one another. grateful for the vocation we have At the first event, hosted by the This reflects back to the candidate and and grateful for the interest that we America House Jesuit Community, can reveal insights into his own desires see in these young men.” morning prayer was followed by a and spiritual calling. subway ride to , where “All of us were touched by the candidates worked beside Jesuits to experience of serving the poor, More sort and relocate items at a thrift store enriched by the interactions with the on the web that was preparing to close. people there and moved by the gener- Vicenza Day events are currently expanding to other areas along the East Coast. For more “Many people see Jesuits working osity of the Spirit,” wrote one candi- information, visit www.jesuitvocations.org individually, as professor, retreat leader date. “We were made keenly aware or service leader. But they don’t get of the poverty in our own city and a sense of how we function with one the continued possibilities for Jesuits another in community,” said Fr. Chuck to get more involved.” Frederico, SJ, vocation director. Vicenza Day takes its name from “Discernment is about vulnerability – the town in Italy where St. Ignatius and allowing oneself to be vulnerable to his first companions anticipated their 5 Formation Celebrating Our New Priests

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Family, friends and brother Jesuits that commitment in the ordination is gathered on June 14 for the ordination humbling. As they begin their priestly to the priesthood of Jesuits Mario Powell, ministry, we will continue to keep them Samuel Sawyer and Thomas Simisky at the in our prayers.” Fordham University Church in the Bronx. Following ordination, Fr. Simisky Bishop Matthew Clark, bishop emeritus will serve on the staff of Fairfield College of Rochester, was the ordaining prelate. Preparatory School in Conn.; Fr. Powell Across the country, 19 Jesuits were will serve at the Church of St. Charles ordained over the summer. Fr. Thomas Borromeo in Harlem, N.Y., then return to Smolich, SJ, president of the Jesuit Confer- Boston College School of Theology and ence, said, “This is a wonderful time for the Ministry (BCSTM) to complete a graduate Society of Jesus, for the family and friends degree in theology this fall; and Fr. Sawyer of those ordained and, most of all, for the will continue graduate studies at BCSTM Church. These 19 men have chosen to before heading to Washington, D.C. to devote their lives to service, and to witness serve at Holy Trinity Parish. 6 “Being a disciple means being constantly ready to bring the love of Jesus to others, and this can happen unexpectedly and in any place: on the street, in a city square, during work, on a journey.”

— From Evangelii Gaudium (The Joy of the Gospel) Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation

From bottom left: Fr. Samuel Sawyer, SJ, blesses Jackie Perez, assistant for health care, New York Province; Fr. Thomas Simisky, SJ, gives communion to his mother; Fr. Mario Powell, SJ, blesses his mother; John Peck, SJ, leads the procession into the church; Jesuits gather to applaud the newly ordained priests.

More Read more about our new priests at: on the web http://news.sjnen.org/2014/06/jesuits-ordained-priests/ 7 Education

MILESTONESin Jesuit Education Regis High School and Georgetown Preparatory School are marking milestone anniversaries this year, celebrating the ways that these two impressive Jesuit Fr. Philip Judge, SJ, president, Peter Labbat, institutions have shaped chairman of the board of trustees and Arthur Minson, the lives of young men Jr., chairman of Centennial in New York City and the Gala Committee joined twelve Regis students on the greater Washington, D.C. New York Stock Exchange platform to ring in the school metropolitan area. centennial year.

he year 2014 marks the centennial On April 10, the 100th calendar T anniversary of Regis High School, day of the school’s 100th year, Regis the tuition-free Jesuit school that was “turned back the clock” to 1964 with a founded in 1914 by an anonymous school-wide transformation that gave benefactor, and supported by her family, students and staff a vivid glimpse into friends and alumni. the past. Teachers wore faculty robes Anniversary celebrations highlighted or habits for the day, with students Regis’s connection to New York City attending Mass celebrated in Latin. and included ringing in the celebratory The design of the school website was year at the New York Stock Exchange, remodeled to reflect the styles of the walking up Fifth Avenue in the New day and featured news about the New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade York World’s Fair and other events of and presenting the history of Regis at the time. two sold-out events. The events will “In doing all this, I believe that we culminate with the Centennial Gala are actually doing something with some at the Waldorf-Astoria on October 25, spiritual significance,” Fr. Anthony followed by a Centennial Mass at Saint Andreassi, C.O., Regis faculty member Ignatius Loyola Church celebrated and author of Teach Me to Be Generous: by His Eminence Timothy Michael A History of Regis High School, said Cardinal Dolan. that day during morning assembly. Reflecting on the year-long centen- “Just as when we celebrate the Eucharist nial celebration schedule, Fr. Philip to remember and give thanks for the gift Judge, SJ, president of Regis High of Christ of himself to us, in remem- School, said, “From the Stock Exchange bering all that has gone on before us to the St. Patrick’s Day Parade, all on in the founding of Regis High School Regis students and Fr. Anthony Andreassi, C.O., recreate an historic photo taken in 1964. our way to the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel we cannot but also feel the need to give for our centennial Gala in October— thanks for those who have kept this Regis is truly having a ball celebrating vision alive.” 8 its centennial all around town.”

in Jesuit Education 7 The Georgetown Prep football team of 1925 in front of Boland Hall Students in the science lab during the 1939-40 academic year 7

eorgetown Preparatory School, regularly “weaves those nuggets of G the oldest Catholic and Jesuit school history with U.S. history” and secondary school in the United States, explained that the original Academy commemorates its 225th anniversary included both a preparatory school this year. An array of events including and a college with a fence dividing the an assembly, an alumni lecture series college yard that separated the “small and a spring gala held along the banks boys” from the “larger boys.” A clear of the Potomac—not far from where distinction between the two schools did the academy was originally founded not emerge until the late 1890s when Aerial photo of MacKavanagh Hall in Washington, D.C.—mark some of Georgetown sought accreditation as a the ways the community is celebrating university. By 1919, Georgetown Prep Jesuit education in the United States. two and one quarter centuries of Jesuit was relocated to the “country” on more The community is proud of its rich education. than 90 acres of land along Rockville heritage and cherishes that part of Inextricably linked with the be- Pike, where it stands today. the school’s legacy. We’re envision- ginning of a nation and the Catholic Dr. Ochs describes the “sense of ing a speaker series with alumni from Church in the United States, George- pride, gratitude and purpose that perme- a variety of professions and want to town Academy, as it was originally ates the community.” At the anniversary make sure that students are central to known, was founded in 1789 by John kick-off assembly, the unveiling of a the celebration.” Fr. Pilarz, who began Carroll, the first Roman Catholic video featuring generations of alumni his term in July, went on to say, “The bishop and archbishop in the United reflecting on the transformative experi- ability to engage the academic and States, who envisioned the school as ence of their Jesuit education, validated religious needs of students has stood a means to strengthen the Catholic the continuity of its mission in the service the test of time. There is an aware- Church through priestly vocations of faith and the promotion of justice. ness of how Jesuit education is alive and to educate future leaders of the Fr. Scott Pilarz, SJ, the president and responding to the changing times. new republic. of Prep, commented that, “The Jesuit Together with the board of trustees, Dr. Stephen Ochs, a longtime mission to form men for others has truly we continue to be dedicated to the history teacher at Prep and author of shaped the course of students’ lives. This excellence of Georgetown Prep Academy on the Patowmack: George- anniversary is more than Georgetown and committed to making Prep town Preparatory School 1789 – 1927, Prep’s anniversary—it is a milestone for accessible to future generations.” 9 Social Ministries

Jesuit Preservation of Deaf Catholic History by Marlana Portolano

Deaf ministry, Catholic schools for Deaf children, communities of Deaf Catholics, sign language for religious purposes, and religious vocations among the Deaf. It is the largest archive of historical documents related to the Deaf Catholic community in the U.S., and browsing through its holdings is to wander into a neglected part of Church history. Because of their shared language and culture, the Deaf resemble an ethnic group, but one that was often left out of Catholic education and the sacraments in parishes, where spoken language was the only mode of communication. The history of Deaf Catholics in America dates back to 1837, when the Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Louis, Mo., established the first Catholic school for the Deaf in America. In 1881, Jesuit ministry to the Deaf began in the U.S. with the work of Fr. Michael Costin, SJ, at St. Francis Xavier Church in New

7 York City. Soon after that, Deaf Catholics Fr. Joseph Bruce, SJ, the first American any people are aware began to connect and help each other Deaf Jesuit, and Fr. Paul Fletcher, SJ, the first British Deaf Jesuit, at the Mthat being Deaf is not just a disabil- through newsletters and local clubs. International Catholic Deaf Association ity. Being Deaf means being part of a Around 1900, John Donnelly, a Deaf (ICDA) conference at Gallaudet University cultural group with its own language, man, started a national monthly periodi- arts, and history—and Catholics who cal titled The Catholic Deaf-Mute, now are Deaf have an even greater history preserved in the Deaf Catholic Archives. “Deaf” is capitalized when of their own. In the Deaf Catholic Today, several parishes in the U.S. Archives, a special collection at the the word refers to the cultural have Deaf Apostolates and offer Mass College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, in American Sign Language (ASL) as group. Uncapitalized “deaf” Mass., Jesuits have been preserving an alternative to English, just as a Span- refers to a physical condition. the heroic story of the Deaf Catholic ish or Korean language Mass might be community in America. offered. There are seven priests in North The Deaf Catholic Archives contain America who were born Deaf and who 10 more than 90 boxes of materials about now regularly preach and celebrate Fr. Bruce and Fr. Fletcher with some of 7 the born-deaf priests and deaf deacons at the ICDA conference Front row, from left: Deacon Ralph Hinch (IL) and Deacon Patrick Graybill (NY). Second row, from left: Fr. Paul Zirimenya (CA); Fr. Joseph Bruce, SJ, (RI); Fr. Paul Fletcher, SJ, (England); Fr. Cyril Axelrod, C.Ss.R. (England); Fr. Michael Depcik, O.S.F.S. (MI). Third row, from left: Fr. Christopher Klusman (WI) and Fr. Min Seo Park (Korea)

Mass for Deaf congregations in ASL. One of these priests is the first Deaf Jesuit, Fr. Joseph Bruce, SJ, who has also played a major role in the Deaf Catholic Archives. In 1974, Mary Garland, a Deaf woman, gave Fr. Bruce a box of old materials about Deaf Catholics she had been saving. As a seminarian, Fr. Bruce Lanzac (1930, Paris). This book is a was inspired by the efforts of Deaf biography of the first documented, Catholics to unite and share their faith. born-deaf priest, Fr. Charles La Fonta, At that time, he had never met another A.A. (1878-1927). The story contains Deaf priest or seen a homily preached many parallels with Deaf men who are in sign language. The idea of a nation- called to the priesthood today, including wide community of Deaf Catholics lifelong struggles to perfect spoken lan- encouraged him to continue his voca- guage, overcome obstacles to seminary tion. In 1975, Fr. Bruce became the first education, and minister to the Deaf in archivist of the International Catholic their native sign language. Deaf Association, a network of parish- Fr. Bruce brought the book back level associations in the U.S. and to Massachusetts, where he asked an- Canada; pastoral workers began to send other Jesuit, French scholar Fr. Joseph him newsletters and other notable mate- Gautier, SJ, to translate it into English. rials. After he was ordained in 1981, As a scholar researching Deaf Catholic Fr. Bruce continued to collect materi- history, he recently received permission als on Deaf Catholics, and the growing from Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ, provincial collection was given to the College of of the New England Province, to edit the Holy Cross archives in 1990. and publish this translation with an ASL sign for community The collection contains some unique introduction on the 20 Deaf vocations items—manuscripts and hundred-year- worldwide since Fr. La Fonta. old newspapers for Deaf Catholics Many Deaf children simply go with- that might otherwise have become a out catechism in their home parishes, lost chapter of Church history. Sign ostensibly because of the cost of sign language for religious purposes is language interpreters, even today. But Marlana Portolano is associate professor illustrated from its early days, including the consistent efforts of Deaf Catholics of rhetoric at Towson University in Mary- the first illustrated book on this subject themselves have helped to overcome land. She is writing a book on the Church’s Deaf priests and their work preaching in by Fr. Daniel Higgins, C.Ss.R. these barriers to full participation. sign language. In 1976, while Fr. Bruce was visit- Thanks to the work of Jesuits who have ing a convent with more than 50 Deaf been preserving this unique and impor- sisters in Montreal, Sr. Elizabeth Kass tant Church history, the story of Deaf For further information on terminology (herself Deaf) gave Fr. Bruce a rare Catholics in America will continue to More describing Deaf individuals, please French book entitled Un Miracle de la inspire and instruct those who are Deaf on the web visit: www.gallaudet.edu Foi (or A Miracle of Faith, A Deaf-Mute and those who would like to work with Becomes a Priest) by Mme. Chaunac- them and learn from their special gifts. 11 Ministries

iving a Life of Service to God’s People in Jamaica LBy Dexter Van Zile

Fr. Rohan Tulloch, SJ, greets children at St. Anne’s Church, in Jamaica.

In a classroom at Marcus Garvey School Schools that are able to obtain the basic in West Kingston, Jamaica, three-year-old materials needed to educate their children children play quietly with the caps of plastic —like Marcus Garvey—are oftentimes soda bottles. They cheerfully greet Jesuit ransacked and robbed by gangs living in Father Rohan Tulloch as he steps into the nearby neighborhoods. To fend off theft and room and speaks for a moment with their vandalism, the perimeter of Marcus Garvey teachers. is surrounded by a 10-foot wall topped by The school operates under the jurisdic- steel spikes and coils of barbed wire. tion of St. Anne’s Church, a Jesuit-staffed Images of a jet plane, a train, a bicycle, parish located in nearby Hannah Town. In a station wagon and a space shuttle on the addition to overseeing a number of schools, walls communicate to the children the world the parish also supports the work of two of possibility that is open to them if they pastoral workers who bring food, medicine, learn to read. Also displayed is a picture of and the Eucharist to the sick and elderly in a black-skinned Madonna and baby Jesus. the parish. “We want to show the children they are Fr. Rohan Tulloch, SJ, with pastoral St. Anne’s and the schools it oversees are God’s beloved,” he says. “We want to show worker Sr. Beverley Lawton, FMS located in rough neighborhoods. Cement them what they have inside themselves, who pillars surrounding St. Anne’s are marked they are and Whose they are.” with bullet holes. “I have three bullet holes Later, Fr. Tulloch drives back to St. above my bed,” Fr. Tulloch says. Anne’s, passing by an open field that used Marcus Garvey is an oasis compared to be a city block of homes before it was to many of the other schools in Jamaica, destroyed by violence in 2010. where students lack the notebooks and This is the ground where Fr. Tulloch 12 pens they need to do their work. struggles to bring an experience of God’s blessing into the lives of Jamaica’s poor. “I’ve given my life to God so that others might have life in Him,” Fr. Tull- och says. “So my own vocation is one of liberation. I’ve encountered Christ and have been animated by that encounter to encourage others to have that encounter with God. Whatever I’m involved in, there has to be some rootedness in the Gospel and a movement from where one is to where one wants to be—a movement of the spirit. I can’t change people’s situation, but I can expose them to the spiritual tools that allow them to see God in that situation.” Fr. Tulloch became pastor at St. Anne’s on June 21, 2011, after serving a year as Wall graffiti near St. Anne’s Church associate pastor at the parish. It was his first assignment as a Jesuit priest. He is with the provincial of the New England the first Jamaican-born pastor to serve at Province who makes annual visitations St. Anne’s in its 119-year history. Serving to the country. Jesuits from the New as the father of his parish is a demanding England province have been serving in role in Jamaica because fathers are often the Jamaica Region since the province absent in the lives of their children. was founded in 1926. Fr. Tulloch’s own father died when he Fr. Tulloch struggles against the chaos was young, but his mother was able to surrounding him, one conversation at a find another man to serve as his surrogate time, encouraging, for example, young father who watched over him and provided couples who come to his parish to get him with guidance as a young man. He married and raise their children together. entered the Jesuit novitiate in Kingston, In the past four years, he has celebrated Jamaica in 2000. The seeds for this Fr. Rohan Tulloch, SJ, and William Woody, SJ, over 10 marriages as a priest, and has at the newly renovated playground across from baptized over 100 children, most of them St. Anne’s Church. Woody was missioned to from single-parent homes. Jamaica during his formation. He has also presided over funeral Masses for gang members who have died in gunfights. These funerals represent an opportunity for Fr. Tulloch to emphasize “I can’t change the presence of God’s love amidst the people’s situations, ruins of their surroundings. There is cause for hope. Some of the but I can expose young people he has counseled have stood their ground in Jamaica, found work in them to the spiritual their home country and have stayed close tools that allow St. Anne’s Church to their family. It’s a tough choice, but one

that Christ calls them to make. them to see God decision, he says, were planted while “Ignatian spirituality gives us the attending a Catholic high school and par- strength to lean into the suffering of our in that situation.” ticipating in a Christian service program. neighbors,” Fr. Tulloch says. —Fr. Rohan Tulloch, SJ “I wanted to live my life in service of the Gospel message, to set the world Dexter Van Zile is a member of St. Ignatius, on fire with the love of God,” he says. a Jesuit Parish in Chestnut Hill, Mass., that As a Jesuit in Jamaica, Fr. Tulloch is supports the work of St. Anne’s. He recently returned from the annual service trip to part of the New England Province. He St. Anne’s led by the pastor of St. Ignatius, reports to the local superior and meets Fr. Robert VerEecke, SJ. 13 Across Our Provinces

Community-based Ministry

By Alice Poltorick of the Spiritual Exercises

Fr. Jim Conroy, SJ, is passionate about helping people deepen their relationship with God, and he brings his zeal for spiritual direction and the Spiritual Exercises to his role as executive director of The Jesuit Collaborative.

In 2006 the provincials of the Maryland, The Spiritual Exercises—the great New England and New York Provinces legacy St. Ignatius gave to his first compan- helped launch The Jesuit Collaborative ions—are as important today as they were to promote and make more available the during the time of Ignatius. Conroy and his Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of colleagues are extending the experience of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus. the Spiritual Exercises, traditionally made Today, through a collaboration of the laity in a retreat house setting, to people where and religious men and women, The Jesuit they are—in their parishes, school commu- Collaborative offers innovative programs of nities and even their homes. prayer and retreats in diverse settings and “These different formats and settings formats to meet people where they are in demonstrate the flexibility of theSpiritual their spiritual lives and to help them draw Exercises,” said Fr. Conroy. “Our staff may 14 closer to God. begin by presenting a series of introduc- “In designing our programs, we look for a hunger–a need–at a parish or a community.”

— Fr. Jim Conroy, SJ

Fr. Damian Halligan, SJ, leads prayer during a Thursdays with Ignatius at an in-home gathering. tory prayer programs—Thursdays with of directors. Ignatius and Meeting Christ in Prayer “We also offer training and forma- for example—which may prepare tion for those interested in becoming participants for longer programs. The spiritual directors. Some of our ongoing variety of program offerings allows programs—Ignatian Conversations people to grow spiritually at their own for Women, Ignatian Leadership for pace and to see how the Lord is leading Mission (ILM) and MAGIS—are them. There are many forms of Ignatian designed to work with the Jesuit prayer and retreats that people find provinces on the East coast to meet useful and consoling. Some ultimately the needs of specific audiences. And make the full Exercises as outlined we have programs for young adults, by Ignatius. Contemplative Leaders in Action “In designing our programs, we look (CLA), and for our Spanish-speaking for a hunger —a need —at a parish or brothers and sisters. community. We establish contact and “One of our challenges—and it’s a build a relationship with a key person, challenge of our Church—is how to the pastor or someone on staff, a director support this work financially as more of religious education or an administra- lay people take on responsibilities tor at a school, who has had the experi- previously held by religious. With fewer ence of Ignatian prayer, who is prayerful religious and more laypeople involved, and loves the people of the parish or the Church, the people of God, needs to community and wants to provide for a be responsible for caring and feeding Fr. Jim Conroy, SJ, addresses friends at a reception deeper prayer experience. those who are providing this ministry.” following an Ignatian Advent reflection. “We teach people to pray, starting Fr. Conroy talks about the graces he with the Examen, during a day or experiences as head administrator of evening of recollection. They might be The Jesuit Collaborative. “I’ve seen men interested next in experiencing a week- and women grow in their relationship end of prayer or a 5-day directed retreat with God and that becomes a turning or perhaps an 8-week prayer experience point for them—in their personal lives, More during Lent, or a Retreat in Everyday their professional work and in their on the web Life offered over a 9-month period. communities. As I’ve said before, as Visit The Jesuit Collaborative website for programs, schedules of events and more: www.jesuitcollaborative. “In a school community, the mission a spiritual director, I have a front row org. Watch for an article on Carlos Aedo, director for is to educate students. A school may seat to the best show in town. And as an Hispanic ministry at The Jesuit Collaborative, in the offer retreats for students. We can help administrator, the best part of my job is next issue of JESUITS magazine. by presenting spiritual programs to working with our staff. God is blessing alumni and parents, as well as a board us with a fabulous staff. ” 15 Wisdom of Years

ubilee Celebrations

A blessing to the Church and the Society of Jesus, we are grateful to the Jesuits celebrating jubilees for their wholehearted response to God’s call to serve. The 96 priests and brothers celebrating jubilees this year from the Mary- J land, New England and New York Provinces have contributed to communities throughout the East Coast and have travelled the world serving a wide variety of apostolates on the frontiers of the Church in Brazil, Burma (now Myanmar), Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Egypt, Guatemala, India, Jordan, Jamaica, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Micronesia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Russia and Thailand. Three priests celebrating 75 years in the Society this year include Jesuit Fathers Daniel Berrigan, George Drury and Bernard Filmyer. Of the 24 brothers and priests celebrating their fiftieth year in the Society of Jesus, several Jesuits reflected on their greatest grace as a Jesuit:

“In all places I have lived as a Jesuit, whether in formation or in ministry, I have found colleagues, Jesuit and lay, who have been sources of energy and support in my years of service, of insight and challenge in my spiritual life, and of enjoyment and peace in my day-to-day life.” Twelve of the 24 jubilarians celebrating 50 years in the Society of Jesus stand in front of the Fordham University Church: Back row, from left: Frs. Richard Zanoni, David Hollenbach, James Spillane, Nicholas – Fr. Benjamin Fiore, SJ, pastor of St. Michael’s Rashford and John Shea. Middle row, from left: Frs. James Desjardins, Kenneth Boller, James Shea, Parish in Buffalo, N.Y. Francis Gillespie and Thomas Feely. Front row, from left: Frs. Dennis McNally and Brendan Scott. *** 16 75 years in the Society Br. Ralph Cilia, SJ Fr. Daniel Berrigan, SJ Fr. Brian Daley, SJ Fr. John Devane, SJ ? Fr. James Desjardins, SJ Fr. George Drury, SJ Fr. James Dugan, SJ Fr. Bernard Filmyer, SJ Fr. Thomas Feely, SJ Fr. Terrence Toland, SJ ? Fr. Benjamin Fiore, SJ Fr. Michael French, SJ Fr. Francis Gillespie, SJ 70 years in the Society ubilee Celebrations Fr. David Hollenbach, SJ Fr. Gerard Bell, SJ Fr. Dennis Leder, SJ Fr. Joseph Bennett, SJ Fr. J. Allan Loftus, SJ Fr. John Coll, SJ Fr. Dennis McNally, SJ

Photo by Phil Humnicky Photo by Fr. Joseph Duffy, SJ Fr. Edward O’Donnell, SJ A photo from Dahlgren Chapel, Georgetown University Fr. Robert Dullahan, SJ Fr. Michael Proterra, SJ Fr. William Lamm, SJ Fr. Nicholas Rashford, SJ Fr. John Mandile, SJ Fr. Brendan Scott, SJ “My experience of how Christ Fr. Paul McCarthy, SJ Fr. John Shea, SJ calls us to work together in the Fr. Bernard McIlhenny, SJ Fr. James Shea, SJ Fr. Thomas Murphy, SJ Fr. John Spencer, SJ Church to advance the hope, Fr. Eugene Rooney, SJ Fr. James Spillane, SJ (Indonesia) dignity and common good of all Fr. Thomas Sheridan, SJ Fr. Richard Zanoni, SJ people has been the central grace 60 years in the Society 50 years in the Priesthood of my Jesuit life.” Fr. George Aschenbrenner, SJ Fr. Robert Curry, SJ – Fr. David Hollenbach, SJ, professor of theology, Fr. Clarence Burby, SJ Fr. John Donahue, SJ university chair and director of the Center for Fr. Kenneth Caufield, SJ ? Fr. Michael Fahey, SJ Human Rights and International Justice at Fr. Robert Collins, SJ Fr. Robert Farrell, SJ Boston College Fr. Michael Connolly, SJ Fr. Robert Hanlon, SJ Fr. Vincent Cooke, SJ Fr. Harry Hock, SJ Fr. Gerald Finnegan, SJ Fr. Vincent Lapomarda, SJ *** Fr. Roger Haight, SJ Fr. Edward Lynch, SJ Br. James Lemon, SJ Fr. James Malley, SJ Fr. Robert McCarty, SJ Fr. Martin McDermott, SJ “It is a real gift to share in Fr. Vincent McDonough, SJ Fr. Thomas McGrath, SJ God’s graces and the lives of Fr. Paul Messer, SJ Fr. Ugo Nacciarone, SJ Fr. John Ryan, SJ Fr. Louis Pascoe, SJ His People.” Fr. Dominic Totaro, SJ Fr. Donald Plocke, SJ Fr. Francis Valentino, SJ Fr. John Replogle, SJ – Fr. Nicholas Rashford, SJ, president emeritus Fr. Neil Ver’Schneider, SJ and professor in the Department of Manage- Fr. James Salmon, SJ ment at Saint Joseph’s University Fr. David White, SJ Fr. Louis Soloman, SJ Fr. Eugene Zimpfer, SJ Fr. Richard Timone, SJ ? Fr. Thomas Vallamattam, SJ *** 60 years in the Priesthood Fr. John Alexander, SJ ? 25 years in the Society “So, there is great joy and Fr. Edgar Graham, SJ Fr. Thomas Benz, SJ Fr. Edward Jarvis, SJ Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ contentment in searching Fr. Frank MacEntee, SJ Fr. Rocco Danzi, SJ for God. It is a search for Fr. Robert O’Brien, SJ ? Fr. Robert Hussey, SJ Fr. Richard Rousseau, SJ Fr. Timothy Stephens, SJ community and companionship Fr. James Skehan, SJ Fr. Justin Whittington, SJ through a life of prayerful service of the neighbor in the 50 years in the Society 25 years in the Priesthood Society of Jesus.” Fr. Kenneth Boller, SJ Fr. Jeffrey Baerwald, SJ Fr. Joseph Burke, SJ Fr. John Cecero, SJ – Fr. Michael Proterra, SJ, parochial vicar at St. Br. Darrell Burns, SJ Raphael the Archangel Church in Raleigh, N.C. ? Deceased More on the web To read more Jubilarian reflections, please visit: www.mdsj.org/jubilarians2014 17 Jesuit News Around the World

oluntary Vulnerability: Fr. Curry in China VBy Michael Benigno

Fr. Terrence Curry, SJ, knows about an academic institute in its own right. the experience of being a foreigner. All are immersed in a culture entirely It’s the feeling of being powerless and different than their own. being entirely outside of your comfort Though the free and open practice of zone each day. It’s occasionally encounter- religion is generally allowed in China, ing people who resent the fact you don’t all priests who engage in public ministry speak their language. It’s having doubts must serve under the authority of a Com- about making friends and rarely being munist Party approved bishop. Foreign able to contact your family members. Jesuits, in turn, can work in the country It can also mean being surprised by as long as they are respectful of this acts of kindness and genuine affection policy and recognize that they are invited and experiencing God’s love in places guests in a foreign country. far from home. Fr. Curry had previously spent many Fr. Curry working with an architectural design In 2008, when Fr. Curry was asked to years in Hungary, where he founded the student at Tsinghua University work in China, he knew the experience Szent Jozsef Studio Kollegium, a school would be an exercise in vulnerability. That that pairs architectural design students Inset above: Fr. Curry poses at the Great Wall was the idea—to develop a dependence with community service organizations. with Fr. David Ciancimino, SJ, then provincial, on God and a deep sense of devotion by Upon being assigned to China, he during Fr. Ciancimino’s visit to China. choosing to be vulnerable. Still, he was wrote to the deans of various Beijing apprehensive. universities, desiring to work directly Jesuits have been going to China for with Chinese students, even though he more than 400 years. These days, foreign did not speak Chinese. It was the same Jesuits in China lead a complicated mission, he realized, that St. Ignatius existence. Several serve as staff members wanted the early Jesuits to embrace: at the Beijing Center for Chinese Studies to find God in even the farthest places. 18 (TBC), which hosts U.S. students and is After some difficulty, he secured a visiting professor position at Tsinghua culture, while all teachers are called When Fr. David Ciancimino, SJ, University, one of China’s most selec- laoshi, some students develop close (then New York provincial) visited tive universities. relationships and choose their own Beijing three years into Fr. Curry’s In the first few months, he encoun- laoshi. These are often life-long time there, Fr. Curry did his best to tered disconnection in every facet of relationships,” Fr. Curry said. “Con- explain the role of the Jesuit provin- life. His on-campus residence was far fucius, like St. Ignatius, believed that cial to his colleagues and planned a from the Jesuits living in community the primary role of a teacher isn’t dinner to introduce Fr. Ciancimino at the Beijing Center. At the university, simply to pass along information, but to the university dean. He made a lengthy meetings often went untrans- instead to form the whole person and reservation at a nearby restaurant, but lated, and he felt isolated from his engage that person from the heart.” when he arrived the dean was already colleagues. He had to learn to say his After some time, several students there and, in a gesture of generosity, Chinese name and navigate the ins and began to address Fr. Curry as laoshi, the dean had ordered the food. “He outs of a new workplace. and their friendships started bridging had also invited five assistant deans He invited his new coworkers out the cultural challenges he faced. They and the school chairman. I was deeply for a beer after work, but they all de- were engaged by his teaching, design touched by the gesture that my clined. Someone eventually suggested theories and insistence that they colleagues made to show my provin- that it was more acceptable to invite a discover ways to give back to their cial that I was one of them, and that colleague to a meal. After that bit of communities. They took a noticeable I was valued.” advice, Fr. Curry offered to have lunch interest in his presence, his com- Just prior to his interview for this with his fellow professors instead, and mitment, and paternal affection for story, Fr. Curry had spent several they accepted. them, and wondered about American hours visiting design students who “When you’re living in a different customs and traditions as well. were working late into the evening, culture, where everything is new, One student invited Fr. Curry to making architectural models in the you’re in a state of heightened aware- accompany him on a visit to his university workshop. He left the ness for extended periods of time, and family’s home in a rural village building, covered in sawdust, just as that can be exhausting,” Fr. Curry said. 1,000 miles from Beijing. Fr. Curry one of his students from Japan was leaving. The student said, “I’ve been meaning to have a chat with you” and spoke in detail about the research he was doing, and of the hardships of being far away from his friends, family and loved ones. Fr. Curry sensed that student knew he could relate all too well. “It is very hard for me to be here,” Fr. Curry admits. “But, on the other hand, I am surrounded by good people, an ancient culture and an amazing place. The students are extraordinary, generous and kind. I depend on them for so many things. When you vol- untarily put yourself in a position of dependency and powerlessness, and desire to encounter the fullness Jesuits have traveled to China for more than 400 years. Above, boats sit docked near a temple in Beijing. of God’s love, the grace is extraordi- nary and God does not fail. As long Slowly, however, he realized he was accepted and made the trip; he was as I keep my heart open, I will be learning some very important lessons later told that he was the first non- continually touched by God’s presence – lessons on friendship and even truths Chinese person ever to spend a night in China.” about God’s love. in the village. Another student and Chinese students call their teachers the student’s girlfriend informed Fr. Fr. Terrence Curry, SJ, is currently the first and only non-Chinese, full-time archi- laoshi. Since the time of Confucius the Curry that they had already met with tecture professor at Tsinghua University. term has implied a deeply personal, their family members, but wanted his paternal relationship. “In Chinese permission before getting married. 19 Celebrating Hope in Micronesia

Matthew Lopez, nSJ, Fr. Marc Roselli, SJ, superior of the Jesuit Community of Chuuk, Fr. David Ciancimino, SJ, then provincial of the New York Province, and Fr. Richard McAuliff, SJ, director of Xavier High School (Chuuk), with two scholastics in regency, Thomas Awangga Budiono Surya, SJ, and Immanuel Anggun Sugioyono Eko, SJ, outside the Xavier chapel

r. David Ciancimino, SJ, nearing the Fr. Michael Corcoran, SJ, principal of Fend of his term as provincial of the New Yap Catholic High School, reported that York Province, completed two trips to construction of the school’s science lab Micronesia this year to visit Jesuits, and computer center has been completed, volunteers, students and parishioners at with work on a shared space for assem- apostolates on Pohnpei, Chuuk, Guam, blies and other activities progressing. Yap and Palau. As a Jesuit community Student volunteers have also started of the New York Province, members of clearing a section of land to make way the Society serving in Micronesia provide for a new chapel to be located on a quiet, pastoral support at local parishes and wooded section of campus. a hospital, and have founded two high Xavier High School recently renovat- schools on the islands. ed its student dormitory and locker areas Yap Catholic High School and Xavier and continues to find new ways to better High School are flourishing oases of edu- serve students on the island of Chuuk. In Prayer wall at Fairfield University cational and spiritual enrichment where order to provide vital repairs to the main students are provided with resources they road leading to the school, Xavier alumni do not have elsewhere, including access are working to match donations made to to the Internet and teachers who chal- the New York Province up to $50,000. lenge young people to deepen their faith. “The people of Micronesia, and, This year, Yap Catholic High School, particularly, the students there, are the only Catholic High School on the wonderfully faith-filled and incredibly island of Yap, graduated its first class of hard-working,” said Fr. Ciancimino. seniors, and each senior was accepted to “They are deeply grateful for the spiri- at least one four-year college or univer- tual, emotional and educational support sity in the U.S. Domclancy Tiliwebug, that Jesuits and our partners in ministry Class of 2014 valedictorian, was the provide so well and with so much grace Yap Catholic High School graduates celebrate YCHS’s first commencement ceremony. recipient of the highly selective Gates in that region.” Millennium Scholarship, a four-year scholarship for student leaders who excel in academics, service work and For more information on the high schools in More Micronesia that were founded by the Jesuits, 20 extracurricular activities. on the web visit xaviermicronesia.org or ychs.net. Jesuits in Jordan Welcome Pope Francis

Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ, provincial Land led by Fr. Michael Linden, SJ, “Seeing the Holy Father in of the New England Province of the superior of the Jesuits in Jordan. Society of Jesus, was delighted when Since 1987, a community of Jesuits Amman and concelebrating his annual visit to the Jesuits who from the New England Province has work at the Jesuit Center in Amman, offered spirituality programs and Mass along with Fr. Michael Jordan, and in Beirut, Lebanon, co- lay leadership development to the Linden, SJ, and Fr. John incided with the Papal visit to the Holy Christian community at the Jesuit Land. On May 24, Fr. Sheehan and the Center and has pastored the English- Predmore, SJ, was a great Jesuits from the Jesuit Center concel- speaking parish, Sacred Heart, which ebrated the Mass with Pope Francis serves many overseas workers, in experience, both spiritually at the Amman International Stadium. Amman, Jordan. The Jesuit Center and as a sign of the Holy The Mass was also attended by also hosts the office for the Jesuit pilgrims from the United States who Refugee Service in Jordan. JRS Father’s solidarity with the were traveling with Gabriele Delmo- serves Iraqi and Syrian refugees and naco, vice president of advancement other displaced people with distance Christians of the Middle East.” for the New England and New York learning and other programs. – Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ Provinces, on a trip through the Holy Photo courtesy of Jordan Times Photo courtesy of Jordan Fr. John Predmore, SJ, pastor of Sacred Heart Parish in Amman distributed Communion to one of the 1,400 children who received their First Communion during the Mass celebrated by Pope Francis at Amman International Stadium on May 24, 2014.

Left to right: Fr. Michael Linden, SJ, superior of the Jesuits in Jordan, Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ, provincial of the New England Province, Fr. John Predmore, SJ, pastor at Sacred Heart Parish, Fr. Jad Jabbour, SJ, country director JRS Lebanon and Youssef Abdel Nour, chaplain at University St. Joseph, Beirut arrive at the Papal Mass.

More Learn more at www.sjnen.org/ Youssef Abdel Nour, chaplain at University St. Joseph, on the web International-Jesuit-Ministries Beirut, Fr. Jad Jabbour, SJ, country director JRS Lebanon and Dan Corrou, SJ, a Jesuit from the New England Province who is studying in Beirut, Lebanon 21 John Carroll, SJ Lorenzo Ricci, SJ Catherine the Great Stanislaus Czerniewicz, SJ Pope Pius VII

ain of the Society’s Suppression By Fr.P Thomas Rochford, SJ Gives Way to Hope of Restoration

In January, Pope Francis, the first Multiple factors led up to the papal everything and walk to port cities to be Jesuit pontiff, celebrated Mass at the decree suppressing the Society. Monarchs shipped in exile to the Papal States. Church of the Gesù in Rome, begin- in many European states were suspicious Educated by the Jesuits, Pope ning a yearlong commemoration of of the political and economic influence Clement XlV, was a staunch defender the 200th anniversary of Pope Pius the Society of Jesus had acquired. Jesuit of the Society. During his pontificate, VII’s restoration of the Society of preaching following the Lisbon earth- the governments of Spain, France and Jesus on August 7, 1814. The story quake in 1755 caused mistrust with the Portugal mounted a steady campaign of the Society’s suppression and res- Portuguese government. Some enemies to force Pope Clement XlV to suppress toration is not well-known as Jesuits of the Jesuits criticized them for being the Jesuits. Before his death in February were reluctant to revive this painful too lax in the confessional and too 1769, the pope gave into the pressure. memory. Father General Adolfo respectful of cultures in mission lands. On the evening of Aug. 16, 1773, a Nicolás, SJ, however, has encouraged Philosophers of the 18th-century French papal representative accompanied by the Society to learn from its history. Enlightenment disdained Jesuits as a small group of soldiers arrived at the “I pray that our grateful com- defenders of a Jesuit Curia in Rome, summoned Father memoration of this 200th anniversary opposed to progress. Portuguese leaders General Lorenzo Ricci and his assistants of the Society’s reestablishment might resented the Jesuits for defending and presented him with a document, be blessed with a deeper appropria- indigenous people in South America Dominus ac Redemptor (Our Lord and tion of our way of life and a more against their efforts to make them slaves. Redeemer) that abolished the Society’s creative, generous and joyful commit- The government in Portugal struck Constitutions and the authority of its ment to give our lives in service for first in 1758, deporting Jesuits from superiors and closed all Jesuit schools, the greater glory of God,” he said in all Portuguese territories to the Papal parishes and apostolic works. a letter to Jesuits. “We wish to under- States. In 1762, the parliament of Paris The devastation was immediate. stand and appreciate our past better dissolved the Society. Five years later, More than 700 Jesuit schools were so that we may go forward into the more than 5,000 Jesuits were expelled closed, their libraries seized and their future with ‘renewed fervor and zeal’ from Spain and its possessions in Latin churches surrendered. Overseas mis- for our life and mission today.” America. They were awakened in the sions were ruined, and more than 22,000 middle of the night and forced to leave Jesuits lost their identity and legal 22 standing in the eyes of the Church. general congregations met there, and a Those who survived being deported novitiate was opened. Recruits from had to fend for themselves. Western Europe made their way to EDUCATIONAL Soldiers returned to Fr. Ricci’s Polotsk. residence a few days later and led him Not long after he himself was freed EVENTS away to Castel Sant’Angelo, the Vatican in 1814 from a lengthy imprisonment fortress and prison, where he was placed by Napoleon, Pope Pius VII restored the Events in United States marking the in a dank cell, forbidden to celebrate Jesuits by issuing Solicitudo Omnium restoration of the Society of Jesus include Mass and subjected to harsh conditions Ecclesiarum (The Care of all Churches), a speakers’ bureau with Jesuit and lay that led to his death on Nov. 24, 1775. a papal bull that formally reauthorized collaborators. Speakers include Jesuit The enemies of the Society of Jesus the Society of Jesus. Four decades after Fathers Tom Lucas, Mark Lewis, Gerald were not completely successful, how- most of its enemies thought it dead and McKevitt, John Padberg and Thomas Worcester and Drs. Emmett Curran of ever. For the suppression to take effect buried, the Society of Jesus rose again. Georgetown University, Robert Maryks of according to Church law, Dominus ac By then, few “suppressed” Jesuits Boston College and Jonathan Wright of Redemptor had to be promulgated by had survived. Some became dioc- Durham University in the United Kingdom. the bishop of each diocese where Jesuits esan priests while others formed new lived and worked. Catherine the Great orders or pursued secular careers. In The Boston College conference, “Jesuit of Russia valued the Jesuit schools the U.S., former Jesuit John Carroll, a Survival and Restoration: 200th Anniver- sary Perspectives from Boston and in her lands and would not permit that native Marylander educated in Europe, Macau,” took place June 11-15, and to happen. returned to begin a career that led to his examined aspects of the history of the The Jesuits in Russia were in a quan- appointment as the first bishop in the restoration in east-central Europe/Russia, dary because they thought they were country. The first diocese was estab- China and the United States. Loyola bound to obey the pope, but Catherine lished in Baltimore in 1789. University Chicago’s conference, insisted they obey the law that said, Before the suppression, most Jesuits “Restored Jesuits and the American “No promulgation, no suppression.” were French, Spanish, Portuguese or Experience,” will be held October 16–19. From his headquarters at the college German. After the restoration, Jesuits in Polotsk, Belarusia, the only surviving found a more tolerant welcome in the Jesuit superior, Fr. Stanislaus Czernie- expanding British Empire and the wicz, oversaw the ongoing life of a growing United States than in many England Province in 1926 and the small band of Jesuits who survived the countries with a Catholic heritage. New York Province in 1942. total destruction the Society’s enemies Slowly, the Society of Jesus grew in In a letter to the Society of Jesus had planned. The Jesuits’ legal position numbers as new provinces developed. announcing the 200th anniversary, was precarious, but the pope did not Most of the property that was lost Father General suggests “Faith in in Europe was Providence” as one of the themes of never returned, this commemoration. but Jesuit schools “As we look to this milestone in and institutions in our history as a Society, let us hum- the United States bly thank God that our least Society flourished. continues to exist today: that in the In 1833, the Society, we continue to find a path Maryland Mis- to God in the spirituality of St. Igna- sion became the tius; that we continue to grow from first full-fledged the support and challenge of our province in the brothers in community; that we still country. Some experience the privilege and joy of fifty years later serving the Church and the world, the responsibility especially those most in need, for the American through our ministries.” section of the Fr. Thomas Rochford, SJ, is provincial Pius VII gives the bull Solicitudo Omnium to Vicar General Luigi Fortis, August 7th, 1814. New York-Canada assistant for communications for the mission was given new Jesuits USA Central and Southern press compliance and pressure let up. to the Maryland Province and renamed Province. In 1782, a general congregation met the Maryland-New York Province. The in Polotsk and elected Czerniewicz subsequent growth of ministries and More More info online at: vicar-general. Over time, three more numbers of Jesuits led to the New on the web www.sj2014.net/ 23 Chris with his parents at his graduation from St. Louis University

Blessing…For All of Us Terry Ryan, the mother of Chris junior year in college, we were talking A in the kitchen and he said, “Mom, I’m Ryan, a Jesuit in formation, talks thinking about becoming a priest.” I will about her son’s vocation to the never forget the look of pure joy on his priesthood and her work as vol- face. I was thrilled. I asked him why unteer coordinator of the Villiger he was considering a religious voca- tion, and his answer was simple…he Guild, a group in felt called by God. He felt drawn to the comprised of family members Jesuits because of the inspiration of the and friends of the Jesuits. administrators, teachers and coaches he saw while attending St. Joseph’s Prep in Q: God gives each of us a vocation Philadelphia. Chris attended a “Come and has blessed us with certain abilities and See” event sponsored by the Jesuit and talents. Some of us are called to be vocation office and was put in touch married or single. Others are called to with Fr. John Mullen, SJ, for spiritual the priesthood or to religious life. When direction; he made the decision to enter were you aware of Chris’ call to the the Society after he graduated from priesthood? Dartmouth College in 2004. Chris with his sister Elizabeth at her First Communion A: I felt Chris might have a vocation Q: Was Chris’ dad happy about the news? since the time he was in grammar school, but I kept my thoughts to myself. A: Frank is happier now. When Chris After receiving his First Communion he first mentioned his vocation, Frank was became an altar server, an activity he surprised, and not sure it would be the continued well into his teenage years. best use of his talents and abilities. Over He attended Mass many mornings dur- time, we have learned more about the ing high school before classes began, Jesuits and the extent of their ministries. and as he grew in age, I also saw him Frank has witnessed how much Chris 24 grow in spirituality. One day, during his has grown and matured from the direc- tion he received during his formation not realize that the Jesuits applied the God is sending us quality men and he has become more comfortable same rigors to the laity! After I got with vocations of depth. Chris with Chris’ decision. over the shock of being told I could is a perfect example. He has not speak to anyone for two days, I the intelligence, the reflective slowly adjusted to what I was being Q: How have you experienced Jesuit ability and the generous nature community? guided to do by our retreat leaders. It needed of a Jesuit today. was a wonderful experience. By the A: Whenever we visit Chris, we are end of the weekend, I realized what a He has continued to stretch warmly welcomed by his current gift the silence had been. It allowed himself and grow into a fine Jesuit community. We are invited to me to focus on my prayer, and nothing man for others. Mrs. Ryan share meals and attend Mass in their else, and taught me that prayer can has served as a gentle and residences, and offered a guest room take many forms. generous guide and supporter if one is available. This has allowed us of Chris’ journey and has to get truly acquainted with many of Chris’ Jesuit brothers. We have also Q: Tell us about the Villiger Guild. grown to embrace Chris’ enjoyed attending the Jesuit GALA A: I am the volunteer coordinator vocation as he prepares for his for the Villiger priestly ordination. As volunteer Guild, a Phila- coordinator of the Villiger delphia-based Guild she also has cared for group comprised other parents of Jesuits of the of families Philadelphia area as they and friends of grow into their son’s vocation Jesuits. My hus- journey. Parents truly serve band and I were as an instrument of God’s introduced to grace and function as the first the organization Church. Clearly, Chris’ gen- when we met Fr. Harry Geib, SJ, erosity and his mother’s gentle at the celebration love and committed faith have following Chris’ been a continued source of profession of revelation of God’s plan. first vows. His Thanks be to God. parents are very Chris and his parents with Fr. William Stempsey, SJ, at the Jesuit GALA active in the — Fr. Chuck Frederico, SJ, vocation director for the Maryland, New (in Boston) for a number of years. It Guild, and he invited us to contact England, and New York Provinces is a wonderful evening and provides them and become involved. We meet of the Society of Jesus. an opportunity for us to interact with twice a year, gathering in the spring many of the Jesuits who have been a for a Communion brunch and in the part of Chris’ formation. When Chris fall for a wine and cheese party. Our entered the Society, Fr. Joe Lingan, events begin with a celebration of made by their son. It is helpful, SJ, said that we had just gained a new Mass, followed by a social, part of enjoyable, and interesting to be family, and his words have certainly which is spent sharing stories and in the company of others who are rung true. updates about the Jesuits in our lives. walking through life with a close They offer an informal way for those Jesuit relative or friend. We learn Q: How have you experienced who attend to meet the parents and from each other, and support one Ignatian Spirituality? loved ones of Jesuits, people with another. We are so happy to be whom they have a shared interest. It’s A: A few years ago I decided to able to share our belief that Chris not that common these days to have a participate in a weekend retreat at has found what God has meant for son or daughter in religious life. Some Wernersville. Even though I knew that him to do. It’s been a blessing… parents struggle to accept the decision Chris’ retreats were always silent, I did for all of us. 25 Advancing Our Mission Nurturing the SpiritGenerosity of

In his desk drawer at the New York Province offices on 83rd Street, Fr. James Keenan, SJ, keeps a small black book which he frequently consults but rarely speaks about.

The book is a hand-written record of the and longtime friend. “In many ways, he marriages, anniversaries and baptisms he embodies the ideals that Pope Francis has celebrated for relatives, Jesuit graduates, envisions for priests today—a generous, friends and supporters during the 58 years selfless servant ministering by his “Many people who since he entered the Society of Jesus. In all, presence and his care—in notes, calls, support the Jesuits Fr. Keenan has presided over more than 600 hospital visits, home Masses and through marriages and nearly an equal number of countless celebrations.” share so generously other sacraments that have enabled so many As director of donor relations, Fr. people to lead richer lives, to grow in the Keenan corresponds with monthly in other aspects of Spirit and to become more fully Catholic. donors in the Jesuit Good Samaritan their lives.” Fr. Keenan has dedicated his life to Club, sends gift acknowledgements and putting the ideals of St. Ignatius into prac- fundraising letters and provides vital – Fr. James Keenan, SJ tice, serving lengthy tenures as president help in editing province publications. of Xavier High School, McQuaid Jesuit From the moment he finishes his High School, Canisius High School and morning commute and arrives at work Saint Peter’s Preparatory School, as well (traveling via public transportation from as the New York City Nativity Schools. the Xavier Jesuit Community on 16th Along the way, he has left his indelible Street), his phone rings with calls from mark, ministering with a selfless sense of friends and province supporters who compassion and love, and providing know him as a dear friend, a cherished pastoral support to all he encounters. loved one, the family priest or lifetime In 2008, Fr. Keenan joined the prov- spiritual advisor. ince staff, extending his personal, “It’s the people who make the job,” caring presence to the Society’s supporters Fr. Keenan said. “Many people who and helping them see the clear connections support the Jesuits share so generously between their generosity and the many in other aspects of their lives. So many needs of the Province. tell me that they want to do more for “Quite simply, Jim Keenan is an out- others, and it is a tremendous gift to be standing priest, and all he does and all he able to listen to them and help them live is springs from his priesthood,” said Jack out their faith and grow closer to Christ.” Raslowsky, Xavier High School’s president 26 r. Leo J. O’Donovan, SJ:

Generosity F A commitment to Jesuit education celebrated 7 7 7 Far left: Senator Patrick Leahy, John DeGioia, president, Georgetown University, Fr. O’Donovan, SJ, and Jeanne Ruesch

7 Left: Jesuit Frs. Peter Folan and Leo O’Donovan talk with GU graduate, Robert Cushmac

The beloved prayer offered by gen- Thanks to the graciousness of many erations of Jesuits begins: Lord, teach friends, Leo was feted at two events me to be generous. This past spring, over two days. On April 24, a group To say that the Spirit of God friends of Fr. Leo O’Donovan, SJ, of 80 guests from around the country commemorated his 80th birthday by gathered at the home of David and Lisa teaches us to see again and generously establishing a fund in his Schiff in to toast this native to hope to see wholly is not honor for the education of future Jesuits. New Yorker. Having grown up in Morn- to claim completion. I find To thank Leo for the significant role he ingside Heights, with his spiritual roots has played in the lives of so many, his in Corpus Christi Church and School, myself, at 80, each year friends celebrated this important mile- the guest of honor felt right at home happier and more blessed to stone in a meaningful way. More than “on the sidewalks of New York.” be a Jesuit priest—but jour- twice the goal amount was donated to On April 26, President John DeGioia neying still. This too: beauty prepare, support and educate aspiring of Georgetown University, hosted a Jesuits on their journey of formation. festive dinner in Leo’s honor; Leo is is always fresh, new, sur- The Leo J. O’Donovan, SJ, Fund president emeritus and member of prising. And if a patient God recognizes his vocation and devotion the Class of 1956. The celebration, has made our time God’s to the Church and the Society of Jesus. fittingly held in the Leo J. O’Donovan From his entrance into the Society of Dining Hall, was attended by nearly own, and our suffering Jesus in 1957, the centerpiece of Leo’s two hundred friends, classmates, and God’s own, then how can life has been serving as a priest and faculty. The event culminated with we not hope that in today’s educator. His studies, scholarship, and Mass concelebrated in the beautifully leadership have all been for that pur- renovated Dahlgren Chapel with Fr. liturgy indeed but one day pose. The fund creates a legacy for all Kevin O’Brien, SJ, Georgetown’s vice finally and forever, God’s future Jesuits who will continue to be president for mission and ministry. Spirit will teach each of us inspired by him and his Jesuit brothers. Humbled by the outpouring of friend- the most beautiful words The path for Jesuit formation spans ship and love, Leo commented, in his approximately a decade. On this journey, imitable way, “I’m so grateful for the of all: Take me. I am yours.

each Jesuit is fully supported by his funds raised for our young men.” — Fr. Leo J. O’Donovan, SJ home province. The costs for education, For more information about the housing and other expenses total close Leo J. O’Donovan, SJ, Fund for Jesuit to $500,000. Since the election of Pope Education, please contact Sherri Weil, Francis, the Society of Jesus has seen an director of advancement for the Mary- increase in the number of men consider- land Province Jesuits at sweil@jesuits. ing becoming a Jesuit. The timing of org or 443-921-1331. Leo’s 80th birthday was propitious. 27 Advancing Our Mission

ant’ Andrea Society Celebrates 71st Charity Ball S By Fr. Bernard McIlhenny, SJ When Kathy Mihok, the president have distinguished of the Sant’ Andrea Society in Scranton, themselves by Penn., was searching for a theme for supporting one the annual gala, the scene of the of the largest funds Roaring Twenties portrayed in F. Scott of the Maryland Fitzgerald’s classic novel caught her Province. attention. As a result, Gatsby and All In addition to Things Jazz came to life at this year’s supporting Jesuit 71st annual Sant’ Andrea Charity Ball. formation with the An antique car from the Gatsby era annual charity ball, parked at the entrance set the tone for the Sant’ Andrea the evening. The menu reflected the Society was also times with such items as a Waldorf formed to provide salad and oysters Rockefeller. The spiritual and charity event was held on April 26. Pictured, from left: Alyce Hailstone Farrell, two friends of the Society and Fr. Malloy, SJ, social activities From its humble beginnings vice president for university ministries at the University of Scranton for its members. seventy-one years ago, membership A dinner to wel- in the Sant’ Andrea Society has sity of Scranton at the time and together come new officers takes place each multiplied many times over. The with Mrs. P.F. Cusick and her friends, October. Mass is celebrated in membership is unique and includes they created the Sant’ Andrea Society. November on the feast of St. Andrew, family and friends who support the The name Sant’ Andrea (St. Andrew) the society’s patron saint. Early in the Society of Jesus. Many have a son, was taken from the name of the Sant’ season of Lent, there is a special day relative or friend who is a Jesuit. Much Andrea novitiate in Italy. Since its of recollection for all the members family tradition is involved. Mothers inception, one of the missions of the and in late summer an appreciation and daughters are often seen working Sant’ Andrea Society has been to luncheon is held for past presidents. side-by-side as well as graduates of generate support for the education of The Society also continues the our Jesuit high schools and colleges. Jesuit seminarians. tradition of honoring a person for All are attracted by the ideals of Once a novice enters the Society their service to the society with the dedication and service. They are truly of Jesus, his care and training is Mark T. McGrath Award for Service. a group of men and women for others. provided for through the support of The Sant’ Andrea Society was many benefactors. The Sant’ Andreans, Fr. Bernard McIlhenny, SJ, serves in founded in 1943, during World War thanks to the strong dedication to their pastoral ministry at the University of Scranton, and as the twelfth moderator II. Fr. Coleman Nevils, SJ, served as mission, have become one of these of the Sant’ Andrea Society, was pre- the first Jesuit president of the Univer- devoted benefactors. Over the years they sented with the Mark T. McGrath Award.

To make a gift Maryland Province New England Province New York Province that supports of the Society of Jesus of the Society of Jesus of the Society of Jesus the Jesuits and their work, 8600 LaSalle Road, Suite 620 P.O. Box 9199 39 East 83rd Street Watertown, MA 02471-9199 New York, NY 10028-0810 please contact: Towson, MD 21286-2014 Sherri Weil Liz Cunningham Debra Ryan [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 443-921-1331 617-607-2800 212-774-5500 www.mdsj.org www.sjnen.org www.nysj.org 28 Annual Jesuit GALA Celebration

Fr. James Martin, SJ, John Fish, chair of the 2014 GALA, Kathleen McGillycuddy, honoree, and Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ

Friends gather for the 2014 Jesuit GALA Fr. Charles Connolly, SJ, with Peter and Dana Agnes Margaret and Mary Power

More than 800 friends and Jesuits 2002, and was elected chair in 2011. of the New England Province, said joined the New England Province She retired as executive vice president in his remarks, “I want to express my of the Society of Jesus to celebrate of FleetBoston Financial and for nearly appreciation and gratitude to Kathleen the works of the province and honor 30 years was a key executive in Boston McGillycuddy. She has embodied Kathleen M. McGillycuddy with the banking circles. collaboration with the Society in a Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Award at Fr. Myles Sheehan, SJ, provincial number of ways: as chair of the board the annual Jesuit GALA held on May of trustees at Boston College, as founder 1. The Latin phrase, Ad Majorem Dei of the Boston College Council for Gloriam, meaning “For the greater Women, and as a close collaborator glory of God,” is attributed to St. 2015 GALA with the Jesuits at Boston College. For Ignatius, and is a guiding principle all of this, and for your great kindness of the Jesuits. The annual award The 2015 Jesuit GALA will honor and generosity, Kathleen, thank you recognizes those who have made a Cardinal very much.” difference in the world by generously Seán Patrick O’Malley, O.F.M. Fr. Sheehan also expressed his helping others. The evening, which gratitude to John and Cyndy Fish, the with the Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Award. began and ended with songs from generous and tireless chairs of the 2014 Irish tenor, Ronan Tynan, was hosted GALA, and to all of the GALA com- by Fr. James Martin, SJ, author and mittee members who worked so hard editor-at-large at America magazine. to ensure the success of the event. Kathleen M. McGillycuddy, a 2015 The 2014 Jesuit GALA raised more graduate of Newton College of the than $1.6 million, which will support Sacred Heart (which became part of For more information on the Gala, visit the formation and care of Jesuits Boston College in 1975), has served www.sjnen.org/jesuitgala and the ministries and apostolic as a trustee of Boston College since works of the Province. 29 NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID Brockton, MA Permit No. 243

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(Clockwise from top left): Fr. Michael Magree, SJ, gives a first blessing after ordination; Mr. Pat Nolan, SJ, teaches at Yap Catholic High School in Micronesia; Br. Guy Consolmagno, SJ, serves as an astronomer at the Vatican Observatory; Fr. Steve Surovick, SJ, with students at Gonzaga College H.S., Washington, D.C.

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