FIRST VOWS at Sadhanalaya
21 June 2007: Feast of St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Raju Anappa, Joseph Poshapir, Arun Lobo and John Messiah
prepare to take their First Vows as Jesuits
With them are Sameer Kerketta, Vikram Shingare and Lloyd Sambrya
Families and friends at the Vows' Mass
Lots of Jesuits, too, naturally!
L to R: Fr. Bertie Rosario (Provincial of Pune), Fr. Francis de Melo (Provincial of Bombay)
and Fr. Tony V. D'Souza (Novice Master) are the celebrants at the Vows Mass
Fr. Bertie receives symbolic offerings
Aarti at the consecration
Each one separately took the vows
Handing the signed sheet of Vows to the Provincial
The Vows are taken in the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist
Receiving the Vows Crucifix, the only possession he will claim from now on
Receiving the Jesuit "Way of Life"
Old Jesuits with the brand new 7, after the Mass
The seven new Jesuits show their unity as they cut their cake
Singing our congratulations!
More fun as all felicitate the new Jesuits...
The joy bursts into dance...!
And, of course, tasting the Jesuit way of life...
The new Jesuits
On the day before, 20 June, 8 young men joined the novitiate
starting their journey to becoming Jesuits after 2 years.
Vivek, Praveen and Mahesh are for the Pune province; the other 5 for the Bombay province.
We welcome them, and wish them all the joy and excitement of being a Jesuit!
To know more about the Jesuits and how one joins them
email Fr. Vincent Vaz, SJ at sjcare@vsnl.com
or phone him: 9820959812
Coming soon: a DISCERNMENT RETREAT
for young men wanting to join the Jesuits:
Sat-Mon, 18-20 August 2007
All who have done a Discernment Retreat are welcome to join the group EXPLORERS
on Google groups. To join send an email to bergesmalu@gmail.com