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Ascending with Ignatius: Thanks and Farewell

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Day 30 | Ascension Sunday - John 16:5-17, Acts 2:1-13, 2 Cor 3:17-18

THE SUSCIPE Take, Lord, and received all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will, All I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace, that is enough for me. Saint Ignatius of Loyola, 1491-1556 Loyola Press + THANK YOU FOR THIS JOURNEY TOGETHER + It is sad to see this retreat come to an end. What a special time it has been   with Fr. Mark, St. Ignatius of Loyola and Jesus. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for being our guide in such a gentle way. How providential, Lord God, that we would end our retreat as our cities begin opening again after the coronavirus pandemic. Thank you, God for loving us. Lead us out shining your light more brightly than when we entered. 

Day 29 | Acts 1:6-12

Day 28 | Joh 21.15-23

Day 27 | John 21.1-14

Chapter 21 The Appearance to the Seven Disciples.   1  After this, Jesus revealed himself again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. He revealed himself in this way.  2  Together were Simon Peter, Thomas called Didymus, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two others of his disciples.  3  Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We also will come with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.  4  When it was already dawn, Jesus was standing on the shore; but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.  5  Jesus said to them, “Children, have you caught anything to eat?” They answered him, “No.”  6  So he said to them, “Cast the net over the right side of the boat and you will find something.” So they cast it, and were not able to pull it in because of the number of fish.  7  So the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It...

Day 26 | John 14.7-9

Day 25 | Luke 24.13-35, Acts 8.26-40

Day 24 | John 20.11-18, 24-29

Day 23: John 20.1-10