build since he was a stone mason from Ireland. As I entered the church I was astonished by the beautiful art above the alter. There I saw several saints adoring our Lord. As I gazed at the artwork, my uncle told me that one of the saints was St. Ignatius of Loyola. My uncle told me about how he was a warrior that was wounded by a cannonball, and after miraculous conversion he became the founder of the Jesuit order. In my mind, I thought Ignatius was a “bad ass saint”. I was quite fond of hearing stories about supernaturally peaceful saints like St. Francis of Assisi, but a saint that survived a cannonball wound? Then my uncle dropped a bombshell, we were going to confession. Immediately I felt my heart pound in my throat. I was incredibly nervous
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I felt inspired to try, and find the Central-Southern Province’s Vocation Director’s email. So, I sent him an email, and the next day he responded, and told me he was going to forward my email to Fr. Drew, the Vocation Coordinator. My journey to where I am today, was starting to materialize. After months of emailing Fr. Drew, I attended a Come and See event where I could see new novices enter, and novices take their first vows. That was tremendous experience, and I felt so near to God, when I was with the Jesuits. I told Fr. Drew, how I wanted to seriously pursue a vocation as a Jesuit. I also told Fr. Mark, the Vocation Director, my desire, and he told me that I needed to start having guidance from a spiritual director. I remember thinking, “What is a spiritual director, are they like the Yoda of prayer?” So, Fr. Drew put me in contact with Fr. Paul, the former Vocation Director of the Central-Southern …show more content…
Every day, I enjoy spending time with Jesus, and continue practicing prayer, thanks to Fr. Paul’s guidance. I love encountering the Father, when I practice my daily examines. And, I appreciate the life of the Holy Spirit gives me when I pray with Mary, St. Ignatius, St. Xavier, St. Faber, and St. Gonzaga. Day after day, my confidence, worries, thoughts, prayers, and movements of my spirit have been nurtured by the Holy Spirit, to where I can say with certainty that my life is to be a Jesuit; that the Lord wants me to travel with Him along the ways, and beauties that St. Ignatius discovered almost 500 years
I felt inspired to try, and find the Central-Southern Province’s Vocation Director’s email. So, I sent him an email, and the next day he responded, and told me he was going to forward my email to Fr. Drew, the Vocation Coordinator. My journey to where I am today, was starting to materialize. After months of emailing Fr. Drew, I attended a Come and See event where I could see new novices enter, and novices take their first vows. That was tremendous experience, and I felt so near to God, when I was with the Jesuits. I told Fr. Drew, how I wanted to seriously pursue a vocation as a Jesuit. I also told Fr. Mark, the Vocation Director, my desire, and he told me that I needed to start having guidance from a spiritual director. I remember thinking, “What is a spiritual director, are they like the Yoda of prayer?” So, Fr. Drew put me in contact with Fr. Paul, the former Vocation Director of the Central-Southern …show more content…
Every day, I enjoy spending time with Jesus, and continue practicing prayer, thanks to Fr. Paul’s guidance. I love encountering the Father, when I practice my daily examines. And, I appreciate the life of the Holy Spirit gives me when I pray with Mary, St. Ignatius, St. Xavier, St. Faber, and St. Gonzaga. Day after day, my confidence, worries, thoughts, prayers, and movements of my spirit have been nurtured by the Holy Spirit, to where I can say with certainty that my life is to be a Jesuit; that the Lord wants me to travel with Him along the ways, and beauties that St. Ignatius discovered almost 500 years