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A rewarding evening listening to and understanding better the emotions and personal impacts of the ‘immersion’ experience of St Canice parishioners to the Jesuit Railaco Mission last June.
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St Ignatius Feast Day Celebration – We are one, but we are many,
From many Jesuit ministries we come,
We share their dream
And sing with one voice
I am, you are, we are Ignatian.
At St Canice’s Kings Cross Sydney
Walking with the Excluded’ is one of these that we embrace in our sister parish relationship with the Jesuit Mission in Railaco. We ‘walk with the poor, the outcasts of the world, those whose dignity has been violated, in a mission of reconciliation, justice and love’. We were welcomed with genuine affection everywhere. Most importantly, our presence strengthened the bonds of friendship between our two communities. This gave us tangible evidence of our common humanity and our equal dignity as children of a loving God.
We are one. We are good neighbours.
We are friends, who have love one for another.
Meaningless suffering?
No-one wants to suffer; indeed, as the euthanasia debate often evidences, Australians can be deeply afraid of suffering. Yet our second reading from Colossians says: “It makes me happy to suffer for you, as I am suffering now, and in my own body to do what I can to make up all that has still to be undergone by Christ for the sake of his body, the Church… The mystery is Christ among you, your hope of glory.”
The purpose of this trip was to visit the Mission, meet the people, and see first-hand the work that we have been supporting.
And amongst many interesting questions, one that was raised and that I will attempt to address first is:
As my religious affiliation is non-Catholic, why am I a donor to this Jesuit humanitarian project?