Jesus is visiting

Jun 12, 2013

A few years ago Fr. Armand Nigro SJ was brought to Christchurch NZ to lead the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. His visit was arranged by the Adult Education Trust who, for several years after 2000 organised a number of faith formation events for the people of Christchurch. Their work was well appreciated by many people, and the fruits of their efforts are still abundant.

Fr. Armand’s public reflections were especially well received. He was totally focussed on the person of Jesus Christ as alive and present. His gentle, strong and loving manner modelled superbly the divine life he proclaimed.

After last week’s letter from Bishop Barry on the immanent start of Perpetual Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the diocese, I remembered this story told by Fr. Armand. Actually I first came across it thirty years ago as a seminarian.  While the letter is written especially for seminarians, you will have no difficulty relating it to your own situation.  It will be helpful for anyone seeking to pray more easily.

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Latest Posts

growing up

growing up

Thomas was not doubting as much as seeking; expressing his yearning for adult faith.

another way

another way

the real mortality in our sin is not any particular action or omission itself, but what we do next

Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

Orvieto is an Italian hill-top settlement where all roads lead to the medieval Cathedral.

matariki

matariki

I have no doubt that God is using the stars to shift my focus from my own failures and successes