We begin the Ignatian Year locally with an invitation for you to join the members of the Maine Jesuit Community in an evening of reflection on Tuesday, May 4, at 7 PM.

Jesuit Fathers Bob Levens, Bob Pecoraro, Paul Sullivan, Kevin Hughes, Jack d’Anjou, and Vince Curtin, along with Mr. RJ Jacobs, nSJ, will each share a brief reflection on an aspect of the Ignatian Exercises that has that has strongly influenced his life. There will also be some time for questions from those attending. 

This event will take place at St. Pius Church ( 492 Ocean Ave, Portland). In-person attendance is welcome.

The event will also be live-streamed on the parish website and via Zoom. If you wish to attend by Zoom, contact the Parish Office and you will be sent an invitation and link. Contact the Parish Office at 797-7026 or ourladyofhope@portlanddiocese.org.

The Ignatian Year Begins  

In May, Jesuits and Jesuit-connected ministries around the world are beginning a year of celebration – “The Ignatian Year.” 

This year marks the 500th anniversary of St. Ignatius Loyola’s conversion from being a person preoccupied with success and romance to a person on fire with the love of the Lord, a conversion which changed the history of our world. We seek this year to look at how we might “see things anew” — how we are called to grow in our relationship with God and in our love for one another. And our care for the world, our Common Home. The “Year” will close on the Feast of St. Ignatius on July 31, 2022. 

Ignatius wrote about his own experience of being led by God’s grace so that others, too, might experience what he did.  From this we have his “Spiritual Exercises” which have influenced many, many people these 500 years. The Jesuits of Maine, OLH parish, in collaboration with Cheverus and members of the Ignatian Spirituality Partnership of Maine enable men and women in Maine to experience the Exercises.