God is an almighty, all-knowing God, and He knows what is best for us all. He has never made an unjust decision, nor has He ever given an unjust command. God is always right. That is why He is also right in commanding all men to REPENT of their sins. In Luke 13:3, the Lord… Continue reading Time to repent
The Miracles performed by Jesus Jesus changed water into wine (John 2:1-11) Jesus cured the nobleman’s son (John 4:46-47) The great haul of fishes (Luke 5:1-11) Jesus cast out an unclean spirit (Mark 1:23-28) Jesus cured Peter’s mother-in-law of a fever (Mark 1:30-31) Jesus healed a leper (Mark 1:40-45) Jesus healed the centurion’s servant (Matthew… Continue reading The Miracles performed by Jesus
The founders of Society of Jesus Ignatius of Loyola Azpeitia – Spain Born: October 23, 1491 Died: July 31, 1556 (aged 65) Francisco Xavier Navarra – Spain Born: April 7, 1506 Died: December 3, 1552 (aged 46) Alfonso Salmeron Toledo – Spain Born: September 8, 1515 Died: February 13, 1585 (aged 70) Diego Laynez Almazan – Spain… Continue reading The founders of Society of Jesus
How the Society of Jesus came into existence On August 15th 1534, Ignatius of Loyola (Azpeitia – Spain), Francisco Xavier (Navarra – Spain), Alfonso Salmeron (Toledo – Spain), Diego Laynez (Almazan – Spain), Nicolas Bobadilla (Palencia – Spain), Peter Faber (Savoy (Saint Jean de Sixt) – France), and Simão Rodrigues (Vouzela – Portugal), met in… Continue reading How the Society of Jesus came into existence
First generation Jesuits missionary came to Fathepur Sikri on 28 February 1580, were invited by Moghul Emperor Akbar. There were three Jesuit priests; Beato Rudolph Aquaviva, as superior mission, Fr. Anthony Monserrate, and Fr. Francis Henriquez. After 3 years, they left Fathepur Sikri. Fathers Duarte Leito, Christoval de Veiga and Brother Estevao Riberio conducted next… Continue reading Jesuits in Pakistan
The Society of Jesus is a male religious congregation of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits. The society is engaged in evangelization and apostolic ministry in 112 nations on six continents. Jesuits work in education, intellectual research, and cultural pursuits. Jesuits also give retreats, minister in hospitals and parishes, and promote social justice and ecumenical dialogue.… Continue reading What is the Society of Jesus?
Before Suppression The Jesuit presence in Bangladesh is as old as the presence of the Christianity in the country as they were the first missionaries whose blood watered the soil of Bengal. In the 16th century, the Portuguese Jesuits brought the light of Christian faith to Bengal, the present Bangladesh. The first Catholic Church in… Continue reading Jesuits in Bangladesh
The Society of Jesus is a Catholic men’s religious congregation, founded in 1540. St. Francis Xavier was one of the founding members of the congregation, now called the Jesuits. He arrived in India in 1542. Jesuits continued to work in South Asia, and in 1951, at the invitation of the Government of Nepal, Fathers Marshall… Continue reading Society of Jesus in Nepal – Jesuits on Mission to serve Nepal
In 1998, the Jesuits returned to Myanmar at the request of the country’s bishops who remembered the good work of American Jesuits from Maryland who were in charge of the major seminaries in Yangon. For some years, the mission was placed under the care of the Regional Superior of Thailand, who was “ex officio” the Major… Continue reading Jesuit Mission in Myanmar
According to Fr S G Perera, a well-known Jesuit Historian in the Church of Sri Lanka, the first arrival of the Jesuits in the country, then known as Ceylon, goes back to the time of St Francis Xavier. First as a part of the Indian Province, in Mannar in 1561, which lasted until 1608, and… Continue reading Jesuits in Sri Lanka
