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Fr Arza Louis expired on 2nd July 2013 at Vadodara , Jeevandarshan.

Fr Arza

Fr Arza at Jeevandarshan

R.I.P.

Fr.Luis Arza Erasu (GUJ) 66/92 expired this afternoon around 3.30p.m ( 02- July-2013 ) at Jeevan Darshan, Baroda.

The funeral will be held at 4.30 p.m in  Jeevan Darshan Shrine, Baroda  on  03 July 2013.

Please remember him in your prayers.

Fr.Lawrence Dharmaraj SJ

Socius

GUJ

Fr Arza 

Fr.Luis Arza Erasu (GUJ) 66/92 expired

 R.I.P.

Fr.Luis Arza Erasu (GUJ) 66/92 expired this afternoon around 3.30p.m ( 02- July-2013 ) at Jeevan Darshan, Baroda.

The funeral will be held at 4.30 p.m in  Jeevan Darshan Shrine, Baroda  on  03 July 2013.

Please remember him in your prayers.

Fr.Lawrence Dharmaraj SJ

Socius

GUJ

Fr.Luis Arza

A late vocation hailing from the Seminary of Pamplona. Soon after his novitiate he was sent to India where he received all his Jesuit training. He was sent to Anand as a spiritual father to the boarders. That was one of his most fruitful 13 years  in the ministry at Anand. Arza’s hard work in Dediapada is still remembered. His contribution to the welfare of adivasi while in Surat is said to be an enduring monument to his zeal and love for the oppressed and the dispossessed. His six years of efficient service at St.Joseph’s Baroda appear to have left a lasting impression on all who benefited from his work there.

The clergy of Baroda still remember him with affection and gratitude for his fatherly guidance during his stint as the rector of the diocesan seminary. His liberty and generosity as a genial host is still cherished by those who enjoyed his hospitality in Valsad. Sevasi too has enjoyed his contribution in terms of making peace between rival groups, improving the conditions in the hostel, setting the accounts right and making the farm productive. The Jeevan Darshan Community too was fortunate to have him as a superior cum chaplain of the shrine. The tireless servant of the lord was force to rest due to a stroke that made his speechless for the last several years at Jeevan Darshan.

 Personal Information:

Name: Luis Arza Erasu

Birth: 01 11.1921

Entered SJ: 14-09-1947

Priesthood: 24-03-1954

Final vows: 02-02-1958

Responsibilities held:

Asst PP at Anand : 1955-1958

Parish Priest Dediapada: 1968-1970

Rector at Anand: 1970-1973

Principal at Surat: 1972-1976

Principal at Baroda: 1976-1982

Rector of Minor seminary at Baroda: 1982-1989

Parish Priest at Valsad: 1990-1992

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Mahipat Kavi - Puppeteer from Gujarat, India

Mr Mahipat Kavi, his wife Leelavati and daughter visited Gurjarvani studio on 13th June 2013. Interviews of all three were given as part "Sarjakona Sathware" Being with the creators - series of Gurarvani. Soon we will be on youtube with parts of the interviews which are highly inspiring. We thank the Kavi family for the great contribution they are making to the great traditional culture of Gujarat.
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Senior Citizen - A Gujarati Poem by Sandhya N Bhatt

Anger management - Why Shout?

A saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked.

‘Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?’

Disciples thought for a while, one of them said, ‘Because we lose our calm, we shout.’

‘But, why should you shout when the other person is just next to you? You can as well tell him what you have to say in a soft manner.’ asked the saint

Disciples gave some other answers but none satisfied the other disciples.Finally the saint explained, .

‘When two people are angry at each other, their hearts distance a lot. To cover that distance they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will have to shout to hear each other to cover that great distance.

What happens when two people fall in love? They don’t shout at each other but talk softly, Because their hearts are very close. The distance between them is either nonexistent or very small…’

The saint continued, ‘When they love each other even more, what happens? They do not speak, only whisper and they get even closer to each other in their love. Finally they even need not whisper, they only look at each other and that’s all. That is how close two people are when they love each other.’

He looked at his disciples and said.

‘So when you argue do not let your hearts get distant, Do not say words that distance each other more, Or else there will come a day when the distance is so great that you will not find the path to return. They may end up in divorce courts, for instance.’

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