Ignatian Companions
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Ignatian companions
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Ignatian Companions is an opportunity for adults who desire to deepen their awareness and love of God through actions accompanying the poor and marginalized while engaging with fellow Companions in dialogue, prayer and discernment rooted in the spirituality of St Ignatius of Loyola.
Ignatian Companions is a program of Ignatian Spiritual Life Center in San Francisco. It is a volunteer ministry based on the Ignatian tradition serving in the Jesuits West Province. and is an endorsed work of Jesuits West, a province of the Society of Jesus. The program is offered at Santa Clara University, the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley and the Ignatian Spiritual Life Center in San Francisco.
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“Those who are happiest are those who do the most for others.”
-- Booker T. Washington
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Qualities of an Ignatian Companion
To be a Companion is to be a person of deep desires, generosity, and faith. Companions desire to draw closer to God through prayer and accompanying the poor and marginalized in their community.
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Program Details
YEAR ONE: THE IGNATIUS YEAR
In year one, Companions participate in our service and faith formation program which is based upon the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius. The Service Component requires participants to have a consistent community service commitment involving direct contact with people who are poor, marginalized, and socially vulnerable. The Spiritual Component requires that participants have a strong desire to deepen their relationship with God through daily prayer and monthly group conversation. All participants should have a willingness to explore the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius.
First Year Companions commit to:- Monthly meetings from September through June consisting of prayer, reflection and faith sharing, led by a trained facilitator
- Beginning and ending one-day retreats
- A weekly commitment to accompany the poor, the excluded, the marginalized, and the powerless
- A program of daily prayer and meditation; first year participants use Guide for the Journey, an adaptation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
- Monthly meetings with a Spiritual Director
YEAR TWO: THE HURTADO YEAR
Second year Companions have the same format as the first year. However, the curiculum is based on texts that challenge the reader to grapple with the implications of discernment in a society where values and ethics have changed. Companions are encouraged to consider a personal sense of vocation as an opportunity to live out one’s deepest desire in the context of a world where many people are excluded and marginalized.
Second year Companions commit to:- Monthly faith sharing with other Companions from September through June
- Consistent service commitment to the materially poor, the voiceless, and the powerless
- Daily spiritual reflection through the study of texts and readings that focus on the reality of social justice and our response to the cry of the poor
- Beginning and ending one-day retreats
- Monthly meetings with a Spiritual Director (encouraged, but optional)
YEAR THREE AND BEYOND: THE XAVIER COMPANIONS
In the third year and beyond, Companions make an ongoing commitment to practicing a faith that does justice. They do this through an active prayer life and accompanying the poor and marginalized. Each year, individual cohorts decide on readings that will guide their prayer and discussions as they continue to explore the intersection of service and spirituality. Attending beginning and ending retreats and meeting monthly with a Spiritual Director are strongly encouraged.
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The yearly fee for First Year and Second Year Companions is $500. The fee covers the following expenses: printing of the workbooks, stipends for the facilitators, three books for the Second Year Companions, beginning and ending retreats, any rent for meeting spaces, and administrative expenses. If financial assistance is needed, please let us know when you apply. Our Scholarship can cover partial or the full cost of the program. No one will be turned away due to cost.
Starting July 1, 2023, Companions in the third year and beyond have a yearly fee of $300 which covers opening and closing retreats, rent for meeting spaces, and administrative expenses. We've had to increase the fee to keep up with inflation.
Note: The cost for your monthly meetings with a Spiritual Director is not included in the program fees. Please make the necessary arrangements with your Spiritual Director.
You can pay for the program fees as a single payment or divide them into monthly payments. You can determine your own monthly plan using the button below.
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Payments/Contributions
If you wish to send a check, make the check paid to Ignatian Companions, and then mail it to:Ignatian Companions
1025 Masonic Ave
San Francisco, CA
94117
Attn: Marco
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Donations
Ignatian Companions is dependent upon the financial generosity of individuals and groups. Gifts are fully tax-deductible as contributions to a 501(c)(3) organization. Your donation is greatly appreciated.
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Marco Matute
Ignatian Companions
tel: 415-297-7954
[email protected]
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