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76/1 Ranchi Jesuits, Sadbhavna P.B. - 4, Ranchi - 834 001, Jharkhand JANUARY 2017

Wishing you all A Happy & Prosperous New YWishing you all A Happy & Prosperous New YWishing you all A Happy & Prosperous New YWishing you all A Happy & Prosperous New YWishing you all A Happy & Prosperous New Year 2017ear 2017ear 2017ear 2017ear 2017

Fr. General has Appointed:Fr. Anselm Ekka SJ Assistant General Treasurer of the Society, General Curia Rome.Fr. Provincial has Appointed:Fr. Ajay Prakash Minj SJ Acting Province Treasurer, Sadbhavna, Ranchi (w.e.f 4/01/2017)Fr. Alex Toppo SJ Acting Rector, Manresa House, Ranchi (w.e.f 2/01/2017)Fr. Anil Kandulna SJ Assistant Parish Priest, Catholic Church, Diglipur [w.e.f 11/12/2016]Fr. Ashok Kandulna SJ Assistant Province Treasurer, Sadbhavna, Ranchi [w.e.f 4.01.2017]Fr. Britius Ekka SJ Superior, St Xavier's School, Doranda [w.e.f 9/01/2017]Fr. Elias Kullu SJ Parish Priest, Catholic Church, Noadih [w.e.f 4/12/2017]Fr. Ignatius Kujur SJ Headmaster MS & Asst PP, Catholic Church, Jharain [w.e.f 3/1/2017]Fr Kulwant Minj SJ Studies, Cause of Beatification, RomeFr. Rajenius Barla SJ Headmaster & Asst. PP, Catholic Church, Keondtanr [w.e.f 19/12/2016]Fr Sylverius Chermako SJ Acting Principal (Ad Tempus) English Medium School, Khunti [w.e.f 4/01/2017]Fr. Francis Minj SJ Editor, Nishkalanka (Ad Tempus)Fr. Justin Tirkey SJ Ph.D. Studies, Wisconsin, Wilwaukee, USA

Deacon Kulwant, ordained Priest on 7th January 2017It looked like all roads led to Karaundabera Parish on 7th Jan. 2017 as Deacon Kulwant Minj SJ, was ordained

priest at a glittering ceremony that was marked by deep devotion. A profound sense of joy and satisfaction was visibleon Kulwant's parents Mr. Stephen and Ms Teresa Minj of Karaundabera village.

The ceremony started at 8.30 a.m with an entrance dance to welcome 3ordaining prelates and 86 concelebrating priests, mostly Jesuits. Rev. BishopVincent Barwa, DD, Bishop of Simdega, officiated at the Holy Eucharistwhile Rev. Bishop Paul Lakra, DD, Bishop of Gumla ordained Kulwant andRev. Bishop Anand Jojo, DD, of Hazaribag accompanied in the ceremony.Though long, the ceremony was devotional for the 3000 faithful that includedsome 60 religious sisters to make it a memorable one. Among the notabledignitaries present were Jharkhand State Congress President Mr. SukhdevBhagat, former Congress MLA Mr Niel Tirkey, and the BDOs of Palkot andBasia Blocks.In his homily Rev. Bishop Vincent Barwa, DD, highlighted the call and role

of a priest in the church as follows: that a priest is appointed by God to be His son just as Jesus appointed His disciplesto share everything with Him. The work of the priest in the world is to be the mediator between God and humanbeings, to be the alter Christus among the faithful and not to seek the self, but to serve God's people.



The students of Karondabera School did the entrance and offertory dances and the younger girls made the Bibleprocession and the Doxology more devotional through their beautiful musical steps. The choir on their part dideverything melodious with their young voice to make the occasion really memorable. All the participants - priests,religious and public were served a delicious meal after which a long and satisfying felicitation programme went on till3 p.m. Fr Ajay Soreng

INFORMATION

o All the superiors and treasurers of the Houses and Institutions are requested to send their contribution for thefollowing: (i) FACSI Contribution for the Year 2017 by 10th Feb. 2017; (ii) Common Expenses andParish Fund of the Province by 10th Feb. 2017.

o All the Superors/Rectors/Treasurers/Directors of work of each community/institution/parish, arerequested to plan out and prepare the budget for the Financial Year 2017-2018 and submit a hardcopy & soft copy of a prepared budget to Fr. Pradeep R. Kujur (the Coordinator of the FinanceCommission) or to Fr. Ajay P. Minj, (Acting Province Treasurer) latest by 20th Feb. 2017.Please make sure that you prepare budget in the Excel Sheet programme.

o Fr Raymond Kerketta, SJ (Novice Director) kindly informs all our Parish Priests that theNovices from Ashirvad Novitiate, Namkum will be available for the spiritual preparation/faithformation of the faithful in the villages and the students in the schools during the Lenten season2017. Those of you, who have already made your requests last year, please do confirm them.Contact Numbers: +91-7549133149 (Novice Director); +91-9430114312 (Socius)

HOUSES & INSTITUTIONS

St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi

December was full of activities beginning with the solemnityof St. Francis Xavier on 3rd Dec., which kept us busy almostthe whole day starting with the Eucharist and ending withthe fellowship meal. Several VIPs were present; amongthem the Archbishop Toppo, Their Lordships Bishops T.Bilung and C. Soreng, our Provincial Fr. Marianus, Fr. EdFasset (CLF), to name a few. The celebration was followedby semester exams in the College that ran almost afortnight. Frs. John and Henry had been to Ulhatu [8th Dec.]for the inauguration of the Minor Basilica dedicated to theBVM. In the morning of 9th Dec., two of us representedthe community at the Samlong Church for the first professionof 43 DSA novices. And in the evening, the Ursuline noviceshad invited us for what they called “Dinner Dance.” Thenext day, we received the sad news of Fr. Leo Bara’s deathat the age of 94.

The College had the GB Meeting on 15th Dec. Fr.Provincial, the Chairman, had to leave midway for he hadan appointment at the State Secretariat. The next day, therewas the province level Jubilee celebration for the 2016Platinum and Golden Jubilarians.

The English-speaking group, who regularly comes herefor Mass, had a “Christmas Tree” celebration on 11th Dec.,and again a joyful “Community Breakfast” on 18th Dec.These two days were filled with lots of fun, and our wholecommunity was also invited to share their joy and exchangegreetings.

Some of us were at the GB Meeting of the XISS heldon 22nd Dec. The same evening at 7.00, the Management

of SXC had arranged a Thanksgiving Staff Dinner, in theNew Cafeteria which was solemnly blessed and inauguratedby Fr. Provincial. The RU Vice Chancellor Mr. R.K.Pandey graced the occasion. The traditional Christmas VigilMass saw more than the usual size of the congregation.Some scholastics from Manresa House and UrsulineJuniors, under Fr. Bimal Lakra’s direction, raised the toneof the liturgy and made it really devotional. We thank themvery much.

During the month of December, H.L. Bishop Charleshad been to Roshanpur, Gomia and Hardag for pastoralministries. But while at Hardag, news of a relative’s deathin Hazaribag made him abandon the ministry/retreat. Sincethe body was taken to Jampani, he travelled there for thefuneral. Fr. P. Kennedy’s father being very unwell had tobe brought to the Guru Nanak Hospital. He suffered a strokeconsequently blood clotting in his head which paralyzed him.After nearly a week of being in the ICU, he surrenderedhis life to the Lord on 29th Dec. late evening. The samenight the body was taken to his native village, Karamukha(Khanjaloya), where the funeral took place the next day.Frs. Bimal, Vinod and Nabor had been for the burial. Weexpress our heartfelt prayers, condolences and brotherlysupport to Fr. P. Kennedy and the bereaved members ofthe family. During the winter holidays the Fathers were inand out of the community with programmes of their own.Fr. Henry had the family celebrations of his fifty GoldenYears in the Society on 30th Dec. Frs. Nicholas, Anand andJohn represented the community.

Fr Henry Barla



St Mary’s, Samtoli

St. Xavier’s College Simdega celebrated for the first timethe feast of St. Francis Xavier on the College campus on3rd Dec. with joy and gratitude. Fr. Rector, Linus Dungdung,presided over the solemn Eucharist while Frs. Emmanuel(Principal), Bruno, Gilbert, Anup, Ireneus and John Tirkeyconcelebrated. Fr. Ireneus delivered an inspiring homilyhighlighting the multi-dimensional character of themissionary saint to the Indies. Mr. Benjamin Lakra and hiswife were the special invitees. After the mass a short andcreative cultural programme was held which was wellappreciated. In the evening, Jesuits from Rengarih andSogra turned up for the festive dinner. Jesuits from Jharaindid not come as they themselves celebrated the feast in theparish. On the feast of Immaculate Conception (8 Dec.),the members of the community divided into two groups,went separately to Sogra parish and Queen of the ApostlesSisters at Bindhaintoli for the festive dinner.

Fr. Sunnybhai, the JESA secretary, was accompaniedby Fr. Xavier Soreng, Anuranjan Hassapurty and SushilTirkey. They visited some villages to have direct interactionwith the villagers.

Frs. John Tirkey, John Crus, Schs. Nirmal and Sujitrepresented the community for the burial of Fr. Leo Bara.Frs. Rector, Albert, Gilbert and John Crus attended theJubilee celebration of the jubilarians at Manresa House.After supper, they came back to Samtoli at midnight. Fr.Albert stayed back for the treatment.

Frs. Ajit Xess and Francis Minj, the Ranchi delegatesto GC36, came to Samtoli for sharing their experiences withthe Jesuits of Biru zone. Fr Ajit highlighted the procedureswhile Fr. Francis shared the contents of the GC. All theJesuits of Biru zone were present.

The Season of Advent was a favourable period forspiritual preparation for Christmas. Our Fathers were busypreparing the faithful by giving talks and hearingconfessions. Students of the High School had the opportunityto receive the Sacrament of Reconciliation. BeforeChristmas vacation, English Medium School, High Schooland Degree College had Christmas gathering separately.For Christmas ministry we went to different places. Frs.Rector, Bruno, Sikander, Amar and Anup went to Dumki [amission centre of Salangapos parish] for confession, vigiland morning mass. Fr. Emmanuel Barla and Sch. Samirwent to Sogra parish for the confession and vigil and morningmass. Others remained at home and attended the servicesin the Cathedral. On the Christmas day Fr. John went tothe jail, Fr. Isaac took the second mass in the cathedral, Fr.John Crus went to Khamantoli, a mass centre of Samtoliparish and Fr. Ireneus went to Beritoli, a mass centre ofSogra parish. In the evening community had a shortChristmas gathering.

Frs. Rector, Bruno and Sikander went to Rourkela toconsult an ENT specialist Dr. R. Agarwal on 26th Dec. forthe treatment of Sikander’s ENT ailment. The doctorprescribed medicine for allergy. Now Fr Sikander’s healthis improving.

Fr Linus Dungdung

St. Ignatius, Gumla

Three of us joined the special prayer service and theEucharist for the former Superior General Fr. Peter-HansKolvenbach SJ on 4th Dec. in St. Xavier’s College Chapel.We also attended the talk by Fr. Edward Fasset SJ atManresa House on "Collaboration in Mission".

Fr. Rector and Fr. Ravi Bhushan went to Holy CrossMontessori School, Ranchi on 12th Dec. to interview teachersfor English Medium School. There were 2 candidates short-listed. The same team also went to TTI Lohardaga for thesame purpose, and short listed three for the final interview.A team of four from Ranchi Sadbhavna came to our placeon 13th Dec. to examine the two sites for proposedconstructions – the extension of 3 class rooms in the Inter-College and a separate toilet for the girls in the EnglishMedium School. The team was satisfied and the workshave started in right earnest.

Some of us went to Ranchi on 16th Dec. to participatein the Jubilee celebrations and we were back around 11.00pm. The following day the School and the Inter-Collegearranged for the confessions of Christian students in theschool. On 21st Dec. the campus was not only hummingwith activities but resounding with singing and dancing.Christmas get-together were organized in H/S and College,Eng. Medium School and Sarvadharam SadbhavnaManch in the AROUSE building. The results for the HighSchool were also given out after the celebrations. Then theSchool closed for Christmas Vacation till 3rd Jan. 2017. Thecampus looked forlorn on 22nd but there was some rejoicingin the AROUSE building because they had their Christmasget-together today. Lot of singing and dancing andexchanging of Christmas gifts! All were happy and buoyantwith Christmas spirit. The co-workers had their own dayon 23rd when all of them met together; gifts and lunch madethem very happy.

The Birth Day of Fr. Christopher Lakra [Rector] fellon the very eve of Christmas. We had Mass in the morningof 24th where the Rector officiated. The community wishedhim at breakfast time. Thereafter eight of our Fathers wentout to different Jesuit parishes in Gumla Zone.

Amidst celebrations the sad news was broken tous about the passing away of Fr. William Surin on 24th

Dec. Most of us went for his burial Mass in RanchiSt. Xavier’s College on 26th Dec. On our way back wedropped in Konbir Noatoli where Ajay J. Tirkey, our



builder, had invited our community for celebratingChristmas with his family. We dispersed after Christmasto our own programmes – visits, ceremonies, celebrations.All came back by 31st Dec. to be together again for theNew Year Day.

Fr Christopher Lakra

Tarunoday, Kanke

December offered the Taruns a mélange of academic,spiritual and pastoral experiences. But before Decemberbegan, on 29th Nov. Taruns gladly welcomed the Secretaryfor Collaboration, Fr. Edward Fasset, SJ (CFN), who wasaccompanied by Fr. Ajit Xess SJ. Pointing out that thefoundation for collaboration lies in the Scripture, SpiritualExercises and the Christian theological tradition, Fr. Fassetunderscored the importance and the need for collaborationin today's context. He addressed the Jesuits again on 4th

Dec., at Manresa House in which all the Taruns participatedand drew fruits. On the occasion of the solemn inaugurationof the Minor Basilica dedicated to BVM at Ulhatu parish[8 Dec], Br. Isidor Ekka attended the ceremony withenthusiasm. He was much impressed by the wonderfularrangement and the presence of a big number of faithful.

Our Kanke parish hosted the inter-denominationalChristmas Gathering on 18th Dec. A large number of people,including the Taruns, gathered in the parish. The communityhad its spiritual preparation for Christmas on 20th Dec. Fr.Pius Xalxo gave a meaningful talk followed by personalconfession. We had simple Christmas gathering in thecommunity on 21st Dec. Fr. Pius and Fr. Ignatius Minj fromthe parish also joined us for the dinner. Meanwhile, Fr.Francis teamed up with Fr. Ajit to share the experiences ofGC36 in Simdega, Gumla and Khunti zones. We had theusual Christmas Vigil Mass at Kanke parish on 24th Dec.Some Taruns helped the parish priest on 26th Dec. in blessingthe families and cribs in different villages. They participatedin the Thanksgiving Midnight Mass on 31st Dec to bidfarewell to the year-2016 with gratitude and to welcomethe New Year-2017 joyfully. They had Triduum [2-4Jan.2017] under the guidance of Fr. Francis Minj. He sharedsome of the moving experiences and spirit of GC36. Duringthe Eucharist on 4th Jan. Taruns renewed their vows.Thereafter all were busy in giving final shape to their group-papers for the forthcoming seminar.

During Christmas break, Fr. John Mundu sequesteredhimself in Chaibasa to complete his unfinished writing worksfor publication. Fr. Francis Minj went home to see his fatherand also for Gami Mass for Mrs. Cecilia Tirkey, his sisterin law who died in an accident on 13th Dec. He came backthe following day. Fr. Michael left for his native place on

27th Dec. to take part in the Thanksgiving Mass [29 Dec.]of a newly ordained priest of his village and Gami Mass [31Dec.] of his maternal auntie. Fr. Amrit went to Kolkata on30th Dec. for the Gami Mass of his elder brother NirmalTirkey on 31st Dec. He was back here on 3rd Jan. 2017.

Fr Michael

Satya Nilayam, Chennai

On the feast day of St Francis Xavier, Satya Nilayamscholastics staged the annual drama titled “Thirst, Tear andTriumph”. A good number of audiences enjoyed it. The finalprofession of Fr. Robin gave us another opportunity to shareour joy as a community. The visitation of Fr. PCF was ajoyful moment for us. He encouraged us by his presenceand exhortation. We also had a short meeting with the PCFand Fr. Vinod regarding the Scholastics’ Meet-2017 to beheld in Assam. The birthday of Marius [17 Dec.] doubledthe joy of the province group.

Pre-Christmas community gathering on 22nd Dec.brought a lot of joy and cheers. During a short culturalprogram, scholastics sang carols in their respectivelanguages which were more exciting for us. Thereafter wehad exchange of gifts among the Christmas friends. Forthe Vigil Mass on 24th Dec., Scholastics went to theirrespective ministry parishes. The next day we all left forour cultural tour to different destinations. All the Ranchibrethren went to Bangalore, Mysore and Ooty. We cameback to Satya Niliyam on 31st Dec. to welcome the NewYear 2017.

Sch Amit Juel

Raia, Goa

All the Tertians went to the Basilica of Bom Gesu for theFeast of St Francis Xavier on 3rd Dec. to seek God’s blessingthrough the intercession of the Saint. The next morning weleft for different parts of India for our Hospital Experiment.I went to Mother Theresa’s Leprosy Home, Surat, Gujarat.This home accommodates 283 inmates: lepers, mentally sick,TB patients, old and aged [male and female]. I was withleprosy patients. Sr. Superior was very kind to warmlywelcome me to stay with them. Initially I had fear as howto begin my service there. For a few days, I just observedthem. Gradually as I came to know the patients and likewisethey came to know me I felt quite comfortable with them.I used to dress their wounds, give them haircut, andserve them during their meals.The rest of the time I waslistening to their stories. I was touched by their God/faith-experiences. Truly this was an occasion to deepen myunderstanding of human life of joy and suffering. Finally,with this Hospital Experiment, we are in the last phase ofour Tertianship.

Fr Samir



Prothrapur (Andaman)

The faithful celebrated the feast of St. Francis Xavier withgratitude at Pathargudda Church on 4th Dec., Sunday. Fr.George Beck SJ, the spiritual guide of Port Blair diocese,presided over the solemn Eucharist. In his homily hehighlighted some of the impressive and spectacular aspectsof the life, personality and works of St. Francis Xavier.Sharing of his own personal notes regarding the saint wasinsightful and inspiring.

Fr. David received Fr. Anil Kandulna at Port BlairAirport on 16th Dec. After his tertianship, he is appointedas the assistant parish priest of Diglipur. Before he couldproceed to his destination Anil made a point to receiveblessing from Bishop Alex Dias, who blessed andencouraged him to work with zeal and generosity. After anight halt at Prothrapur he set off for Diglipur.

From the first day of Advent, the parish youth togetherwith the priests and Religious sisters began carols in differentunits of the parish. Although cyclone Vardah caused somedifficulties, the group could complete successfullyannouncing the Birth of Jesus to all the units. We appreciate

and admire the zeal and commitment of the youth group!The Light Procession [22 Dec.] was another occasion toannounce the coming of the Lord. The Procession startedfrom Prothrapur parish and went via Prothrapur Jn,Pathargudda Jn, Bathubasti Jn, Pathargudda No. 4 andfinally ended at Prothrapur parish. The faithful walked allthe way with colourful light of candle, paper globe andelectrical light. Choir in two groups in two differentvehicles sang Christmas hymns melodiously, announcingthe joy of Christmas. Mr. William Ekka read the passagesfrom Holy Scripture and proclaimed the message time totime. At the end the parish priest thanked all the faithful fortheir contribution and cooperation. The Christmas Treecelebration [28 Dec.] gathered the parishioners in theChurch premises. Old, young and children participated invarious items of sports. After Fr. Edward's inspiringmessage, people went back their home with joy. Finally on31st Dec., the year-2016 was bid farewell with thanksgivingadoration and solemn Eucharist participated by a goodnumber of the faithful.

Fr David

DIASPORA

Jerusalem

The Advent season drew the attention of many Christiansand the pilgrims to the Holy Land and more specifically toBethlehem. The most attractive and visible symbol ofChristmas was fifteen meters high Christmas Tree at MangerSquare just outside the Church of Nativity. Already on 3rd

Dec., the Christmas Tree was blessed and inaugurated.The Mayor of Bethlehem lit myriads of colorful lightsdecorated in it. Like last year our community together witheleven students and a few guests participated in the VigilMass at Bethlehem. The Eucharist was presided over bythe local Bishop together with one hundred and fiftyconcelebrants. The presence of the political leaders,ambassadors and other dignitaries enhanced the significanceof the event. The Mass was in Latin and the readings werein various languages. Just before the final blessing, all theconcelebrants led the Bishop holding the baby Jesus, inprocession and moved into the Grotto of the Nativity. TheBishop placed the Child Jesus in the manger at the Grottoand a special prayer of adoration followed thereafter forhalf an hour. The following morning the whole communitytogether had a solemn Eucharistic celebration in theShepherds’ fields. Two Jesuits, Fr. Dean Bechard SJ, aprofessor of Biblicum Rome, and Fr. Aloysius Bi SJ fromUSA joined us in these events. Fr. Aloysius is a Chinese

Jesuit and a student of Notre Dame University, USA, camehere for his field experience on international conflictsituations. He worked with the UN personnel and someNGOs directly involved in the work of peace and justice.

From the year 2016, the community of the PontificalBiblical Institute, Jerusalem became officially part of NearEast Province. The present Provincial Fr. Dany and theProvince Treasurer, Fr. Michael Zammit made an officialvisit to us just a week before Christmas. According to thedirection of Father General, the PBI Jerusalem stands withdouble identity. First, the PBI Jerusalem is, as it had beensince its origin, an Institute under the Delegate ofInternational Roman Houses and is recognized as an integralpart of the Biblical Institute, Rome. The present Directorof this Institute here is Fr. Stefano Bittasi SJ. Second, theJesuits residing in this Institute will be under the supervisionof the Near East Provincial. Wish all the Province membersa Prosperous New Year 2017.

Fr Camil Kerketta

Rome

With the dawn of the Advent Season, Edwin Ritesh andRavi Hemant started the Christmas preparations on differentlevels. On community level, the entire community of CollegioGesù got into action on 10th Dec. to have a general cleaningof the House and to begin the Christmas decorations. Asthe major streets and shopping malls were already glittering



with the festive look even before the Feast of the Christthe King, Gesù community did not want to lag behind indecorations. On the University level, the Carol Singingduring each break started on 7th Dec. The students and thestaff from different nationalities and lingual-culturalbackground participated actively in Carol Singing. This year,a group of Indian students too presented three Christmashymns in three different Indian languages presenting thebeauty of diversity in India. As per the tradition, a group ofProfessors sang in full unison the traditional Christmashymns on 20th Dec., which also signaled the conclusion ofthe Carol Singing and the beginning of the Christmasvacations. The Carol Singing has become one of the mosteagerly awaited events of the University, in which everyonelooks forward to be part of a Carol singing group and toenjoy the lingual richness and cultural beauty of his or herown homeland. Indeed, an apt way of preparing oneselffor the Christmas!

On the community level, the Gesù community movedto Rocca del Papa on 16th Dec. for the spiritual renewalthrough two days of prayer and reflection on the mysteryof Incarnation. On 24th Dec., all participated in the midnightEucharistic Celebration in Gesù Church presided over byR.P. Provincial of Italy. Keeping up with the tradition ofsharing the Christmas joy and peace with those praying forthe Society, the entire Gesù community went to San PietroCanisio and sang Christmas carols for them and with them.Almost the entire Infirmary community was present to listento the Carols presented by the young Jesuit Scholastics.Later in the evening, the community came together forChristmas gathering. The Scholastics of Central Zone ofSouth Asia Assistancy presented a tribal dance on a Sadrihymn Dekhu Janam Lelain Yesu. Many non-tribalScholastics too joined them to dance on the tribal tune. AfterChristmas, many members of the community dispersed indifferent directions for the religio-cultural tour of the bellaItalia (beautiful Italy).

Amidst the preparations for the festivities, Edwin Dangsuffered from severe cough and cold because of the freezingtemperature, which interrupted his academic pace for acouple of days in early December. He involved himselfactively in Christmas preparations as the Institute ofPsychology prepared to present a few Christmas Carols inthe beautiful quadrangle of the University. By 20th Dec.,most of his companions had already left for the Christmasministries to different parishes. He decided to stay back athome to recuperate from the viral infection and to completehis accumulated academic assignments. Along with someof his friends, he was happy to concelebrate the midnightChristmas Holy Mass in the Church of St. Ignatius. To bring

in the Indian taste to the Christmas celebrations, he assistedBiju Sebastian in preparing a delicious festive dinner on26th Dec. The other Ranchi men in Rome were cordiallyinvited for the dinner.

The month of December, as usual, was yet anotherhectic month for Dilip Sanjay in Vatican Radio. He had totake special care to not to miss any of the messages ofHoly Father given during the Advent season, whichculminated in the solemn Christmas message and also inthe Message for the World Day of Peace. Despite the busydays, he managed to squeeze sometime out for a Pilgrimageto Milan along with the younger Scholastics of hiscommunity.

Linus has been participating in all the programsorganized by the Faculty of Missiology and the Centre forInterreligious Studies. The Faculty of Missiology activelyparticipated in the University Carol Singing. As the Deanof the Faculty is also the Superior of Centro Aletti, aChristmas Holy Mass was celebrated in Centro. CentroAletti offers courses on theology and spirituality of art topromote the dialogue between Western and Eastern arts.The Centre for Interreligious Studies regularly organizesConference for all those interested in religions and culturesof the world. In mid-December, the Centre organized thescreening of the film “Silence”, which narrates the story ofa Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan. As one of theorganizers, Linus actively participated in different events.Prem had already left for Delhi on 16th Dec. to see hisyounger brother who had undergone Liver Transplant inAugust. He was extremely happy to see the progress madeby his younger brother, although the full recovery remainsa long way to go. In Ranchi, Ajit Kr Xess kindly extendedhis generous helping hand in taking his parents from Mandarto Medica for a much-needed general health check-up.That was great relief for Prem.

One of the most memorable events amongst theChristmas festivities in Ranchi was the Christmas Gatheringat XISS. Xavier Soreng, Alex Ekka, Pradeep Kerketta, andAshok Ohol were assisted by some of the staff membersto organize an evening, where Professors and co-workersmingled freely with one another along with their familymembers and exchanged Christmas gifts. After thegathering, all shared a sumptuous festive dinner. Probably,one of the remarkable ways to create a family atmospherein the Institute and to enhance creativity, competence andcooperation!

Fr Prem

Guyana

During Advent, we had Novena prayers as spiritualpreparation for Christmas. This year nine themes, related



to Laudato Si’, were meaningful and inspiring for ourprayer and reflection. It was well appreciated in all thecommunities.

The Immaculate Conception Church Victoria, in EastCoast Demerara, celebrated her centenary jubilee with greatjoy and enthusiasm on 11th Dec. Fr. Paul Martin SJ, theRegional Superior for Guyana Jesuits, was the maincelebrant whereas Fr. Anil Kishore Tirkey SJ, the ParishPriest, Fr. Anthony D’Souza and Fr. Robert Barrow SJ.were the concelebrants during the Holy Eucharist. Fr. MarkMukul Lakra SJ went to Springland and St. Francis XavierPort Mourant Berbice for the Christmas celebration. Fr.Elias Surin SJ, the Parish Priest of Pakaraimas, availedhimself to his parishioners for the spiritual preparation withthe Sacrament of Reconciliation and Holy Eucharist. Hevisited all the fourteen communities during Advent. Heblessed seven couples’ wedding during Christmas seasonin St. Mary’s Chiungmouth, St. Bernard Monkey Mountain,St. Anthony of Padua Kato and in St. Joseph’s Kurukabaru.Christmas was celebrated with great joy and enthusiasm inall the fourteen communities in North Pakaraimas.

Fr. Paul Martin SJ along with Sr. Divya Gulab, Sr.Seraphina Kerketta, Sr. Crecencia Toppo and Sr. NishiSusana Kujur visited Pi Pong, Tiger Pond, Karasabai, Tipuru,Rukumuta and Yurongparu in South Pakaraimas for theAdvent tour and Christmas celebration. On 29th Dec., Fr.Elias Surin came down to Karasabai to spend a couple ofdays with the Ursuline Sisters where he celebrated the NewYear Day. It was the apt time to come together asRanchiens to offer the requiem Holy Eucharist for Fr.William Surin SJ (83) and Mr. Anil Toppo (40), the eldestbrother of Sr. Crecencia Toppo OSU who died in Ranchi.It was the first time the Holy Eucharist was celebrated inHindi and the melodious hymns were sung in Hindi, Kurukh,Kharia, Mundari and Sadri. It gave us a great joy and ahappy nostalgic memory of our homeland.

Fr Elias Surin

Madrid (Spain)

The month of December kept us busy with our classes andassignments. We finished our regular classes of the firstsemester on 5th Dec. After a week of preparation, we hadour exams from 12th to 22nd Dec. After exams were over,some of us went for outing for a day to relax together. Weinvited James to join us.

The community of General Pintos (Anuj´s community)was happy to welcome Rev. Fr. Nicholas, the formerSuperior General of the Society of Jesus for lunch. Afterthe lunch we got a chance to interact with him in an informalway. He was quite hilarious during the conversation talkingabout his past experiences in the Society as General. Hesaid jokingly “I am practicing to walk with walking stick”,since it was the second day with walking stick when hevisited our community.

On the Christmas Eve the community had prayerservice followed by dinner. After the Christmas Vigil Massall Jesuits of the neighbouring community were invited forthe snacks. On 26th Dec., both of us with Sch. Ivan fromSpain left for Asturias, a city situated at the sea shore. TheJesuit community over there generously accommodated usfor one week. Ivan as our guide, we could convenientlymove around. We enjoyed the special dinner of the placeon the eve of 31st Dec. and also on the New Year Day (1Jan) with the family of Ivan. On 2nd Jan. we came back toour respective communities.

Sch Anuj

Paris (France)

Both of us (Jyoti and David) gladly welcomed Fr MarianusKujur [Provincial] and Frs. Ajit Xess and Francis Minj on18th Nov. in the evening. In two days (19-20 Nov) wevisited with them many historical places of importance inParis. They left Paris on 21st November.

We had Christmas Holiday from 16th Dec. to 1st Jan.2017. The first Noel in France was wonderful. We fivescholastics attended the Christmas Vigil Mass at NotreDame Cathedral, Paris. On Christmas day after granddinner both of us with three other scholastics of thecommunity of Blomet went to Paray- de-Monial to spendour Christmas Holiday. We visited several spiritual andhistorical places: a Convent at Nevers where St. Bernadettejoined the Society and died there; the Chapel of Paray deMonial where St. Margret had the visions of the SacredHeart of Jesus; the House of St. Claude de Colombierewho was the Spiritual Father of St. Margret; the ClunyAbbey which was the biggest Benedictine monastery inthe world during the Middle Ages. These visits wereinformative as well as inspiring. We resumed our classesfrom 2nd Jan.2017.

Schs David & Jyoti

GONE BEFORE US: LET US REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS

Fr. William Surin SJ (83/62), passed away on 24th December 2016.Mr. Johan Soreng (72), Fr. Prabhat Kennedy Soreng’s father, expired on 29th December 2016.



JANUARY

03 Xalxo Sagar06 Minj Patras07 Ekka Philemon

Kujur AnselmKiro Laurentius

10 Guria Benjamin09 Lakra Amrit11 Kullu Clement12 Dungdung Mathias13 Kindo Robert15 Toppo Alok17 Bage Sandeep Birendra19 Kullu Rajesh Kuldeep20 Tete Ignatius21 Nag Anil22 Minj Nelson24 Lakra Chonhas26 Baxla Jyoti Paul26 Kerketta Raymond

Tigga Tej Kumar27 Lakra Bimal Elias28 Lakra Nabor30 Ekka Manoj

FEBRUARY

03 Tigga Blacius05 Beck John Anuranjan

Kerketta Cherobin06 Ekka Anup Arvind09 Kujur Ranjit10 Kujur Robert Pradeep11 Minj Anuj12 Kujur Ignatius13 Dungdung Paulus14 Kujur Johny15 Ekka Sameer16 Toppo Deepak

Lakra Amit Juel21 Tirkey Suresh John22 Kerketta Bimal23 Tete Isaac

Ekka Alok24 Horo Emmanuel

Kerketta Edward29 Dungdung James W.

MARCH

05 Kujur FrederickXess Ravi Bhushan

06 Lakra Ranjit WalterBeng Albert

07 Kindo Alexius10 Kujur Habil11 Kullu Anil14 K.C. Philip16 Dungdung Christopher

Tirkey John17 Barla Henry19 Horo Sibil Joseph

Soreng Jaywant21 Lakra Benedict

Beck Anand Amar23 Bilung Brice25 Soreng George27 Tete Nicholas29 Kiro Benedict

APRIL

02 Lakra PolycarpEkka Britius

04 Dungdung Anthres06 Barla James07 Doongdoong Anthony

Ekka VitalEkka AnthonyKerketta Anand

08 Tete Felix PrakashOrea Sudhir

09 Guria CyrilBara Pradeep

11 Toppo Alexius12 Xess Angelus

Topno Nicholas13 Tete James Pascal14 Kiro Sylvanus

Xalxo PiusTirkey JustinToppo Binod

16 Mathias Joseph B.18 Lakra Placidius20 Kerketta Sikander24 Bara Pramod

Kandulna Wilson25 Kullu Santosh Vinay26 Minj Francis

Toppo Amrit29 Surin Zacharias30 Baxla Emmanuel

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