Saint Ignatius College Geelong
As this newsletter is released our community is experiencing two exciting and important events. We have returned from ‘lockdown’ and are again together. We also are looking forward to celebrating the Feast Day of our patron St Ignatius of Loyola on Friday. The College is a buzz and we are extremely happy and grateful to be back together as a community. As this is such an exciting moment, it may be challenging for some to truly enter into Feast Day, especially as our traditional celebration has had to be postponed, and that Friday will be essentially a ‘normal’ school day.
In light of our less visible celebration of St Ignatius’ Feast Day and the potential to miss an opportunity the following DIY Guide to becoming a Saint may help draw out what we might learn from the life of St Ignatius. Although he lived almost five hundred years ago his life and legacy is still relevant to our lives today.
Moving beyond the hagiography of Ignatius’ life we can find great treasure in focussing on what he found to be the purpose of life. Take some time to consider how the story of a once proud and self-centred noble man’s transformation to a humble, yet brilliant leader might inspire us in our ‘normal’ lives? Spend some time contemplating this question posed and consider how the life of Ignatius might be a DIY manual to becoming a Saint.
St Ignatius’ life story is inspirational in many ways. By exploring key themes and applying them to our lives you can begin a DIY project which has eternal heavenly rewards. Here is a five-step project that will transform your life and ensure you become a saint.
As we celebrate our return as a community and Feast Day this week, we are inspired and challenged by our interactions with others, the commotion of the school day and the legacy of St Ignatius. We are all called to be saints and seek God’s will above our own. Spend time this week planning for your DIY Saint project. The five points above do not guarantee you future canonisation. But then again, a Saint never seeks affirmation or accolades anyhow!
Yours in Christ,
Brendan Nicholls Liturgy Coordinator
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Article by Mr Brendan Nicholls
As this newsletter is released our community is experiencing two exciting and important events. We have returned from ‘lockdown’ and are again together. We also are looking forward to celebrating the Feast Day of our patron St Ignatius of Loyola on Friday. The College is a buzz and we are extremely happy and grateful to be back together as a community. As this is such an exciting moment, it may be challenging for some to truly enter into Feast Day, especially as our traditional celebration has had to be postponed, and that Friday will be essentially a ‘normal’ school day.
In light of our less visible celebration of St Ignatius’ Feast Day and the potential to miss an opportunity the following DIY Guide to becoming a Saint may help draw out what we might learn from the life of St Ignatius. Although he lived almost five hundred years ago his life and legacy is still relevant to our lives today.
Moving beyond the hagiography of Ignatius’ life we can find great treasure in focussing on what he found to be the purpose of life. Take some time to consider how the story of a once proud and self-centred noble man’s transformation to a humble, yet brilliant leader might inspire us in our ‘normal’ lives? Spend some time contemplating this question posed and consider how the life of Ignatius might be a DIY manual to becoming a Saint.
St Ignatius’ life story is inspirational in many ways. By exploring key themes and applying them to our lives you can begin a DIY project which has eternal heavenly rewards. Here is a five-step project that will transform your life and ensure you become a saint.
As we celebrate our return as a community and Feast Day this week, we are inspired and challenged by our interactions with others, the commotion of the school day and the legacy of St Ignatius. We are all called to be saints and seek God’s will above our own. Spend time this week planning for your DIY Saint project. The five points above do not guarantee you future canonisation. But then again, a Saint never seeks affirmation or accolades anyhow!
Yours in Christ,
Brendan Nicholls Liturgy Coordinator