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jesuits in East Asia and Oceania November 2006 Peter Faber Ignatius’ pupil Master of the Exercises Christ’s broom Ignatius today Offering Art for shelter Spirituality for Christ young people East Timor Father in crisis and son p4 – 5 p8 – 9 p10 – 11 Jesuits in East Asia and Oceania Assistancy snapshots WORLD YOUTH DAY The Major Superiors support the Jesuit Magis Programme for World Youth Day. Formation programmes will be held throughout the Assistancy. Jenni Winters, WELL MET ON SANCIAN who is helping coordinate the programme, has been visiting the region. jesuits In July the Major Superiors of the Assistancy in East Asia and Oceania met on Macao. They celebrated the Jubilee year by visiting the island of Sancian where Editor Andrew Hamilton SJ Francis Xavier died. They commended Graphic design Maggie Power programmes that change bring together people engaged in similar ministries in our Jesuits in East Asia and Oceania is region. This universal outlook led them published two times a year by: to invite the Moderator of the African Jesuit Communications Australia Assistancy to attend the next meeting. 300 Victoria Street, Richmond, VIC 3121 Australia ACN 004 238 948 in association with: Jesuit Conference of East Asia, PO Box 1264, Quezon City, Philippines © Jesuit Communications 2006 To order copies of Jesuits in East Asia and Oceania contact Jesuit Communications HE ARTWORK IN THIS EDITION T Australia , PO Box 553, Richmond, VIC 3121 Australia The cover image of Peter Faber is by Danang Bramasti, an Indonesian scholastic. Unsolicited articles, photographs and letters are welcome. Requests for His work is featured on pages ten and permission to reprint material from the INTERNATIONAL JESUIT GAMES eleven. The image above is one of seven magazine should be addressed to: banners designed for the Anniversary On St Ignatius day, the Scholastics and celebrations in Britain by Sr Anthony The Editor, Jesuits in East Asia and Oceania, PO Box 553, Richmond, VIC 3121 Australia Brothers’ Circle of the Assistancy organized Wilson, SND, from Liverpool, England. Tel: +613 9427 7311 the annual Sports Fest. More than The head of Faber is from the icon of Fax: +613 9428 4450 150 Scholastics, Novices and pre-novices the three Companions (left). Email: [email protected] participated in this gathering. The medal tally is not available, but all were declared This magazine is copyright. Apart from fair dealing for the purpose of private study, winners in the Lord. research, criticism or review as permitted PETER FABER, under the Copyright Act, no part may PATRON be reproduced by any person without written permission. Enquiries to be addressed In his anniversary to the publisher. Responsibility for editorial year, many content is accepted by: The Publisher, new Jesuit enterprises have been dedicated Jesuit Communications, 300 Victoria St, to Peter Faber. Among the most recent Richmond, VIC 3121 Australia. in the Assistancy are fittingly two spirituality Printed on Impress Satin using wood fibre from centres, one in Kwangiu, and the other sustainable forests. Elementally chlorine free. in Brisbane. 2 Jesuits in East Asia and Oceania I want to be Christ’s broom Today we see Blessed Peter Faber as the quiet Jesuit. Ignatius was the pilgrim leader, Francis Xavier the traveller, and Peter Faber was the spiritual guide. But for Peter, being quiet did not mean spending his time at home. His home was the journey and he carried heavy responsibilities. He was senior among the of others. Like so many of that if we want to establish early Jesuits. He tutored the early Jesuits, hearing our Catholic identity, we Ignatius in whom he found confession was central in his must first brush out our spiritual ministry. own lives and our Church. a spiritual guide. With Then we must engage in a Ignatius away, he led the Faber was used to brooms friendly way, even with our others on their journey to made of bunches of twigs. religious enemies. He said, Venice. He was Ignatius’ They were cheap and short ‘We can encourage goodwill natural choice to go to lived. He too exhausted by speaking familiarly Parma as the Pope’s himself in his labours, with them about matters particularly in the unpopular we both share in common representative, and he and apparently fruitless work and avoiding any debate in travelled tirelessly on the in Reformation Germany. which one side tries to put difficult German mission, But he kept on working down the other.’ Perhaps in Spain and in Portugal. uncomplaining. Ministries this, too, should be reflected He was as at home at of reconciliation like that in the Jesuit attitude to art. court as he was teaching, in East Timor, so movingly We f ind God there. described here, make the preaching and hearing same demands today. The broom, which lies to confessions. He died before hand for anyone who wants he could take up his mission But brooms appealed to use it, also suggested to the Council of Trent. most strongly to Peter that we should not fear our If he had lived, might Faber because they are so world. This gift of trust of Peter Faber, rather than ordinary. They pick up the God and other people did desire of the Exercises to not come easily to a man James Lainez, have been follow Christ in being poor, who had suffered much from chosen to succeed Ignatius unnoticed and serviceable. scruples. For Faber, each as Jesuit General? He wanted to be used as person, each place, had its a humble tool, and prayed angel. Even brooms were far Faber is rightly identified that the Society would also more than they seemed. with the Spiritual Exercises. Ignatius thought that of all the companions, he had understood them best. ‘ In our journeys, we ought to throw aside all our Giving them was central to his ministry. His gift fear and timidity. The spirit will bear up our bodies.’ for subtle and delicate discernment can be seen on every page of the Memoriale. He is an ideal patron of be serviceable in cleansing retreat centres and of houses the Church in which it of formation. served. This lies at the heart of the Jesuit ministry to Faber has told us how young people. he would like to be called. He wanted ‘to begin to be Lack of ego was Peter and to be called Christ’s Faber’s gift to the early broom’. This unfamiliar Society. It also challenges us image of Peter Faber graces today. In his day, Catholics our cover. He thought that and Protestants were the broom represented the engaged in increasingly contrast between his own shrill and self-centred dusty state of soul and his debate. Winning was mission to cleanse the souls everything. Faber insisted 3 Jesuits in East Asia and Oceania How Ignatius speaks to young people today The Society of Jesus came out of the Spiritual the standards by which they Exercises given by St Ignatius to young people can evaluate their lives each outside their own lands. What Peter Faber had day, and keep balance in a learned from Ignatius, he wanted to pass on to very competitive world.’ young people. In his travels, he left instructions for this ministry. Truong Thanh Tam, Young people respond very who is preparing for social well to sharing on the Gospels Throughout our region Jesuits are giving ministry in Vietnam, says that and to gatherings at Advent a high priority to meet the spiritual needs in his country, ‘the important and Lent when they can play, of young people. Here, we invite younger questions young people ask pray and visit the poor, sick Jesuits whose studies have also taken them are about human values and and old. In addition, Tam, out of their own countries to reflect on the not just religious values. They says, ‘We also offer eight- spiritual needs of young people, and how the want to know how to live and day silent Exercises to young great themes of Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises what path of life to follow.’ people, which they love. can serve them. They hear points four times For Tam, Ignatian a day, and join in Mass. The spirituality is especially young people share their life valuable because it is together each day, and also practical. ‘It helps young sing Taizé hymns together. people make an election, Once during the Exercises, to find their goal in life. It they gather in pairs to speak enables young people to find deeply about their lives.’ 4 Jesuits in East Asia and Oceania May your tutor be the greatest of teachers and the master printer, the Holy Spirit. Cho In-young Phongphand Phoktavi Ardi Handoyseno, Kim Youn-su, says that in Korea, ‘young (Jub) who previously worked in who previously worked people need space and time worked for many years campus ministry, believes with street children in because their lives that are with JRS, and will return that the greatest need of Seoul, is now in Australia. full of busyness, study and to the Cambodian region. Indonesian young people He is familiar with the high expectation’. Before He has seen the ‘search is to find integration in lives of students who, like studying theology, In- of young people to be their lives. They need to Ignatius and Faber, study young worked in Cambodia. complete and to find a ‘bring together all their and live in foreign lands. He finds that spiritual harmony and direction in experience, to find a conversation, which Ignatius their lives. The ground purpose in life, and to be He finds that the lives of encouraged so strongly, is offered by advertising and companions with other Korean students in the very important.

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