Ignatius 500 is the Ignatian Year that th Jesuits and the whole ignatian family celebrate to commemorate the 500th anniversary of an experience that transformed Ignatius of Loyola forever, and gave rise to a spirituality that has facilitated the encounter with God for many people from generation to generation.
It is more than a commemoration. In addition to remembering a historical event of universal importance, we live it as an opportunity to actualise that experience in ourselves, in our relationship with God, with others and with Creation.
“Ignatius 500” will be celebrated worldwide between 20 May 2021, the anniversary of the wound suffered by Inigo de Loyola in Pamplona, and 31 July 2022, the feast of Saint Ignatius.