We are experiencing a very particular time: the Centenary Jubilee of the publication of the Testament Letter and the approval of the first Constitutions.
Ever since, Xaverian missionaries have become reminders to the people of God of our common duty to love non-Christians, striving to make Jesus known and welcomed by them.
This is timely, as the Church will dedicate the next year to Mission ad Gentes, in the context of the celebrations of the 500th Anniversary of the evangelization of the Philippines.
In the last few months, we have been experiencing an unprecedented existential change caused by the COVID-19 Virus.
We have been compelled to stay at home with some exceptions limited to the provision of essential needs; meeting people has been discouraged since that would expose oneself to possible contagion and it could place a threat to someone else’s health.
Our community has already undergone a long time of isolation; some of us have even endured individual confinement to a room (one of us three times already).
Moreover, several of our confreres were found positive to the virus, fortunately in asymptomatic way.
Before starting our Community Project of Life, let us reflect upon some challenges and opportunities that this particular time has brought.
We are called to not just endure and survive, but to transform this time into a meaningful experience in which we can get closer to God and our brothers and sisters (although not in person).
It must also be the time for living our mission, despite the apparent impossibility of doing so.
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