Servants of Charity

Yesterday is my today’s memories
Tomorrow is my today’s dreams
For twelve days we celebrated the fact that my God is with me (Immanuel) very solemnly with the endorsement of the fact that Mary is the mother of God and consequently is our mother too. No more is God abstract for me, someone to be feared who cannot be approached by humans, who is beyond my reach, with whom I cannot communicate, who may not understand my reality; rather my God assumed my flesh (Incarnare) who travels today along with me in my joys and sorrows, who is able to sympathize with me, because He faced all the same temptations that I do (Hb 4:15). I still hear His assurance, “I will be with you always till the end of the age.” (Mt 28:20)
Secondly it is a great privilege for all of us to step into this New Year 2019. So many of our own brothers and sisters who were travelling along with us on this train of life got down at some point; to some we were able to say goodbye and to many others we could not even say farewell. But we found that they are no longer in our compartment. So many things could have happened in our personal and common life; many moments would have added greater joy while some would have put us down, some experiences would have been teaching personal lessons too. For all that has happened, we say thank you along with St. Paul: Be thankful in all circumstances (1Thes 5:18)
We begin the New Year with the month of January which originates with the Greek God Janus who has two faces; one looking backward and the other looking forward. With all the profound memories of the past, let us march toward the New Year with a strong will and hopeful determination: “The Lord is my Shepherd and I shall not be in want” (Ps 23:1).
We look forward to the sacerdotal ordination of eight of our confreres; we are waiting with eagerness for the perpetual profession and diaconate ordination of four of our confreres. Let us put our efforts together for a better ministry of Vocation Promotion. Let us enrich ourselves with the annual spiritual exercises in the near future.
Thank you very much for all your collaboration and support in this ministry and animation of our Divine Providence Province.

Fr. Ronald J, SdC

Provincial Superior