To initiate and publish "Pune Jesuit Booklet" emerged during my
annual retreat in Panchgani this year 2018, three basic questions confronted me: “What have I
done for Christ? What am I doing for Christ?and What more can I do for Christ?”
it stirred something deep within me. Allowing the Spirit to be the source of
pragmatic inspiration, I thought of a small booklet to be published. It centers
on the Jesuits and our work in the Pune Jesuit Province. This thought continued
coming to me even though I concluded my retreat. My brother Jesuits in their
respective communities silently influenced me. By the world they do and the
change they bring in society. Change that deserves to be seen, spoken of,
commended and even replicated.
St. Ignatius of Loyola
said, ‘Any pious thought has to be tested with fire and reality.’ I reached
Sanjeevan and brought up the idea of a ‘Pune Jesuit Booklet’ with our
Provincial, Fr. Andrew Fernandes SJ. I had assumed that he would need time to
think about it, but I was encouraged when he promptly said, “Go ahead with your
plants; I shall confirm it in the Province Consult.” It was confirmed, and the
discernment completed.
God’s ways are not our
ways. We are only instruments in God’s hands. God leads us, directs us and
urges us continuously to collaborate meaningfully. This booklet is an attempt
to portray Pune Jesuits and highlight our apostolates. We shall savour this
spiritual endeavour and if God wills it, strive for subsequent publications. It
is together with other Jesuit priests and scholastics and lay-partners in
mission. The two-fold purpose of this publication is to put on display the
vibrancy of the Pune Jesuits and in turn inspire youth to surrender cheerfully
to the Lord.
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