The Ignatian Year 2021-2022

Description of our collaboration proposal

This Ignatian year will last 14 months, from 20th May 2021, the date of Ignatius’ injury during the Battle of Pamplona, to 31st July 2022, the feast of Saint Ignatius in the liturgical calendar. The theme of conversion is therefore linked to the experience of the founder of the Society. It is because of his being wounded that Ignatius the knight was forced to undergo a long convalescence during which he was able to reflect on his life, on the meaning that his life had had until then and on the meaning that it could have afterwards.

The motto chosen for the Ignatian Year is To see all things new in Christ. This is what conversion leads to. A specific dimension is highlighted by Father Sosa, that of poverty which, he insists, includes personal friendship with the poor and help for the poor. The Ignatian Year should be a privileged opportunity to hear the cry of the poor, the excluded, and those whose dignity has not been respected.

Needs, support or request

On this occasion, the Province of Spain is launching a website https://ignatius500.org/  about the event. It is a provisional website that offers basic information about the celebration, allows the subscription to a future bulletin and downloads the logo in different formats and versions with a slogan and a legend. All the information on the website, as well as the logos, are offered in Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician and English. A global website is being prepared and it will be launched in the following months.