Today is the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. Let us reflect on how Jesus is calling us to do better — to seek the greater glory of God — and let us ask St. Ignatius to pray for us on our journey.

Carlos Aedo, Executive Director of OIS, shares a brief reflection on the Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola and Ignatius’s invitation to lay people to discern their mission in the world.

“See Everything New in Christ” is a four-part series for Ignatian spiritual directors. These workshops are designed for spiritual directors who are companioning others in the Exercises, or who hope to do so in the future. Spiritual directors interested in learning about the dynamic of grace in Ignatian spirituality more broadly will also benefit from this series. Our presenter for this series is Damian Zynda, Th.D.

Holy Trinity Catholic Church, a Jesuit parish in Washington, DC, has written an “Examen for Transition from the Pandemic Year.” This Examen is available both as written text and as a guided audio prayer on Holy Trinity’s website.

Across our ministry, I see a deep desire in people like you to go deeper, to reflect prayerfully on experiences of the past year, and to deepen friendships with Christ. The Ignatian Year is a hopeful time. All of us are invited to recommit ourselves to Christ, who is the center and essence of our faith, and to our mission.

This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying “that, in social, economic, and political situations of conflict, we may be courageous and passionate architects of dialogue and friendship.”

This video explains the history and context of the Ignatian Year, which the Society of Jesus and the Ignatian community celebrates from May 2021 through July 2022. It was produced by the Jesuits Global.

St. Ignatius concludes the Spiritual Exercises with a final instruction to consider all the many blessings that God has bestowed. He likely offered this exercise with a view to the trip home after the retreat was over. There was no better way to appropriate one’s experience than to spend time remembering and savoring the gifts that had been given.

In this article, Dr. Stephanie Russell explains what the Spiritual Exercises are, how St. Ignatius first developed them, the stages of the retreat, the common formats of the retreat, and who makes the retreat.

This month, Pope Francis asks us to join him in praying “for young people who are preparing for marriage with the support of a Christian community: may they grow in love, with generosity, faithfulness and patience.”

The Office of Ignatian Spirituality’s maintains a Catalog of Spiritual Directors. Submit a brief form, and we will connect you with a trained Ignatian spiritual director in your area.

Ignatian retreats come in all shapes and sizes. Find a retreat that works for you and fits your schedule.

The Examen is a prayer of reflection, typically prayed daily. Many versions of the Examen exist, because there are no prescribed words to pray — only a series of steps. Here are the steps, along with some other takes on the prayer.

This program from the Jesuit Office of Justice and Ecology and the Ignatian Solidarity Network “invites you to explore themes from the life of St. Ignatius and the gospel in conjunction with ecological themes from Laudato Si each month throughout the Ignatian Year as we learn, pray, and act to renew the earth. This program will begin in September 2021.”

Loving God, we come before you asking for Your special grace as we go through the year dedicated to the memory of the conversion of Saint Ignatius.

The Ignatian Spirituality Project (ISP) seeks a Regional Director. ISP is a Jesuit-affiliated ministry offering experiences of hope, belonging, and healing to men and women in recovery from homelessness and addiction.

A new book written for the Ignatian Year, titled, Walking with Ignatius, was published by in English by Loyola Press. The book is available several other languages, including Spanish.

On May 20, the Society of Jesus and the entire Ignatian family will begin the worldwide celebration of the Ignatian Year. On that same date, exactly 500 years ago, St. Ignatius was wounded by a cannonball while defending the city of Pamplona.

The USA East Jesuit Province has collected resources and events celebrating the Ignatian Year (2021-2022).

To celebrate the Ignatian year, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States is launching a global Ignatian storytelling initiative entitled In the Pilgrim’s Company, a project that will take a fresh, innovative look at St. Ignatius’ autobiography. And they are inviting storytellers the world over to contribute their ideas.