The Ignatian Year
From May 2021 until July 2022, the Society of Jesus celebrates an Ignatian Year. What is an Ignatian Year? May 20, 2021 marks the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion – that fateful day when Ignatius the soldier, struck by a cannonball, began his transformation into Ignatius the pilgrim. How might we grow in our relationship with God and our love for one another by meditating on this important moment in Ignatius’ life?
God continues to invite each of us into a deepening relationship, to ongoing conversion. We believe that by embracing this invitation, we embrace our God who calls us to act in new, bold ways that reconcile our world, bringing about justice, peace and compassion. For this Ignatian Year, we ask for the grace to see all things new in Christ.
How might we commit to ongoing conversion? How might we learn to recognize and embrace those “cannonball moments” in our own lives?
« For Ignatius, a life of poverty was an expression of intimacy with Jesus, the Lord. More than words, his poverty was a sign of his interior transformation, of his growing vulnerability before the Lord, of his radical indifference to preparing himself to follow God’s will, of...
From May 2021 until July 2022, the Society of Jesus celebrates an Ignatian Year. What is an Ignatian Year? May 20, 2021 marks the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion – that fateful day when Ignatius the soldier, struck by a cannonball, began his transformation into Ignatius the pilgrim. How might we grow in our relationship with God and our love for one another by meditating on this important moment in Ignatius’ life?
God continues to invite each of us into a deepening relationship, to ongoing conversion. We believe that by embracing this invitation, we embrace our God who calls us to act in new, bold ways that reconcile our world, bringing about justice, peace and compassion. For this Ignatian Year, we ask for the grace to see all things new in Christ.
How might we commit to ongoing conversion? How might we learn to recognize and embrace those “cannonball moments” in our own lives?
« For Ignatius, a life of poverty was an expression of intimacy with Jesus, the Lord. More than words, his poverty was a sign of his interior transformation, of his growing vulnerability before the Lord, of his radical indifference to preparing himself to follow God’s will, of his sense that everything came down from above as a gift ».
— Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus
How might the cannonballs in your life be shattering obstacles that stand between you and God? How might these cannonballs be showing you the way of Christ, that of downward mobility, that way that embraces poverty, humility and rejection?
Sources : www.jesuits.org – ignatius500.global/live/ – londonjesuitcentre.org
- 20 May 2021: opening of the Ignatian Year, 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion
- 31 July 2021: Feast of Saint Ignatius
- 12 March 2022: 400th anniversary of the canonisation of St Ignatius of Loyola and St Francis Xavier on 12 March 1622
- 31 July 2022: End of the Ignatian Year, feast of St Ignatius.
- 20 May 2021: opening of the Ignatian Year, 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius’ conversion
- 31 July 2021: Feast of Saint Ignatius
- 12 March 2022: 400th anniversary of the canonisation of St Ignatius of Loyola and St Francis Xavier on 12 March 1622
- 31 July 2022: End of the Ignatian Year, feast of St Ignatius.
To mark the anniversary, Fr Adrian Porter sj offers a reflection on that event, on the way it played out in Ignatius’ mind, leading to his conversion and a whole new way of relating to God. Using images and extracts from the writings of St Ignatius, this will be an opportunity to observe close-up the way in which God deals “immediately” (as Ignatius phrases it) with a soul and the soul “with its Creator and Lord”.
No prior knowledge of St Ignatius or his spirituality is required. All are welcome.
- Dates: Thursday 20th May 2021 at 7.00-8.00pm
- Level: Open to all
- Speaker: Fr Adrian Porter SJ
- Invited contribution: free (more information)
- Venue: Online using the Zoom app
- Register: To book a place, please register here
To mark the anniversary, Fr Adrian Porter sj offers a reflection on that event, on the way it played out in Ignatius’ mind, leading to his conversion and a whole new way of relating to God. Using images and extracts from the writings of St Ignatius, this will be an opportunity to observe close-up the way in which God deals “immediately” (as Ignatius phrases it) with a soul and the soul “with its Creator and Lord”.
No prior knowledge of St Ignatius or his spirituality is required. All are welcome.
- Dates: Thursday 20th May 2021 at 7.00-8.00pm
- Level: Open to all
- Speaker: Fr Adrian Porter SJ
- Invited contribution: free (more information)
- Venue: Online using the Zoom app
- Register: To book a place, please register here
This year is an opportunity to celebrate this conversion, to be renewed, to become pilgrims with Ignatius, and to see all things new in Christ.
You are invited to start this Ignatian Year prayerfully with us on 23 May with an online prayer on this website. Fr. General Arturo Sosa will join us in prayer, and people from all over the world will share testimonies. There will be room for silent personal prayers too.
The prayer will be streamed three times: at 8pm in Manila (PST), Rome (CET), and New York (EDT). There will always be three language options: English, Spanish, and French.
This year is an opportunity to celebrate this conversion, to be renewed, to become pilgrims with Ignatius, and to see all things new in Christ.
You are invited to start this Ignatian Year prayerfully with us on 23 May with an online prayer on this website. Fr. General Arturo Sosa will join us in prayer, and people from all over the world will share testimonies. There will be room for silent personal prayers too.
The prayer will be streamed three times: at 8pm in Manila (PST), Rome (CET), and New York (EDT). There will always be three language options: English, Spanish, and French.
