7/7: Growing in the 7 Ignatian Virtues in 7 Days

For this Holy Week, Ateneo is Home brings you 7/7: Growing in the 7 Ignatian Virtues in 7 Days. As we observe this special period in our Catholic calendar, we hope that this activity will serve as a material for us to consider doing so we can take stock of our spiritual life. 

 

In relation to the 7 Ignatian Virtues (magis, cura personalis, tantum quantum, love and service, discernment, suscipe and finding God in all things) we learned about and pondered on during the previous Employees’ Gathering, this 7-day challenge invites us to different moments of reflection and action relating to the said Ignatian virtues. Hopefully, these series of challenges will spark a deeper desire and encourage a more intentional movement for us to grow in the Ignatian virtues.    

 

A guide for the challenge

 

For each day within the Holy Week, a task that we encourage you to do is identified - a reflection, prayer, conversation, or action in relation to a specific Ignatian virtue. We invite you to carry out the “challenge”, or invitation, for that day. Each day focuses on one specific virtue.

 

When you finish doing the task, you are invited to write the fruits of your reflection and prayer in a journal. 

 

The challenge ends on 21 April, Easter Sunday.

 

In the end, this is a personal challenge that we hope will take you to a meaningful journey of knowing yourself in terms of the seven virtues, and how you may grow more in them. This can be especially meaningful during this period of the Holy Week. Ultimately, we hope that the seven virtues will lead you closer to Him, the God whose only hope is to be intimate with you.

 

Download the 7/7: Growing in the 7 Ignatian Virtues in 7 Days Challenge sheet below.