અંતરાગ્નિ Antaragni: Ignatian Spirituality ,Gujarat: Sharing about spirituality in the context of India, especially in Gujarat. Indian spiritual traditions can contribute a lot to the search for meaning and deep experience of the Supreme being.
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Sunday, June 7, 2015
Jubilees in Gujarat jesuit Province
On 8th, Frs. J. Amalraj, Roy Miranda,
Vijay Shidonkar and Bro. Malcolm complete fifty Golden years in the Society of
Jesus. We join them in thanking God for giving them fifty years of perseverance
and pray that they may keep on answering the call of God in their day-to-day
life.
On
20th, Archbishop S. Fernandes, Frs. Mattam, Ovelil and Alex Thannipara complete
60 years in the Society. We join them in thanking and praising God on this
occasion and pray for them.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
O ROOT OF JESSE December 19-3rd O Antiphon:
3rd O Antiphon:
O
Root of Jesse, who stands for an ensign of the people, before whom
kings shall keep silence and unto whom the Gentiles shall make
supplication:
O ROOT OF JESSE
December 19
December 19
Symbols: Plant with Flower
Come to deliver us, and tarry not.
O
Root of Jesse, who stands for an ensign of the people, before whom
kings shall keep silence and unto whom the Gentiles shall make
supplication: Come to deliver us, and tarry not.
O
Radix Jesse, qui stas in signum populorum, super quem continebunt reges
os suum, quem gentes deprecabuntur: veni ad liberandum nos, jam noli
tardare.
The
flower which springs up from the root of Jesse is another figure of
Christ. Isaiah prophesied that the Savior would be born from the root of
Jesse, that He would sit upon the throne of David, and in Christ this
prophecy is fulfilled.
Recommended Readings: Isaias 11:1-12
COME
To deliver us, and tarry not.
To deliver us, and tarry not.
O Root of Jesse
"Come to deliver us and tarry not." The world cries out for Christ its King, who shall cast out the prince of this world (John 12:31). The prince of this world established his power over men as a result of original sin. Even after we had been delivered from the servitude of Satan through the death of Christ on the cross, the prince of this world attempts to exercise his power over us. "The devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour" (I Pet. 5:8). In these trying times, when faith in Christ and in God has largely disappeared, when the propaganda of a pagan culture is broadcast everywhere, and the forces of evil and falsehood rise up to cast God from His throne, who does not feel the power of the devil? Does it not appear that we are approaching that time when Satan will be released from the depths of hell to work his wonders and mislead, if possible, even the elect? (Apoc. 20:2; Matt. 24:24.)
"Come to deliver us and tarry not." The world cries out for Christ its King, who shall cast out the prince of this world (John 12:31). The prince of this world established his power over men as a result of original sin. Even after we had been delivered from the servitude of Satan through the death of Christ on the cross, the prince of this world attempts to exercise his power over us. "The devil, as a roaring lion, goeth about seeking whom he may devour" (I Pet. 5:8). In these trying times, when faith in Christ and in God has largely disappeared, when the propaganda of a pagan culture is broadcast everywhere, and the forces of evil and falsehood rise up to cast God from His throne, who does not feel the power of the devil? Does it not appear that we are approaching that time when Satan will be released from the depths of hell to work his wonders and mislead, if possible, even the elect? (Apoc. 20:2; Matt. 24:24.)
"Come,
tarry not." Observe how thoroughly the world of today has submitted to
the reign of Satan. Mankind has abandoned the search for what is good
and holy. Loyalty, justice, freedom, love, and mutual trust are no
longer highly regarded. Establish, O God, Thy kingdom among us, a
kingdom established upon truth, justice, and peace. "Come, tarry not."
"Thy kingdom come."
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
O Adonai [ O Almighty God]
Today is the second of the O Antiphons, O Adonai (O
Almighty God). As Moses approached the burning bush, so we approach the
divine Savior in the form of a child in the crib, or in the form of the
consecrated host, and falling down we adore Him. "Put off the shoes
from thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest is holy ground . . . I
am who am." "Come with an outstretched arm to redeem us." This is the
cry of the Church for the second coming of Christ on the last day. The
return of the Savior brings us plentiful redemption.
2nd O Antiphon:
O Lord and Ruler of the House of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the flame of the burning bush, and gave him the law on Sinai:
O Lord and Ruler of the House of Israel, who appeared to Moses in the flame of the burning bush, and gave him the law on Sinai:
O Lord and Ruler
Thou art He "who didst appear to Moses in the burning bush." "I have seen the affliction of My people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigor of them that are over the works. And knowing their sorrow, I am come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians and to bring them out of that land into a good and spacious land, into a land that floweth with milk and honey" (Exod. 3:7 f.). Thus spoke the Lord to Moses from the bush which burned but was not consumed, which is a figure of God's condescension to assume the weakness of human nature. The human nature of Christ is united to the burning divine nature, and yet it is not consumed.
Thou art He "who didst appear to Moses in the burning bush." "I have seen the affliction of My people in Egypt, and I have heard their cry because of the rigor of them that are over the works. And knowing their sorrow, I am come down to deliver them out of the hands of the Egyptians and to bring them out of that land into a good and spacious land, into a land that floweth with milk and honey" (Exod. 3:7 f.). Thus spoke the Lord to Moses from the bush which burned but was not consumed, which is a figure of God's condescension to assume the weakness of human nature. The human nature of Christ is united to the burning divine nature, and yet it is not consumed.
As
Moses approached the burning bush, so we approach the divine Savior in
the form of a child in the crib, or in the form of the consecrated host,
and falling down we adore Him. "Put off the shoes from thy feet, for
the place whereon thou standest is holy ground. . . . I am who am"
(Exod. 3:5, 14).
O
Adonai, almighty God! Mighty in the weakness of a child, and in the
helplessness of the Crucified! Thou, almighty God, mighty in the wonders
that Thou hast worked! Mighty in guiding, sustaining, and developing
Thy Church! "The gates of hell shall not prevail against it" (Matt. 16:18).
"Come
with an outstretched arm to redeem us." This is the cry of the Church
for the second coming of Christ on the last day. The return of the
Savior brings us plentiful redemption. "Come, ye blessed of My Father,
possess you the kingdom prepared for you" (Matt. 25-34).
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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