Servants of Charity

The tradition of mother Church dedicates the month of August to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This year it was kicked off with a direct message from the Pontiff appealing to human logic. Commenting on the multiplication of bread from the Gospel of St. Matthew 14 13-21, he has catechised the whole of humanity to go beyond human logic and look for God’s logic – taking responsibility of others. In a moment when we find it difficult to take responsibility for ourselves by escapism, listing out excuses for commissions and omissions, the Holy Father goes along with the attitude of Jesus who asked His disciples to give the people something to eat, but not with their human logic which would have asked the people to be sent away, the challenge and pain to be removed at the very sight of it. 
“Compassion is not purely material sentiment, true compassion is suffering with, taking upon ourselves the pain of others, Jesus’ compassion and tenderness is the concrete manifestation of love that cares about people’s needs,” underlined the Pope. This is the explicit path our founder trailed in his life. It is a direct and incessant intervention in aid of the weaker brothers and sisters: from the workers and orphaned children to the elderly, to the sick, but above all to those who were abandoned by everyone, considered irrecoverable, second-choice humanity, deficient, often fooled as unable to provide for themselves. For these he has a real predilection by considering them almost the treasures of his houses and calls them ‘good children’ (Saggi Storici 10, page.43). 
The saints we are going to celebrate this month especially St. John Vianney, St. Augustine, St. Pius X, St. Maximillian Kolbe are known for taking responsibility for others, whose missions were considered impossible and unrealistic. Let us take care of those entrusted to us by Divine Providence starting with our confreres in our local communities and venture beyond to embrace broken humanity and the needy brethren wherever we are present. 
I take this opportunity to thank all of you for taking efforts to reach your particular communities in spite of the lockdown and difficulties of transportation and wish you a great start for this new scholastic year with enthusiasm and hope. 
I recommend to your prayers for Mr. Rosario, the brother of our confrere Rev. Fr. Ligory who is under dialysis and for all his family members. Also I request your prayers for Mr. Samson the brother of our confrere Rev. Fr. David Anburaj who is hospitalized with Covid-19.   
We continue to keep in our prayer the new-born Stella Maris Delegation and express our solidarity and fraternity to all its members and wish them God’s blessings.
Two of our confreres Bro. Melvin and Bro. William were given permission by the General Council to do their sacred Theology studies in Rome and we wish them a pleasant stay there. 

When 'i' is replaced with 'we', even illness becomes wellness!

Fr. Ronald J, SdC

Provincial Superior