“To be man of the Spiritual Exercises and of the Constitutions” is the grace asked by those participating in the Cardoner Week, a new on-going formation programme in the Indonesian Province.
The Province members of batches 1963 to 1999 (the year they joined the Society of Jesus) participate in this Monday to Friday programme to better understand their lives in the dynamic of St Ignatius’ life, to practice more creatively the Spiritual Exercises, and to be personally more familiar with the Jesuit Constitutions and related documents.
In December 2012, four groups, each consisting of 12 to 17 Jesuits from closer batches, participated in the programme, which was themed “Jesuit Identity”. Fathers Priyo Poedjiono SJ, Priyono Marwan SJ, Bernard Mardiatmadja SJ and Carolus Putranta SJ faithfully accompanied these formative activities.
In the following years, the programme will adopt the themes of “Jesuit Mission”, “Jesuit Community”, “Jesuit Leadership”, “Jesuit Vows”, and “Discernment”.
The participants appreciated the Cardoner Week as a special opportunity to refresh their Jesuit companionship and to strengthen both their Jesuit spirituality and Jesuit way of proceeding. They plan to design the next Cardoner Week according to their group’s respective growth and challenges as Jesuits.
