A taste of the Universal Society

(Junior Vijay of Andhra Province shares his experience of doing his Novitiate at Mount St Joseph, Bangalore) Kamalakar and I are indeed the blessed ones to have come to Mount St Joseph, to deepen our roots in this universal Society of Jesus. It has indeed been a grace-filled time and we have truly experienced the bond of unity in the Society during this initial stage of formation. We have realized that, “We belong not to a particular Province or region but to the universal Society of Jesus i.e., the world is our home.” We are grateful for the inspiration that we have got from the members of this community particularly our Rector - Fr William, our Formators - Frs Dion, Manoj and Sunil. We cherish the friendship of our companions who accepted us and made us feel one among the group. We have gained a lot: the diverse Karnatakan culture, the gift of new languages, opportunities for service through our Saturday and Sunday ministries alongside greater exposures through camps, courses and experiments. For all this we are grateful to God Almighty, the giver of all gifts, to the Jesuits who made this opportunity as a possibility for us and to all the people whom we have come across especially in these two memorable years.