PAROQUIA \u2013 Nssa Senhora do ROS\u00c1RIO<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Resid\u00eancia Nssa. Sra. de F\u00e1tima 16 July, 2026 LVI:2<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trav. Carlos Pontes, 171 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
62.900-000 Russas, Cear\u00e1 http:\/\/www.egfbenya.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n BRASIL e-mail: egfbenya@gmail.com<\/a> ebenya@jesuits.org<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Dear Benefactors, Family, Collaborators, Friends and Colleagues:<\/p>\n\n\n\n In each life, in every year of that life unique dates mark a season when specific events as definite dynamics began their run. The season is certain for each of us and the specificity seems to increase as we grow older. It usually holds a personal importance for each of us. Those dates reflect a personal chronicle whose meaning is unique but they are usually of precious little interest beyond us, our families and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People in the married vocation can begin with their personal birth date into this world, followed by the date of their marriage, the dates of births of their children and then grandchildren and perhaps great-grandchildren. All are crucial to each married vocation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those of us in Holy Orders and\/or Monastic or Religious Life have different sequences of events. Yet our conception into life and birth into this world, as with the vocation of Marriage, are the beginning. These are not to be taken lightly as threats against life (threats of profane and juridical origin) are continually present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three main events in my life (not necessarily in chronological order) are those of my birth date, the date of my entry into religious life and date of ordination to the priesthood (Holy Orders). To these one could add various dates of academic progress: Secondary or High school diploma and university degrees, but the first three constitute a dynamic that marks my life. I would not be where I am now without these three events. I partook of them all and prepared for two of them but could not practice for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The annual celebration of these three events within a 6 week period from mid -August to mid-September allows an agreeable short span of attention with little or no exaltation. They are a chronological of facts (a \u201cTroika\u201d of dates) and not necessarily divine signs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus this troika approaches: 52 years of religious life (14 August), 42 years in Holy Orders (8 September) and 80 years navigating this world (18 September). A final date is approaching but is as yet known only to Almighty God, my Birth into Eternity. Over this also I have precious little control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I would be remiss if I did not recognize herein the Birth into Eternity of my younger brother Stephen John Vincent Benya on 19 March of this year. Somewhat sudden, it was not entirely surprising. He suffered from a coronary condition yet was well prepared for that passage. Sobering in its occurrence, that date serves as a solid reminder that we are not completely \u201cretired\u201d from service or ministries until God Calls. I pray that the Call for all of us be solid, clear and blessed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gratefully in the Love of Jesus Christ, I remain<\/p>\n\n\n\n Pe. Ed Benya, S.J.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" PAROQUIA \u2013 Nssa Senhora do ROS\u00c1RIO Resid\u00eancia Nssa. Sra. de F\u00e1tima 16 July, 2026 LVI:2 Trav. Carlos Pontes, 171 62.900-000 Russas, Cear\u00e1 http:\/\/www.egfbenya.com BRASIL e-mail: egfbenya@gmail.com ebenya@jesuits.org Dear Benefactors, Family, Collaborators, Friends and Colleagues: In each life, in every year of that life unique dates mark a season when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":456,"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455\/revisions\/456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.egfbenya.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}