Father General Adolfo Nicolás
The delegates of the General Congregation, the Jesuits of Rome and many friends joined the new superior general Father Adolfo Nicolás in celebrating a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Gesù on Sunday afternoon, 20 January.
20 Jan: Thanksgiving Mass
Everything started a few minutes before the Mass, when the newly elected Superior General, accompanied by a group of electors and a deacon, entered the rooms of Saint Ignatius. This is the place where Father Ignatius wrote the Constitutions. After a moment of silent prayer, the deacon proclaimed a passage from the Gospel of Saint Mathew (Mt. 23: 8-12): --You must not be called teacher for you are all brothers and have only one Teacher. Nor should be called leader because your one and only leader is the Messiah. The greatest among you must be your servant.-- After this, the secretary of the Society turned to Father Adolfo Nicolás and reminded him of the kind of person Part IX of Constitutions says the Superior General ought to be. Then, the group went back to the sacristy where all the rest of the electors were waiting for them. The Mass of Thanksgiving was ready to start.
Source: http://www.sjweb.info/35/thanksgiving_mass1.cfm
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