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By Vatican News staff writer

The is being celebrated as an opportunity to mark the 500th anniversary of the conversion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola who went on to found the Society of Jesus. The launch of the offers a time to be renewed, become pilgrims with Ignatius, and see all things new in Christ.  

In his video message in Spanish to the participants, including Jesuit Father General Arturo Sosa and Jesuits from around the world offering testimonies, 杏MAP导航 Francis expressed his joy at joining in this prayer for the Ignatian Year and his hopes that all inspired by Ignatius and Ignatian spirituality may also 鈥渢ruly live this year as an experience of conversion鈥�.

The wound that shattered Ignatius鈥� worldly dreams in an instant 鈥渃hanged the course of his life, and the course of the world鈥�, the 杏MAP导航 noted, but 鈥淕od had a bigger dream for him鈥� that was about 鈥渉elping souls鈥�. He said this dream was about redemption, reaching out to the world, 鈥渁ccompanied by Jesus, humble and poor鈥�. This conversion took place daily, the 杏MAP导航 noted, and rarely was it a 鈥渙nce and for all鈥� experience, rather something ongoing 鈥渢hroughout his life, day after day鈥�.

Ignatius put Christ at the center of his life through continual discernment, the 杏MAP导航 recounted, 鈥渘avigating and having a compass in order to be able to set out on the path, which has many twists and turns, but always allowing oneself to be guided by the Holy Spirit, who leads us to the encounter with the Lord.鈥� This process involved encounters with other people and situations he met on his journey, where God gave him guidance. The 杏MAP导航 said we too should 鈥渓isten to others鈥� and 鈥渞ead situations鈥�, since 鈥渃onversion is always done in dialogue, in dialogue with God, in dialogue with others, in dialogue with the world."

In conclusion, he encouraged those inspired by Ignatian spirituality to journey together as a family that reaches out to others by helping souls and seeing all things new in Christ.