Br Anthony Crasta departed from this life for his heavenly abode on 2 March 2024, after a prolonged illness. He was 77 years old, a Jesuit for 60 fruitful years. Born in 1946 at Kayyar,…
Fr. Jeyaseelan Thomas Barnabas, SJ (MDU) 1952-2022
Fr. Jeyaseelan was born on 1st June 1952. Hailing from Sivagangai Diocese, the mission land of St. John de Britto, he was inspired to join the Society of Jesus on 1st June 1970. Motivated by…
Fr. Lucas Rayappan, SJ (GUJ) (1662-2022)
Lucas had consistency and commitment right from his childhood till he breathed last on 27th January 2022. He was an excellent student, effective teacher, energetic principal, efficient administrator and a hard worker in the vineyard…
Fr. Levis Gomes, SJ (GOA) (1964-2022)
Fr. Levis Gomes SJ, will be missed by his many friends in Goa, Ajra, Khanapur, Tanzania, and the Philippines. Fr Levis, as he was lovingly known, offered his life in selfless service to God and…
Fr. Lawrence Pinto, SJ (KAR)
Fr. Lawrence Pinto was born on 20th April, 1933, the youngest among six children. After graduating from St Aloysius College, he joined the Society of Jesus on 1st July 1955; he did his novitiate at…
Fr. Placidius Kujur, SJ (MAP) 1950 -2021
Father Placidius Kujur was a great pioneer missionary always ready to go and start new missions with new people and in new places. He was a spiritual and holy man who never missed Holy Mass…
Fr. Ignacio Galdos Zuazua, SJ (GUJ) 1931-2021
People were celebrating the feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the local hero, on 31st July 1931, in the small village in Guipuzcoa, Spain, called Aretxabaleta. From a house top, an elderly lady shouted, “Two…
Fr. Edmund Carassco, SJ (BOM) 1943-2021
“Who’s that ‘3-minutes priest’ in your community?” was a question often asked of me. Over the years there existed a fan-following of this preacher who broke the word of God, challengingly and effectively, literally in…
Fr. Cyriac Kulirany, SJ (KER) 1939-2021
Fr Cyriac Kulirany, SJ, breathed his last on 21st November, 2021. In 1971, during his first year of ordination itself he was tested of his will power, endurance and perseverance as he had a fall…