Ignatian Family Confluence
The
Province Commission for Ignatian Spirituality under the co-ordination of Fr Shekhar Manickam organized the
Ignatian Family confluence on 4 March at Jeevan Darshan, Vadodara. Fifteen
Jesuits including Fr Jose Changa,
the Provincial, along with 18 representatives including the Major Superiors of
various Sisters’ congregations inspired by Ignatian charism and spirituality (working
in Gujarat thus belonging to the Ignatian family) participated in this “unique
and path breaking gathering, the first of its kind.” The objective was: Being together, sharing what is common to us
both at the personal level and at the level of our apostolate, learning from
each other certain Ignatian insights for mutual enrichment and charting a
future Common Action Plan.
In
his orientation address, Fr Changa warmly welcomed all the participants and
stressed the need unitedly to discover, acknowledge and celebrate our common
Ignatian roots, to listen to one another’s God-experiences, to speak about our
‘consolations’ and ‘desolations’ and to engage in ‘spiritual conversation.’
The
eight Ignatian Family congregations present shared “The Meaning and Role of
Ignatian Spirituality in their Congregation”. Their presentations highlighted
the importance of Ignatian spirituality in their congregations and how it is
lived out in their apostolates.
It
was a positive family experience and
much appreciated by all the participants. All those present felt that the
Ignatian family meetings should be held on a regular basis in the future for
creative collaboration. Our spiritual conversations, we hope, would help us to celebrate
our common roots and thus become a vibrant Ignatian Family in Gujarat .
(Anthony Pitchai / Richard Lopes).
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