To See All Things New in Christ

Editor’s word: Throughout July, we’re internet hosting 31 Days with St. Ignatius, a month-long celebration of Ignatian spirituality. In addition to the calendar of Ignatian articles discovered right here, posts on dotMagis this month will discover the Ignatian Year theme, “To see all things new in Christ.”

In 1521 St. Ignatius of Loyola was hit by a cannonball in battle, although he wasn’t but generally known as “saint” or “Ignatius” at that time. His restoration mattress could be a spot of conversion. His desires would now not heart on himself however on God. We be taught in his autobiography that these in his home observed from his outward habits that there had been an inward change in his soul. While spending months in prayer in Manresa and encountering Christ in a deeply private approach, Ignatius requested, “What new life is this that is now beginning?”

Watch my reflection on the Ignatian Year motto, “to see all things new in Christ.”

Today in 31 Days with St. Ignatius, learn The Joyful Mary and St. Ignatius by Denise Gorss. Then use the hashtag #31DayswithIgnatius in your favourite social media to share how St. Ignatius conjures up you.

Previous articleThe New Things Ignatius Gave Us Rev. Michael Rossmann, SJ, is a Jesuit priest and doctoral pupil on the Gregorian University in Rome. He beforehand served because the editor-in-chief of The Jesuit Post, the place he began the favored video sequence “One-Minute Homily.” He continues to supply short-but-substantive movies for social media. He is a local of Iowa City and a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. His first e-book is The Freedom of Missing Out.