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Article by Paul Lewis DP – Staff, Identity and Operations
Ignatius spent several months in a cave in Manresa (Spain).
He would have been exposed to the freezing cold winter, just like we are now.
The cave overlooked the narrow but rapid Cardoner River and has a view to the Monserrat range dominant on the horizon.
The cave of St Ignatius, now a small chapel.
Some of us have been extremely fortunate to participate in an Ignatian Pilgrimage that included time in Manresa and Mass in the Cave: Mr Exton, Ms Deak, Mr Ryan, myself and this year Ms Hodge and Mr Timms will be doing the Pilgrimage.
Ignatius was known as the “bag man or sack man” as he got around in brown clothes that looked like a “brown sack”. So he would have really felt the cold in winter.
During his time at Manresa Ignatius begged for his keep, eating herbs from surroundings, and only accepted meat and a little wine on Sundays. He worked in in a hospice – caring for the ill and homeless.
So despite his personal doubts and challenges he showed great care and concern for others – as we are called to do during Refuge Week.
Here at Saint Ignatius College Geelong we hold a number of activities during Refugee Week to raise awareness about the plight of refugees. Amongst other things we do a Ration Challenge (3 days or 5 days) and The Cage, where Year 11 and Year 12 students and staff spend 24 hours in a “cage”, including sleeping at school overnight.
Some students involved in this social justice activity have shown incredible care, concern and humble service to to others by taking it upon themselves to set up websites linked to the Jesuit Ration Challenge and they have raised money/received donations and some individual students have raised more than $350 so far – a wonderful gesture.
Congratulations to all the students and staff for their participation in the Cage activity.
UNHCR most recently estimated that at the end of 2022 the number of people forcibly displaced was 108.4 million, and over 35.3 million refugees.
Australia hosts almost 60,000 refugees and 80,000 asylum seekers.
Most are from the Middle East or Asia. It's estimated that 8,000 people are stateless.
Jesuit Refugee Service
https://aus.jrs.net/en/jesuit-refugee-service/
Jesuit Refugee Service accompanies, serves, and advocates for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
Saint Ignatius lives in a Cave but it was like “his” version of a Cage and he would have worked tirelessly to advocate for and help refugees as it was his mantra to do humble service to others.
Everyone is different: different shapes, sizes, colours, beliefs, personalities,
and we have to celebrate those differences. Recognizing and respecting differences
in others, and treating everyone like you want them to treat you, will help make
our world a better place for everyone.
Kind regards
Paul Lewis
DP – Staff, Identity and Operations
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Our News // 22 June 2023
Article by Paul Lewis DP – Staff, Identity and Operations
Ignatius spent several months in a cave in Manresa (Spain).
He would have been exposed to the freezing cold winter, just like we are now.
The cave overlooked the narrow but rapid Cardoner River and has a view to the Monserrat range dominant on the horizon.
The cave of St Ignatius, now a small chapel.
Some of us have been extremely fortunate to participate in an Ignatian Pilgrimage that included time in Manresa and Mass in the Cave: Mr Exton, Ms Deak, Mr Ryan, myself and this year Ms Hodge and Mr Timms will be doing the Pilgrimage.
Ignatius was known as the “bag man or sack man” as he got around in brown clothes that looked like a “brown sack”. So he would have really felt the cold in winter.
During his time at Manresa Ignatius begged for his keep, eating herbs from surroundings, and only accepted meat and a little wine on Sundays. He worked in in a hospice – caring for the ill and homeless.
So despite his personal doubts and challenges he showed great care and concern for others – as we are called to do during Refuge Week.
Here at Saint Ignatius College Geelong we hold a number of activities during Refugee Week to raise awareness about the plight of refugees. Amongst other things we do a Ration Challenge (3 days or 5 days) and The Cage, where Year 11 and Year 12 students and staff spend 24 hours in a “cage”, including sleeping at school overnight.
Some students involved in this social justice activity have shown incredible care, concern and humble service to to others by taking it upon themselves to set up websites linked to the Jesuit Ration Challenge and they have raised money/received donations and some individual students have raised more than $350 so far – a wonderful gesture.
Congratulations to all the students and staff for their participation in the Cage activity.
UNHCR most recently estimated that at the end of 2022 the number of people forcibly displaced was 108.4 million, and over 35.3 million refugees.
Australia hosts almost 60,000 refugees and 80,000 asylum seekers.
Most are from the Middle East or Asia. It's estimated that 8,000 people are stateless.
Jesuit Refugee Service
https://aus.jrs.net/en/jesuit-refugee-service/
Jesuit Refugee Service accompanies, serves, and advocates for the rights of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons
Saint Ignatius lives in a Cave but it was like “his” version of a Cage and he would have worked tirelessly to advocate for and help refugees as it was his mantra to do humble service to others.
Everyone is different: different shapes, sizes, colours, beliefs, personalities,
and we have to celebrate those differences. Recognizing and respecting differences
in others, and treating everyone like you want them to treat you, will help make
our world a better place for everyone.
Kind regards
Paul Lewis
DP – Staff, Identity and Operations
