This summer has been the first summer after the public presentation of the Ignatian Way in March, and the Jesuit Province of Loyola is enthusiastically taking part in this project. Early in the summer, the Jesuit schools of San Sebastian and Bilbao organized pilgrimage experiences over several days for dozens of students along different parts of the Ignatian Way. The Jesuit Novices of the Novitiate located in San Sebastian also walked the first steps of the Ignatian Way; and so did a group of the “Centro Loyola Joven” of San Sebastian, the youngsters group of the Urban Spirituality Center (you can see them in the photo, in the Sanctuary of Aránzazu) On August, a group of Jesuits and Lay collaborators of the Curia and other Jesuit institutions walked the first part of the pilgrimage.

The Ignatian Way re-creates a pilgrim route commemorating the famous 1522 journey made by Ignatius of Loyola from his home in Loyola to Montserrat and Manresa. Pilgrims along the Camino Ignaciano walk virtually the same route that Ignatius did, pass through many towns that he did, pray at churches where he worshipped, and marvel at the same natural wonders that he saw. More information