AMAR NEWS # 7 A ‘RETREAT’ we will cherish always…

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“All for the greater Glory of God”

“There will be sound physical health, only when there is sound Spiritual Health.” (Fr. Joseph Vaz)

We six sisters, Sr. Kavita Noronha, Sr.Savita Parke, Sr. Sajan Gaikwad, Sr. Rita D’Souza, Sr. Sunita Shah and Sr. Suvarna Luigi had an enriching experience of Prayer and Contemplation, as we attended the Retreat from 29th March to 30th April at Pedro Arrupe Institute Raia, Goa, on Ignatian Spirituality guided by Fr. Joseph Cardozo SJ. The Retreat was of Contemplative and meditative form which was mostly based on the Scriptures, the 5 contexts of Jesus’ life:

  1. Jesus’ life and Ministry
  2. Jesus’ Passion and Death
  3. Jesus’ Resurrection
  4. Jesus’ Ascension
  5. Jesus’ Promise of the Holy Spirit to his followers

IMG_9064Through these aspects of Jesus’ life our Guide helped each of us to enter into deep silence and contemplation where we could go deeper and deeper into ourselves and reflect more about our life keeping the example of Jesus’ life before us. This led us to know, love and follow Christ more closely and faithfully. Even the Sessions on Call & Mission, Relationships and Community life, Vows, God’s gifts etc., helped us to focus on Christ and respond genuinely to the demands of our religious life. On the whole these were grace-filled days for each one of us.

We are grateful to our Provincial, Sr. Ritha Dora Thomas and the Provincial Council for giving us this golden opportunity from which we could benefit a lot. We are also grateful to our Animators, community sisters and all those who accompanied us through their prayerful support. We do hope many more benefit from this experience at Padre Arrupe Institute of Spirituality, Raia, Goa. (Sr. Savita Parke and Sr.Rita D’Souza)

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