THE YEAR OF CHANGE

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Image result for new beginningIt is always a perfect start to be aware of what one wants in the near future and the many more days to come. Being together as a fraternity and all focused on having a better tomorrow and also being optimistic about it, we had to lay out strategies which will guide us through the whole of the academic life 2018-2019. The community project is an essential feature which really defines the essence of our intentions throughout the year.

Under the guidance of Fr. Didasio, one of the formators, the realization of what we really want to implement this year might just be reality and not just an illusion anymore. Using a well-defined scheme to chaperon us through, we all satisfied the intended outcome of the fruitful three days exercise. Focusing of the pillars of formation: Community life, Spiritual life, Academic life, Apostolic life and Material life; strategic planning on the way of living in this year, we believe will be well-guided. As life is enthusiased by proper path to be followed, the systematic categorization of the objectives of each pillar, the attitudes required to achieve the objectives and the necessary means to accomplish the set-objectives.

The community life objectives such as: to be a united community with a transcendent family spirit, to be a fraternal community of acceptance of diversity, to be a community of freedom exercising peace and justice and to be a loving and trustworthy community will surely guide us through. But what are the attitudes and the means to actualize these elegant intents? Just in a list form:self-acceptance, respect, openness, team-work, commitment, dedication, forgiveness, accommodation, flexibility, listening, effective and non-violent communication and time management are greatly accepted to be alongside actions such as: sportive activities, celebrations, sharing, outings, effective orientation and conferences, seminars and workshops to seal up the intentions wholly.

For the spiritual life; to become men of prayer, to know the Will of God through a careful discernment, to be holy as the Father in Heaven is Holy and to strengthen our relationship with God and to grow in faith were much supported to be better aims for this academic year. In actualization of our spiritual life objectives; to be creative in prayer, to be committed to prayer, to have a meditative and listening spirit and self-awareness, fit well to be the precise attitudes needed. With serious actions such as recollections, retreats, spiritual reading, watching spiritual films, spiritual directions, meditation, personal prayer, devotions and Eucharistic celebrations we believe we will be able to meet our great objectives.

In addition, the pillar of academic life was also worthy to be carefully strategized for. Being in a first stage of formation which mainly is comprised by studies, to gain academic excellence, to be academic intellectual, to acquire knowledge and skills for life and to discover our potentialities, attain holistic transformation, seemed to have impressed our minds to situate them as our aims of this academic year. Hard work, academic discipline, courage, intellectual curiosity, optimism and self-awareness are the right attitudes as we put into use the libraries, internet, and intellectual lectures. Putting into consideration the aspect of attending classes and time-tabling, we are all sure that we will positively change the tradition.

Apostolic life is another great pillar as we are being prepared to be future missionaries. In our objectives, we aim at touching, saving souls, to be nothing but Apostles, to become more human, and to be present to the people and give love of Christ. To have an apostolic zeal, to be outreaching, to be merciful, compassionate, to be charitable, generous and available in the spirit of service; are the intended attitudes. For efficient achievement of these objectives, we all agreed to use the necessary means like Samaritan funds, efficient means of transport, leading services, teaching catechesis and visitations in order to meet our objectives. We believe that, with these, we will be mature pastoral agents.

Last but not least, there came the ‘new to us’ pillar, material life. As the noun suggests, it particularly deals with the material things. Matters concerning material things are generally very sensitive. As we are aware of all that, we are also invited to be vigilant about it as it is part of what we are formed to be; men of simple lifestyle. Systematically, we decided to have well-structured objectives, accompanied by the attitudes required and lastly the actions to be taken in order to meet the objectives. To attain dignified life, cultivate a spirit of consideration, to be responsible, accountable and to acquire maintenance skills are the key objectives aimed at for this academic year. The question of how to achieve them is based on the attitudes such as: to be honest, accountable, considerate, generous, to have the spirit of sacrifice, self-control and to be committed and understanding; and the means to be used, such as: cooking, gardening, taking care of the animals, careful book-keeping, cost-sharing and maintenance seem to fulfil the intended purpose.

To sum up the whole process, we came up with a theme which symbolise our goal in this academic year. This theme, ‘GUIDE US LORD TO DISCOVER OUR POTENTIALS’, is meant to be of great meaning to all of us in this academic year, as we strive to answer God’s call.

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