AIR Arrupe Month June 2017
Scholastics from Arrupe International Residence have just come back from a month spent in Tagaytay, south of Manila, for Arrupe Month, a period of deepening of self-knowledge and Jesuit identity to prepare them for ordination to the priesthood. From June 1 to 17, they reflected on
From June 1 to 17, they reflected on human and spiritual formation, hearing the vocation stories of their fellow Arrupean brothers and Jesuit priests, and also from lay collaborators who shared about their experience in working with the Jesuits.
They also visited the New Bilibid Prisons Reservation where the Philippine Jesuit Prison Service Foundation is based and Bukid Kabataan (children’s farm), a centre run by the Good Shepherd Sisters for children who have been physically and sexually abused, neglected and abandoned.
Arrupe Month concluded with an eight-day retreat from June 17 to 26 directed by Fr Yves Camus, a French Jesuit missionary in Taiwan, Fr Kim Young-hoon SJ and Fr Hartono Budi SJ.
Sharing of vocation stories
Fr Yves Camus, SJ, a French Jesuit missionary in Taiwan, shares his vocation story.
Session on self-discovery with Fr Ted Gonzales SJ, Lei Lopez and Joji Racelis.
AIR Minister Fr Pramudyarkara Witonowarso SJ shares his vocation story
Bukid Kabataan, a school and dormitory for abused children run by the Religous of the Good Shepherd sisters.
Eight-day retreat
Mass with JCAP President Fr Mark Raper SJ during the eight-day retreat
Eight-day retreat
Blessing from newly ordained priests Fr Harvey Mateo SJ and Fr Martin Licup SJ
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