In Bengali, the word 'Arunoday' means sunrise. Arunoday, dedicated to the Rising Sun, Jesus, is the pre-novitiate of the Calcutta Province of the Society of Jesus. The house is situated at Malancha, on Taki Road, near Barasat, about 30 kms from Kolkata.

Sunday, July 29, 2007

Roshan's Birthday



Today we celebrated the birthday of Sch. Roshan Tirky, the Assistant Director of the pre-novitiate. We had a special mass in the morning, which began with an introduction by pre-novice Varun, the beadle. He spoke humorously about Roshan’s family and his work here. During the mass, Roshan shared with us the story of his vocation to the Society of Jesus. It was quite touching and inspiring. Later during the breakfast, he cut a cake to the refrains of a birthday chorus.