The Contemplatio is the grace of my Jesuit vocation.įr. I always sought God in all things, but only when Jesus had inoculated me against our culture’s viruses-pleasure, possessions, power, prestige-did I start finding God everywhere: in nature, in ministry, in community, in faith sharing, in my failing frame, and even in personal prayer. I always had someone to guide me and men to emulate.īut my greatest grace is the presence of God in my life. So perhaps my greatest blessing is the community I have experienced-trustworthy superiors to whom I confessed my weakness and who discerned my future above all, the men with whom I lived. Then I remembered why I entered-to share the community of joy and love I saw in the scholastics at Seattle Prep. At first, I thought of the events of my 70 years in the Society-but none of these could be called the greatest. Naucke assists in the Jesuits West provincial office and prays for the Church and the Society at Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, California. The greatest grace is knowing I have been blessed to follow the Lord’s call.įr. Four years at Bellarmine College Prep strengthened that insight. I also served Mass at the Jesuits’ Holy Family Parish, right around the corner, serving the Italian community.Īt around age 12, I knew that my early desire to pilot a steam locomotive was childish, and the Lord wanted me to serve him in the Society of Jesus. I linked in with the fathers and brothers and gradually took on duties in the church and rectory, including answering the phone and counting the collection. Joseph’s in downtown San Jose where I, like my parents, was baptized, and I began serving Mass and benediction at a very early age. My family lived very close to the Jesuit parish of St. We asked some of this year’s jubilarians to reflect on the greatest grace of their Jesuit vocation. Our 2022 Jesuits West jubilarians have served in a variety of ministries at apostolates across the western United States.
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