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Manresa Matters Manresa Jesuit Retreat House 1390 Quarton Road • Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-3554 Spring / Summer 2016 248.644.4933 Manresa Matters Manresa Jesuit Retreat House 1390 Quarton Road • Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-3554 Spring / Summer 2016 248.644.4933 www.manresa-sj.org To help men and women grow spiritually through prayer, reflection, guidance and teaching according to the Ignatian tradition F in R the I L E O N R D S D From the Editor To read more fascinating details about the front cover, in the artist’s he front cover is the result of a own words, simply google “The photo search to accompany Three Companions by Dora Bittau” Fr. Daly’s article about the or go to the link at the bottom of this friendsT of Saint Ignatius (see page 5). web page: http://www.gprep.com/ We found individual images of the three apps/pages/index.jsp?type=d&uREC_ saints, and Fr. Fennessy, our resident art ID=263808&pREC_ID=587203. expert, identified them as coming from the Chapel of the Three Companions at Gonzaga Preparatory School in Spokane, their personal experiences of spiritual Manresa Staff Washington. We then contacted the companionship, one by Denise Anderson Ms. Denise Anderson school to request a high resolution photo that includes testimonies from her Fr. Leo Cachat, SJ of the full image along with permission “Women to Women” friends and Fr. Henry Chamberlain, SJ for Manresa to publish it, and Wendy Fr. Gary Wright’s explanation about the Fr. Francis Daly, SJ Griffin from their Communications & Jesuit Alumni and Friends of Detroit. Executive Director Special Events Department graciously While more stories carry this theme, Ms. Ann Dillon provided both. Fr. Peter Fennessy, SJ there are other “reader-friendly” articles Fr. Steve Hurd, SJ Adding the words “Friends in the Lord” you won’t want to miss, such as “Praying Mr. Thomas Hurley to the side panels provides the title of with Art” by DIA Docent Carole Sugrue Controller Fr. Daly’s article as well as the theme and a delightful read about our own Br. Mike O’Grady, SJ of this issue. His article is beautifully Fr. Leo Cachat as told by Paul Seibold. Mr. Steve Raymond enhanced by the artist’s rendering of the Associate Director Your friendly Publications Team is most Ms. Anne Smith three friends: St. Francis Xavier (left) pleased to present this spring/summer Ms. Ruth Ann Stevens holding the book of his master’s teachings issue to all of you dear Manresa friends in Business Manager and a seashell, symbolizing baptism; the Lord. Ms. Rita Tinetti St. Ignatius (center), the dignified God bless you all, Development Director face drawn from his death mask; and Board of Directors St. Peter Faber holding his book Fr. Timothy Babcock Memoriale (“Memories”). The bordered Mr. Robert Babinski area at the bottom further depicts the PS As always, be sure to read our online Mr. Joseph Basta lives of these Jesuit founders. Inside E-Supplement for “bonus material” on Mr. John Bernia, Jr. this issue you will find an article by articles marked with a star. [From our Fr. Fran Daly, SJ Fr. Fennessy describing seven other homepage, click on “Resources” and then Fr. Peter Fennessy, SJ companions of Ignatius. Further “Manresa Matters Bonus Material” or Mr. Isaac Hanna theme-based articles include those by go directly to www.manresa-sj.org/850_ Fr. Si Hendry, SJ Sandy Harding and Alan Haras about Mr. James Hicks ManresaMatters_bonus.pdf.] Ms. Patti Koval It’s easy to join Mr. Peter Kreher our mailing list! Chair Just send your email address Fr. Paul Macke, SJ by text message . Keller McGaffey Text: Mr. Frank Migliazzo Check MANRESA Mr. David Nona us out on to 22828 to get Vice-Chair the web! started! Mr. Brian O’Keefe (Message and data rates may apply.) Mr. Sergio Pagés Mr. Gerald Seizert Comments, suggestions, story ideas? Fr. Gary Wright, SJ The Publications Team would love to hear from you! Publications Team, left to right are (back) Manresa Matters is published Please write to us via email at biannually by Manresa Jesuit George Seroka, Hugh Buchanan, Steve Retreat House, 1390 Quarton Road, Raymond, Fr. Peter Fennessy, SJ, (front) [email protected] Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304. Please Grace Seroka, Paul Seibold and Anne Smith. or use Manresa’s postal address. contact the Business Manager to report duplicate mailings. For more Front Cover: “The Three Companions” icon by Dora N. Bittau, at the Chapel of the information contact 248.644.4933 or [email protected]. Three Companions, Gonzaga Preparatory School, Spokane, WA. Used by permission. Page 2 From our Executive Director This year, Pope Francis has declared a Jubilee Year of th e continue to celebrate our 90 anniversary Mercy and has written, “We as we look forward to spring and the need constantly to contemplate splendor of God’s creation awakening to the mystery of mercy. It is a newW life. St. Ignatius began a new life on March 25, wellspring of joy, serenity, and 1522, the Feast of the Annunciation. [Read an article peace. Our salvation depends on related to this feast on page 7.] On the night before Mary’s it”; and he continues, “. mercy is feast, he made an all-night vigil before the Madonna of the ultimate and supreme act by Montserrat, where he surrendered his sword and became which God comes to meet us.” a knight of Christ. In the morning St. Ignatius left for Francis J. Daly, SJ Manresa, where he spent ten months in prayer with Retreatants frequently tell us that Manresa is a sacred Christ. He experienced Jesus inviting him to labor with place. It is holy ground where for 90 years many friends Him in establishing His kingdom. Like Jesus, Ignatius have come to encounter Jesus Christ, Who is the face realized he needed companions for this mission. While of God’s mercy. These friends in the Lord, who have in studies at the University of Paris, Ignatius met six responded generously to Christ’s invitation to follow him, companions who vowed to follow Jesus. They became have made Manresa a sacred place. known as “friends in the Lord.” [Read more about these In a retreat, we have the opportunity to be still and friends on pages 5 and 6.] contemplate “God who is merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness (Ex. 34:6).” God is always waiting for us and welcomes At Manresa Jesuit Retreat us in the time we spend with Him. He wants us to House today, we still need men experience His forgiveness, joy and peace. I hope during this season of new life, you can take some time for yourself and women who are inspired by to make a retreat and reawaken your relationship with the the vocation of St. Ignatius and Lord. Please pray that Manresa continues to be a sacred place where men and women gather to rest in the mercy desire to serve Christ’s mission. and love of Jesus Christ. We are grateful for all our May we all have the grace to become faithful friends in “friends in the Lord” who bring the Lord. new life to Manresa and help us make known the love and mercy of Jesus Christ. Page 3 Tickets starting at $150 are available in Manresa’s front office by calling 248.644.4933 Ext. 10 or click here to order online. Page 4 Friends in the Lord fellowship. Arriving at the University of Paris from remote villages, isolated fortresses and small cities, these s a philosophy and theology student at the seven were united by friendship, a common desire to serve University of Paris in 1529, Ignatius of Loyola God and the knowledge that they had found in each other shared an apartment with Francis Xavier and what they had been seeking. PeterA Faber, close friends who had been at the College of Sainte Barbe for three and a half years. Faber helped Ignatius with his studies. Ignatius in turn shared with God placed all people in our Faber the wisdom of his Spiritual Exercises. This process lives so that we could both serve of exchange, through which each man gave what he had to the others, was built on mutual trust and reverence and them and learn from them. later would become essential for their way of life. Although uncertain of the way God was leading them, Although Ignatius the seven were confident that and Francis were both God was working in and Basques, Ignatius through them. Ignatius directed confided later that Xavier each companion through the was the toughest material Spiritual Exercises and became he had ever worked spiritual director to each of with. Ignatius patiently, these new friends in the Lord. gently and skillfully Throughout their studies, they challenged the spiritually persevered in their friendship, aloof Xavier. He tried sharing academic and spiritual to win Francis over with help as well as assistance in acts of kindness. He temporal matters. Their example recommended Xavier’s The First Vows at Montmartre, Konrad Baumeister, 1881. and conversation exerted philosophy lectures to Ignatius Loyola, Francis Xavier, Peter Faber, Diego Laynez, considerable influence on their students, sent students Alonzo Salmeron, Simon Rodriguez and Nicholas Bobadilla, all students at the University of Paris, had enthusiasm, fellow students to be tutored by Francis exuberance, a sense of camaraderie and a taste for Through the Spiritual Exercises and even helped him adventure. On August 15, 1534 the seven men, so and spiritual conversation, we financially from time to different in age, character, nationality, social origin and Jesuits and our apostolic partners time. However, Francis indeed even in apostolic and spiritual experience, climbed build a community of respect rejected these appeals to Montmartre outside Paris where Faber, the only priest, celebrated the Mass.
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