Bengaluru: At the ASCLA WEST conference level, Missionaries celebrating their jubilee came together for a refresher seminar at Provincial House Bengaluru from 25 to 27 May 2023. There were 16 members celebrating their 50 years of religious life, 25 years of religious life and 25 years of priesthood.

For the jubilarians, it was a joy-filled gathering to renew and refresh the Call and the Response. The deep sharing among the members of the personal call narratives, vocational journey, Claretian communion and ministerial fulfillment made the rejoining truly Claretian – men rooted in Christ and audacious in mission.

Fr. Benny Koottanal, MSFS animated the group on the theme Priesthood-Call to Holistic Maturity. He highlighted the need for awareness of love and sacrifice as the essential qualities of priest; he also enumerated the right use of the social media platform.

Fr. Joseph Lobo, SJ help the participants to reflect on Priestly Mission-Spirituality. He focused on understanding how Eucharist with its inherent features of victim-altar-offerer makes a priest.