Young priests meeting at Ashirvad, Bangalore

On : 2021-10-26

Young priests of Karnataka met for a two-day gathering on October 23-24 in Ashirvad, Bangalore. Prayer, deliberation, listening and picnic were part of the programme.

On the first day, the main focus was the sessions and group discussions animated by Fr Joe Matthias SJ on the thme ‘The psycho-spiritual processes to facilitate an integral human development’. Provincial, Fr Dionysius Vaz SJ addressed the gathering and encouraged the young priests to equip themselves spiritually and intellectually to be effective instruments of peace and justice.

Day two began on a spiritual note with the celebration of the Eucharist. The remaining part of the day was a time to relax and enjoy in each other’s company at Angsana resort with cricket, table-tennis and tennis, along with some good lunch and lip-smacking refreshments.

The Jesuit Nivas community was helped in making the day special. The persons instrumental for overseeing the two-day programme were Fr Prashanth Wesley D’Souza the PCF of the young priests as well as Frs Vishal D’Souza and Teyol Machado, the coordinators of the Young Priests.

- Vishal D'Souza SJ