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NO: 451 NEWSLETTER OF ANDHRA JESUIT PROVINCE SEPTEMBER - 2020 The Pope's Monthly Intentions for September 2020: Respect for the Planet's Resources We pray that the planet's resources will not be plundered, but shared in a just and respectful manner INFORMATION Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary Fr.General has appointed ANANDA JYOTHI, NAMBUR: Fr. Keith William day celebration of our Founder Father St. Ignatius of Abranches, SJ as Rector On 31st July, we had a simple but meaningful feast of Collegio Internazionale, Gesu, from July 2021. ‘new-scholastics’, novices, Jesuits, and a few sisters. It was profound, yetLoyola. simple On thisEucharistic special occasion celebration our chapelin the wasretreat filled house with followedthe by a sumptuous dinner. We are immensely happy for the safe arrival of Fr C. Alex SJ Fr Dionysius Gerard on 6th August. Fr Thambi took all the scholastics for shopping to buy necessary Leonard Vaz (Dion), SJ as provincial of Karnataka goods. Our new-scholastics are blazing Jesuit Province. efforts to improve their English language. We had blissful occasions to wish two of our New cell number of scholastics, P. Sathish and Madhan as they Fr. A. John Joseph SJ celebrated their birthdays in this month. 6281321270 On 15th Aug., we celebrated with delightful PROVINCIAL'S feeling, our 74th Independence Day. Novice PROGRAMME - Velangani delivered the Independent Day SEPTEMBER 2020 Speech. We honoured our national flag and isremembered getting ready the to incredible begin a ‘Monthsacrifices long of 08 - Laying of foundation our freedom fighters. The Retreat House stone for YES-J center & congregations under the guidance of Fr Final vows of Amalanathan.Retreat’ for five May sisters God from bless two the different efforts Fr. Pudota Anil SJ made to bring people to God through ALC, Vijayawada our “Spiritual Exercises”. 20 - Consult, Satyodayam - K.TEJA, NSJ Andhra Vani -September 2020 ANANDA JYOTHI RETREAT HOUSE: - ABHILAS, SJ & SCH. VIJAY, SJ We, the Junior Scholastics residing in Ananda Jyothi Retreat house, are overwhelmed with joy to have the presence of Fr. C. Wilson, PCF. His company made us joyful and happy. After discussing with him for good amount of time, considering all the possible options, in the midst of series of uncertainties and lockdown, Fr. Provincial decided to send us for Degree studies to ALC. Having discerned well Fr. Provincial unveiled the groups of our UG subjects. As and when things get cleared we will move to Sanjeevan Nivas. We were delighted to have Fr. Anthony Paul amidst us to improve our English reading and writing skills. Fr. Sagar is helping us to develop our listening comprehension skills. Through the guidance of all these fathers, we are able to learn advanced English better. Fr. Amalanathan and Br. A. John are looking after our physical psychological dimensions. The course really enlightened our minds and enabled our analyzing capacities. Weneeds. are Br.A. very Johngrateful took to a hiscourse explicit on film teaching. appreciation connecting it with We celebrated the feast of the Assumption of Mother Mary and the Independence Day in a meaningful way. Fr. C. Wilson hoisted the National flag in our retreat house. Fr.Velangani is keeping himself busy in inauguration.VRO serving the We poor also andhad thea fruitful marginalized. recollection The constructiongiven by Fr. John of the Joseph houses on for the the feast ably day challenged of Queenship people of Mary.in Kopalle village is over and VRO team is planning to invite the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for SANJEEVAN NIWAS, VIJAYAWADA: - ANTHONY RAJU SJ We were fortunate to have Fr. Francis Xavier for the inauguration of 15 computers on the 1st of August. On celebratedthe occasion by ofFr. 74thMarianna Independence in the morning. Day and Soon the afterfeast the of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, we had a solemn Mass delivered by Fr. AXJ. Bosco. In the evening we recited Rosary inEucharist, procession we aroundhad flag the hoisting house. Theceremony Sanjeevan and communitya message was once again illumined by the birthday celebrations of Schs. Bala Niranjan, Dasan, Anthony Raju, Domnic Sebastian, Vidya Sagar and Fr. Joseph Kiran. honoured our invitation and joined the birthday celebration ofOn Fr.G. 18th Kiran August and Membersother scholastics. of ALC, WeAnanda had aJyothi short and cultural LPS programme in which we shared our joy to have Fr. G. Kiran in our community. All the scholastics got involved very are busy in arranging the library and looking after various otherseriously works in their in the respective house. DNC academic philosophers studies. and The theologians first years theologians and philosophers have taken an active role to planthave successfullymany a decorative finished and their fruit midyielding exams. trees Amid in and all around these, Sanjeevan Niwas. 2 Andhra Vani -September 2020 JOY OF FR. BOSCO SJ AND HIS safe travel back to Jharkhand. himself dealt different topics COLLABORATORS: like Jesuit presence in Andhra. The amazing online networking workers, feeling insecure without Collaboration and Networking. to help Jharkhand migrants, in the medicalThe fifth wasfacilities 50 young and womenother Inputs given by Fr. Jojaiah unexpected precarious condition conveniences in BRM industries, enlightened us with various of Corona times.. Nellore and again Mr. Jeyaraj and aspects of priesthood that would his co-workers made negotiations stay with us for the rest of our the Social Centre in Ranchi was in with the company management lives. Fr. Balakumar spoke about touchFr. David with Solomon, me, giving the information Director of the relevance of youth ministry about the hapless migrant workers they were sent back to Jharkhand and our response. Of all the for almost a month and finally, courses we had on Psychosexual of 15 migrants was in Srinivasa and spiritual integration, the Colonywho needed in Guntur. help. TheI sent first an group SOS Sr.in 2Irene buses JMJ, on in 17thGuntur Aug. and 2020. Sch. present one instilled a new to Fr. Velangani and there he was, AseetSince ISJ do in notSanjeevan, know much Vijayawada Hindi, thinning in many ways of our feeding them generously for more were my willing translators. Fr. lives. Fr. I.S.F Jeyaraj, Novice for all that we have done for the JharkhandDavid Solomon migrants. is very grateful POP - 2020: with"Let gratitudeGod be towards glorified all those in than a month. The second group whoeverything". assisted Our us hearts in arecarrying filled master helped us to integrate was in Adilabad and I contacted out POP fruitfully. We thank scripture with psychology. Fr. Fr. P.S. Amalraj and he, with his Jesuits of Andhra Loyola College Francis Xavier with his talk on usual compassion, took care of community for their availability intellectual apostolate enabled us them. The third group consisted to know how the birth of society of 8 damsels in distress (nurses) took place in the atmosphere in Ongole. Sr. Theresa JMJ and Mr. of University. Fr. Sagayaraj’s Murthy, a social worker helped sharing of his own experiences them through the Collector, to on ‘Jesuit priesthood and social have their food for a few weeks commitment’ inspired all of us and get back to Jharkhand safely. to go an extra mile in helping the The fourth was a pregnant woman poor. In a special way, we express with a son in Utnuru, near Nellore, our gratitude to Fr. G. Kiran, for whose husband was stranded in his support and encouragement. Jharkhand. Mr. Jeyaraj, my friend, and sharing their experiences on Our coming together in the a social worker arranged their various topics. We feel very much evening daily enriched us with privileged to have Frs. Bosco and Kiran as our directors. They have been instrumental in guiding us to approach various resource persons. POP was given a perfect beginning with NLP course by Fr. Bosco. We are equipped with skills that would create a breakthrough Andhra Vani -September 2020 in the aspect of 3our thinking. He insights from each of us on the topic of that day like Spiritual Exercises, Constitutions, GC's etc. There were also two women resource persons namely Mrs. Leela Kumari (Lawyer and Social Activist) and Mrs. Little Flower (Professor of Physics in Maris Stella College) for different topics like Lay perspective on priesthood, Expectation of laity regarding priests. Recollection given by Fr.G. Rayappa provided a perfect conclusion. Fr. Rayappa shared his own experiences of POP and helped us to recognize God’s guiding hand in our vocational on. All of us shared that they were blessed with insights and experiences relating to the importance of Jesuitjourney. priesthood. During Evaluation, In a special Fr. way,Bosco we expressed express our his gratefulviews and thanks was happy to Fr. Provincialwith the way and whole PCF forcourse giving went us an opportunity to journey the “Arrupe month" in these troubled times of pandemic. Kudos to Sch. Saji for coordinating this programme. We also thank Schs. Peter and Praveen for assisting him. HEKIMA JESUIT COMMUNITY- NAIROBI: - NARESH PANITHI SJ Since the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic life at both Hekima pace.Jesuit AsSchool I completed of Theology B.Th. and second-year Hekima Jesuit and enteredCommunity into third-yearchanged drastically. together withHowever, 27 of lifemy continuescompanions- with belonging its own to the Jesuit Conference of Africa and Madagascar, had the opportunity to go through the Arrupe month (a month-long preparation towards applying for diaconate ordination and thereby holy orders). And the entire experience of Arrupe month was very useful with its dynamics; listening to the faith and vocation history as well as sharing my own, concerning priesthood, religious life, and catholic family. On the whole, it was one of my most satisfying prayerful reading and reflection over resources of the society, and listening to the resource personnel jointimes the with college my companions and community here atin Hekima.person but As thefor academicnow all of year us attend 2020-'21 online took classes.