How We Live
We Jesuits find our identity not alone but in companionship: in companionship with the Lord, who calls, and in companionship with others who share this call.
General Congregation 35 (2008)
Jesuits in the Community at Stamford Hill - photo by Sarah Booker
Daily Mass
Finding joy with those we serve
A time of prayer at Stamford Hill
Personal study
Community
Community meeting Stamford Hill
A lighter moment shared during a community meeting
Community life - prayer after supper
Finding joy with those we serve
Interacting with the world around us
Football at the community at Stamford Hill
Companionship amongst Jesuits
WHAT SUSTAINS A JESUIT IN HIS LIFE?
- Daily Eucharist where we receive Christ who gives himself totally to us so that we might give ourselves totally to him and to those to whom we are sent
- Personal prayer with a special emphasis on the prayer of recollecting the experience of the day (the Examen prayer) so as to unite ourselves more closely with God in the midst of life
- An annual eight day silent retreat which allows us to nurture our personal relationship with God and to reflect on our lives
- Life in community. We are friends in the Lord, and in community life we seek to support one another through our companionship
- Friendship with the men and women with whom we work. Our working collaboratively with others is a great enrichment of our lives, and the support of our colleagues is a wonderful gift
- A life of service in which we receive so much from those we serve, especially from those who are poorest who so often teach us what it is to have faith
- Interaction with the world around us. Our spirituality is ‘rooted in a positive, amicable and joyous relationship with the world’ (P.H. Kolvenbach). Jesuits find delight and beauty in art and music, sport and current affairs, in scientific research and so much more.
Album - photos are by Sarah Booker unless indicated.
