Hitguj 1 March 2019 PUNE OCTOBER 2019 VOL.74/7 Dear Friends, During the month of September, we have Feast of Mother Mary, thus we experience Her accompaniment in our life. Hence we come to God to express our gratitude for the gift of Mother Mary as our Mother. To foster the devotion some fast, recite daily Rosary, some make their pilgrimages to various shrines, churches and parishes. Most of our mission stations celebrate their church Feasts -Yatras. It is also harvesting time, so the faithful come to God with their offering to thank God for sustaining them with good harvest and life. The Feast of Mother Mary strengthens the bond of love among the parishioners. The Parish Priest with the collaboration of Sisters, Brothers, parish Council Members and other faithful commit themselves to deepen the love of God through novenas, prayers, rosaries, Bajans and the Eucharistic Celebration. It is time of gratitude to God for His constant accompaniment in our life in providing us, sustaining us with good harvest. God is our source of strength; He blesses and Mother Mary gives us courage to live our life faithfully. We also celebrated Teachers Day in our education institutions, students, parents expressing their gratitude to teachers for empowering them and enhancing their knowledge and skills. For Jesuits, teachers are Formators; they are forming young minds and hearts. A Good Formator is one who takes a hand, opens a mind, and touches a heart to be compassionate to all. Hence, formators need to cultivate the passion of learning through their minds and hearts. They form committed students with confidence to serve the others with passion. The seminar on the New Education Policy for our Principals, Collaborators and Staff was an enriching experience. It was heartening to witness all our education institutions coming together to think, reflect, discuss and understand the New Education Policy (NEP). The NEP has given a new thrust to the education system. The seminar helped us to understand the vision of the education system, drawing from our cultural heritage. It invites teachers to be professional in their commitment and accompany the students from early childhood. We are called to be agents of transformation. Transformation is from within, moulding mind and heart of every child. Teaching is a noble mission; we are collaborators in this shared mission. We need to study NEP in its totality and respond to it appropriately. Education has empowered us to be innovative in our skills and mould our hearts to be persons for the society. Let us integrate value based education in our institutions which will make all compassionate human beings. Integration is a process, students learn from our teaching and from our life. As good formator we are also challenged to live conscious and committed lives. Integrating and implementing Universal Apostolic Preferences (UAP) in our campus will enhance learning. UAP is unfolding our choices of being with nature and nurturing love for our Mother Earth. UAP gives us that experience of integrating holistic formation. Let our Community and Commission meetings help in our deliberation to be prophetic to commit ourselves as St. Ignatius our Founder. Andrew Fernandes, SJ Hitguj 2 October 2019 HOLY FATHER HAS APPOINTED THREE JESUIT CARDINALS -: After the Angelus on Sunday, September 1, Pope Francis announced the names of 13 new Cardinals who will be appointed during a consistory on October 5. Among them are three Jesuits: Most Reverend Jean- Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg (he is from the Province of Japan since he was a missionary in Japan before being appointed Archbishop of Luxembourg); Fr. Michael Czerny, of the Province of Canada, currently Under-Secretary of the Migrants Section of the Dicastery for the Service of Integral Human Development; Most Reverend Sigitas Tamkevičius, Archbishop Emeritus of Kaunas (Lithuania). Fr. GENERAL has appointed Fr. Durai Fernand, Provincial Superior, Gujarat PROVINCIAL’S PROGRAMME OCTOBER 16: Province Consult 05: PJSS AGM Meeting 21- 30: JCSA Meeting 08: PCEA AGM AROUND THE PROVINCE exist in one State. It is a symbolic expression that TIDINGS FROM VIDYANIKETAN-: Kerala has people from all parts of India. We have finished our First Term examination. We have started our Second Term. As usual, we are The Juniorate Programme is in full swing ever given lots of assignments. We are busy with our since it began, with a scholarly atmosphere. studies. Juniorate is a time devoted to a demanding Sch. Goodwin Johnson SJ. study of the humanities – to developing and nurture our love to be compassionate through VIDYA JYOTI , DELHI-: our life in the Spirit. Thus, our involvement with The Vidyajyoti community continues to deepen people is also being emphasized and so the its roots in learning theology in the present weekend ministry which was initiated, helps us context of our country and of the Church. The to get on the track with the hard realities of the month of September progressed with various poor. Our city darshan helped us to know our spiritual and academic activities to foster our city better. religious life. We have also witnessed a gradual change in atmosphere as temperature decreased We went on a cultural tour to the central parts to some degree thus easing our physical of Kerala. It was useful and helpful to get to uneasiness due to the burning August heat. In know about the rich culture and tradition of the first week of a month, to strengthen Kerala. Kerala is a state which receives all kinds ourselves spiritually we went through a of people without any prejudices. The diversity recollection day and recalled our memories of of the State really inspires us to be grounded in God’s ever flowing love upon us. We reflected our own culture and to be open to others and to over past activities in order to be grateful to God respect them. Almighty. The second week kept us attached to our study time-tables to perform better in our It is an abode of peace and joy for the people of First Semester exams. The smiling faces and different cultures and religions. Many cultures Hitguj 3 October 2019 cheerful talks of our companions after the appreciated as he encouraged us to do well in examinations could reveal the hard work they our Jesuit formation of theological studies and put in during this time. On 24th the VJ deepen our Ignatian spirituality. Now, we await community joined together to express their the approaching winter season which may come appreciation for all the good works achieved in along with new challenges as well as the community in this month and few concerns opportunities. to be dealt with in the future. The Onam Feast Sch. Sunil Gaikwad SJ celebration in the college has been a memorable SRI LANKAN MUSINGS -: event. We rejoiced together with our brothers and sisters from the state of Kerala by participating in the celebration and sharing Onam sweets that were prepared for all. I reached ‘Arrupe House’, Kandy – our Tertianship Centre, hale and hearty. Our Tertian Instructor, Fr. Baylon, personally received each individual tertian at the airport, sometimes The VJ community also joyously participated in waiting till late night or early morning. Fr. the Fiftieth Anniversary celebration of the Baylon and Anthony Samy our Tertian journey for justice and reconciliation organised Instructors and Br. Lalith, our Minister, have by JESA, ISI, and Vidyajyoti College, on 26th & made sure that all the 16 tertians settle here with 27th September at Navjeevan Renewal Centre. It ease. Kandy is a beautiful place with a very was indeed a very enriching experience for good climate, clean air and water and people many of us as we attentively listened to Jesuits, with pleasant natures. lay Collaborators and other Religious who are active in Jesuit Social Action in South Asia Assistancy. The prominent speakers and social activists from different parts of India presented thoughtful reflections on social action and the reality that threatens the unity in diversity of India. They also made us aware of the challenges that minorities and other weaker We had Fr. Dextor Gray, the Provincial of Sri sections of the society face today and the Lanka, as the Main Celebrant for the inaugural responsibilities we need to carry on our Eucharistic celebration. He wished us a fruitful shoulders with courage and faith. Our Province stay here and best use of the time that the Jesuits too participated in the meeting. It Society of Jesus has gifted us with. We also had doubled our joy to have them present among us many visiting professors of high-standing, to and enjoy through their interactions and sharing enlighten us on the Socio-Political and religious with us. They shared with us some of the realities of Sri Lanka. Fr. Anthony Pillai, SJ mission activities and happenings of the (SRI), gave us a week-long course on ‘Non Province. Violent Communication (NVC). It was an eye opener for all of us to realize how words used The visitation of PCF, Fr. Siju to the Pune carefully, appropriately and non-violently can scholastics in VJ on 27th and 28th, was well Hitguj 4 October 2019 have a positive effect on the listener and the at UMBRI BALAPUR on 28/09/2019. The faithful speaker. prepared themselves spiritually inspired by various priests through three days of prayer We had also immersed ourselves in the study of services. On 28/09/2019 Fr. Sunjay Brahmne ‘The Autobiography of St. Ignatius and his celebrated the Feast Day Eucharist and preached ‘Spiritual Diary’, through scholarly inputs from on the journey of Mother Mary in our life. The our Directors and group discussions and entire liturgical service was well planned and presentations by all of us.