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Ignatian Heritage Month

Loyola University Chicago - Ignatian Heritage Month

Journey Together in Hope

ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA ENCOURAGED ALL HE ENCOUNTERED to seek God in all things, to serve those in need, and to become people for and with others. As Loyola begins its annual celebration of Ignatian Heritage Month, we are called to reflect upon our journey together in hope. 


 

 

Calendar of Events

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

All Saints Day

12:00 PM and 5:15 PM Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel


Thursday, November 2, 2023

Centering our Centers

“The Jesuit Educational Mission”

Flavio Bravo ‘16 


Sunday, November 5, 2023

Feast of All Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus

10:30 AM and 9:00 PM Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel
 

Monday, November 6, 2023

A Busy Adjuncts Retreat

An online, self-paced retreat open to all LUC part time faculty. Participants commit to weekly prayer, reflection, and spiritual direction. Mission Integration will provide prayer resources and spiritual direction introductions. 

Register here


 Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Lakeshore Campus Book Club: The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ

Cuneo Hall room 417 from 12:00-1:00 PM

Lunch provided

Register here


Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Loyola 201: Partners in Mission (WTC)

Working together with the Department of Human Resources, Mission Integration convenes Loyola 201: Partners in Mission, an orientation for new staff. The purpose of the orientations is to acquaint or reacquaint new members of the Loyola community with the history and goals of Jesuit higher education so that they may appreciate and incorporate an understanding of the university's mission into their roles at the university.

9:00 AM-12:00 PM in Regents Hall (16th floor of Lewis Towers), WTC

Register here


Thursday, November 9, 2023

Water Tower Campus Book Club

The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ

Corboy room 202

Lunch provided

Register here

Teilhard Lecture: "The Subject of Public Religion"

Fr. Paddy Gilger, SJ

7:00-8:30 PM in McCormick Lounge

Sponsored by the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage

Register and learn more here


Friday, November 10, 2023

Ignatian Heritage Month Women's Volleyball Match Against Rhode Island

6:00 PM in Gentile Arena

Cosponsored by Athletics and the Division of Mission Integration

Get tickets here


Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Care for Our Common Home: Living Laudato Sí

Join colleagues from across Loyola to discuss Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical on Ecology, Laudato si’, and engage your own vision for a personal “integral ecology”. Led by Director for Ignatian Spirituality, Lauren Schwer, and Director of Sustainability, Aaron Durnbaugh, this session will explore the Encyclical and our personal opportunities for sustainability and mission.

10:00 AM-11:00 AM online

Cosponsored by the School of Environmental Sustainability and the Division of Mission Integration

Register here


Thursday, November 16, 2023

12:00 PM and 5:15 PM Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel


Martyrs Award Ceremony, Mass, Reception

During Ignatian Heritage Month, the Loyola community comes together to reflect and act on the Jesuit mission of service. One of those is the Martyrs Award Presentation and Memorial Mass. Given in honor of the slain Salvadoran martyrs and their commitment to service and social justice, the Martyrs Award commemorates a worthy faith-based organization or individual. Join us in celebrating year's recipient, Taller de José.

4:00 PM Ceremony in McCormick Lounge

5:15 PM Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel

6:15 PM Reception in McCormick Lounge

Fast Facts

50+

Jesuits live at Loyola

69

Centers and Institutes advancing the mission of Loyola University Chicago

28

Jesuit colleges and universities in our association, including St. John College in Belize City, Belize

$200,000

awarded to faith-based community organizations advancing a vision for gospel justice articulated by the Jesuit Martyrs of El Salvador
“Let us make this immense richness a patrimony to improve contribution to the common good of humanity, struggling to make this world a home reconciled in justice.” Arturo Sosa, SJ, Superior General of the Society of Jesus, Address to the International Association of Jesuit Universities, August 2022

Resources

Calendar of Events

Wednesday, November 1, 2023

All Saints Day

12:00 PM and 5:15 PM Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel


Thursday, November 2, 2023

Centering our Centers

“The Jesuit Educational Mission”

Flavio Bravo ‘16 


Sunday, November 5, 2023

Feast of All Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus

10:30 AM and 9:00 PM Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel
 

Monday, November 6, 2023

A Busy Adjuncts Retreat

An online, self-paced retreat open to all LUC part time faculty. Participants commit to weekly prayer, reflection, and spiritual direction. Mission Integration will provide prayer resources and spiritual direction introductions. 

Register here


 Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Lakeshore Campus Book Club: The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ

Cuneo Hall room 417 from 12:00-1:00 PM

Lunch provided

Register here


Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Loyola 201: Partners in Mission (WTC)

Working together with the Department of Human Resources, Mission Integration convenes Loyola 201: Partners in Mission, an orientation for new staff. The purpose of the orientations is to acquaint or reacquaint new members of the Loyola community with the history and goals of Jesuit higher education so that they may appreciate and incorporate an understanding of the university's mission into their roles at the university.

9:00 AM-12:00 PM in Regents Hall (16th floor of Lewis Towers), WTC

Register here


Thursday, November 9, 2023

Water Tower Campus Book Club

The Spiritual Work of Racial Justice: A Month of Meditations with Ignatius of Loyola by Patrick Saint-Jean, SJ

Corboy room 202

Lunch provided

Register here

Teilhard Lecture: "The Subject of Public Religion"

Fr. Paddy Gilger, SJ

7:00-8:30 PM in McCormick Lounge

Sponsored by the Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage

Register and learn more here


Friday, November 10, 2023

Ignatian Heritage Month Women's Volleyball Match Against Rhode Island

6:00 PM in Gentile Arena

Cosponsored by Athletics and the Division of Mission Integration

Get tickets here


Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Care for Our Common Home: Living Laudato Sí

Join colleagues from across Loyola to discuss Pope Francis’ 2015 Encyclical on Ecology, Laudato si’, and engage your own vision for a personal “integral ecology”. Led by Director for Ignatian Spirituality, Lauren Schwer, and Director of Sustainability, Aaron Durnbaugh, this session will explore the Encyclical and our personal opportunities for sustainability and mission.

10:00 AM-11:00 AM online

Cosponsored by the School of Environmental Sustainability and the Division of Mission Integration

Register here


Thursday, November 16, 2023

12:00 PM and 5:15 PM Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel


Martyrs Award Ceremony, Mass, Reception

During Ignatian Heritage Month, the Loyola community comes together to reflect and act on the Jesuit mission of service. One of those is the Martyrs Award Presentation and Memorial Mass. Given in honor of the slain Salvadoran martyrs and their commitment to service and social justice, the Martyrs Award commemorates a worthy faith-based organization or individual. Join us in celebrating year's recipient, Taller de José.

4:00 PM Ceremony in McCormick Lounge

5:15 PM Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel

6:15 PM Reception in McCormick Lounge