St Beuno's Jesuit Spirituality Centre: Ignatian Pilgrimage

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IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF IGNATIUS - A PILGRIMAGE

October 31-November 12, 2013

LOYOLA - PAMPLONA - XAVIER

MANRESA - MONTSERRAT - BARCELONA - ROME

You will travel from the birthplace of St Ignatius in Loyola, in the Basque country of Spain, through the cities where his life changed - Pamplona and Manresa to the rooms where he worked as the founder and first superior general of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Rome.

Travelling in the Footsteps of Ignatius the Pilgrim, will give you an opportunity to focus on what made the man tick and how he developed a spirituality which has stood the test of time. Consider how the upbringing and life of Ignatius affected his Spiritual Exercises and what later became known as Ignatian Spirituality.

The pilgrimage is led by the Director of St Beuno's, Fr. Birchall SJ who will give a series of evening presentations on Ignatius. These talks will link Ignatius his upbringing, personality and his time, and see how these elements coloured the Spiritual Exercises.

13-day three centre Pilgrimage

The pilgrimage has three stages:
Four nights in Loyola, four in Manresa and four in Rome.

Cost of £1,200 includes:

Full board accommodation in Loyola and Manresa (Some days we have a packed lunch and lunch is extra on the day of travel across Spain in luxury coach)

Half-board accommodation in single en-suited rooms in Rome

Single Rooms with en-suite facilities

Transfers to and from airports in Spain and Italy

Excursions to Montserrat, Barcelona, Pamplona and Xavier.

Entrance fees to Holy House in Loyola, Seo/Church Manresa, Vatican Museum, St Ignatius' Rooms, Rome

Train to La Storta Rome

Double Room reduction of £50

ITINERARY in PICTURES

STAGE 1: Loyola -›
STAGE 2: Manresa -›
STAGE 3: Rome-›

OUR Accommodation - >
Flights, Insurance, visas - >

A WALKING PILGRIMAGE

This pilgrimage includes much walking up and downhill and taking in steps. The walking is mainly in towns and on streets, so good comfortable walking shoes are necessary. We walk for over an hour at a stretch in Rome. The pilgrimage is therefore not suitable for people with walking difficulties or who cannot manage to walk at a normal healthy adult walking speed. This walking enables us to join more faithfully with Ignatius and capture much of the atmosphere of places where he lived.

"WE HOPE TO ...?"

We need special permission for much of the itinerary. Over the four years we have been running these pilgrimages we have usually obtained access to most of the places advertised, but we are dependent upon places being open, not being under major repair or booked for major events - or the Jesuit superior General being in Rome and not too busy to see us, the boys Choir of Montserrat not being on tour. This is why the phrase 'We hope to...' is included in the itinerary above.


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		IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF IGNATIUS - A PILGRIMAGE
		October 31-November 12, 2013
		LOYOLA - PAMPLONA - XAVIER MANRESA - MONTSERRAT - BARCELONA - ROME You will travel from the birthplace of St Ignatius in Loyola, in the Basque country of Spain, through the cities where his life changed - Pamplona and Manresa to the rooms where he worked as the founder and first superior general of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in Rome. Travelling in the Footsteps of Ignatius the Pilgrim, will give you an opportunity to focus on what made the man tick and how he developed a spirituality which has stood the test of time. Consider how the upbringing and life of Ignatius affected his Spiritual Exercises and what later became known as Ignatian Spirituality. The pilgrimage is led by the Director of St Beuno's, Fr. Birchall SJ who will give a series of evening presentations on Ignatius. These talks will link Ignatius his upbringing, personality and his time, and see how these elements coloured the Spiritual Exercises. 13-day three centre Pilgrimage The pilgrimage has three stages: Four nights in Loyola, four in Manresa and four in Rome. Cost of £1,200 includes: Full board accommodation in Loyola and Manresa (Some days we have a packed lunch and lunch is extra on the day of travel across Spain in luxury coach) Half-board accommodation in single en-suited rooms in Rome Single Rooms with en-suite facilities Transfers to and from airports in Spain and Italy Excursions to Montserrat, Barcelona, Pamplona and Xavier. Entrance fees to Holy House in Loyola, Seo/Church Manresa, Vatican Museum, St Ignatius' Rooms, Rome Train to La Storta Rome Double Room reduction of £50 ITINERARY in PICTURES STAGE 1: Loyola -› STAGE 2: Manresa -› STAGE 3: Rome-› OUR Accommodation - > Flights, Insurance, visas - > A WALKING PILGRIMAGE This pilgrimage includes much walking up and downhill and taking in steps. The walking is mainly in towns and on streets, so good comfortable walking shoes are necessary. We walk for over an hour at a stretch in Rome. The pilgrimage is therefore not suitable for people with walking difficulties or who cannot manage to walk at a normal healthy adult walking speed. This walking enables us to join more faithfully with Ignatius and capture much of the atmosphere of places where he lived. "WE HOPE TO ...?" We need special permission for much of the itinerary. Over the four years we have been running these pilgrimages we have usually obtained access to most of the places advertised, but we are dependent upon places being open, not being under major repair or booked for major events - or the Jesuit superior General being in Rome and not too busy to see us, the boys Choir of Montserrat not being on tour. This is why the phrase 'We hope to...' is included in the itinerary above.

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