PART III

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PART III ARRUPE THE SUPERIOR GENERAL
MEETING HIS MEN IN THEIR MISSIONS
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Arrupe was said to be a Second Founder of the
Society of Jesus because of his resemblance to
St. Ignatius and the Vision and Direction he gave
the Society for nearly two decades !
Amazing resemblance between the two Generals !
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Fr. Arrupe receives blessing from Holy Father
Paul VI after he was elected General of the
Society of Jesus ! A good custom and practice
kept up by every General of the Society !
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St. Ignatius along with his companions presented
himself before Pope Paul III in 1540
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The Black and White Popes !
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The newly elected General with his team of
General Assistants and Regional Assistants in 1965
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Once at the helm, Father Arrupe sets out to meet
his men in their missions around the world as
early as in 1965
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The Jesuit World at the time of Fr. Arrupe with
36,000 Jesuits working across the globe !
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It was for him a great joy, more than duty, to go
and meet his Jesuit brethren wherever they might
be !
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Fr. Generals first visit was to the Jesuit
Communities in Italy in August 1965
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His Second Trip was to the Middle East and Africa
in Dec 1965 and in Jan 1966
After St. Ignatius, Arrupe was the next General
to set foot in the Middle East.
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Father Arrupe landing in Africa on one of his
official visits
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Children in Congo, Central Africa, Welcoming Fr.
General with their traditional dance !
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Fr.Generals Third Journey was to France in
Feb-Mar 1966
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His Fourth Trip was to the USA in 1966 Arrupe
was the first General to cross the Atlantic to
visit his men
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Father Arrupe, the first ever General to visit
India, spent 25 days in 1967 visiting almost
every Province in India and Sri.Lanka ( from
Jan 7 to Feb 1 )
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Fr. Arrupe greets the novices in Bombay with a
perfect Indian Namaste on his arrival there !
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Fr. Arrupe with the Bombay Jesuits and their
friends Bishops, Priests, Religious and the
laity !
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Father Arrupe being received with a Poorna
Kumba arathi at the Dialogue Centre in Chennai
(Madras).
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Father Arrupe with the Jesuits at the Dialogue
Centre in Chennai
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Welcome to Calcutta .!
Fr. Arrupe and Fr.Jerome De Souza (Reg.Asst)
being received at Dum Dum airport by the Calcutta
Jesuits and Msgr. Eric Barber in 1967
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It is Bishop Linus Gomes,SJ
Can you recognize the one shaking hands with
Father General ? Others !
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Fr. Arrupe celebrating Mass at SXC on 21 Jan 1967
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Fr. Arrupe interacting with the Staff of St.
Xaviers College, and one can not miss smiling
with Fr. Huart .
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With the parents and relatives of Jesuits at St.
Xaviers College
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Fr. Arrupe with the Jesuits of CCU Santal
Region in 1967
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Father General received the Final Vows of Bro.
Francis Bagh in the chapel of St. Lawrence High
School, Ballygunge, on 24 Jan 1967
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Fr. Arrupe with Bro.Bagh and his mother, and
with Fr. Wautier,Fr. A. Bruylants and Fr. Gabric
at the breakfast table after the Final Vows at
St. Lawrences, Kolkata.
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Rev. Fr. Arrupe with a group of parents and
relatives of Jesuits at St. Xaviers College,
Calcutta on 24th January, 1967.
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Fr. Arrupe wearing a traditional Nepali topee at
St. Marys Theologate at Kerseong, Darjeeling.
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Fr. Arrupe signing the Guest Book at the
Majdanek, (concentration camp) in Lublin, Poland
in 1969, where at least 3 Jesuits died.
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Fr. Arrupe celebrated Mass and distributed
Communion at Nowy-Saez, Poland
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Father Arrupe in front of the Statue of
Catherine II in Moscow , who sheltered and
supported the Jesuits in her kingdom, during the
suppression of the Society (1773-1814)
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Father General on the move in Canada and Alaska
Trying to retrace the water routes of the early
Jesuit missionaries !
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Fr. General meets U Thant, the UN Secretary
General, at the United Nations in May 1971 and
shares common concerns of peace, justice and
development in the world
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Quite at home with young and old alike ! And so
was equally loved by both ! Father Arrupe with
a group of boys during his visit to Mexico in
1972
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Fr. Arrupe had a rare quality to mingle and be
one with any group of people !
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Father Arrupe allows his shoes to be polished by
a young polisher at Quito, Ecuador while he was
on a visit to that country.
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Fr. Arrupe in his turn polishes the shoes of the
young polisher
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During the 18 long years as General, Fr. Arrupe
made extensive journeys to every part of the
Jesuit world to meet and listen to his brethren
in varied missions.
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END OF PART - III