Ignatius 500 is the Ignatian Year that we celebrate to commemorate the fifth centenary of an experience that transformed Ignatius of Loyola forever, and gave rise to a spirituality that has facilitated the encounter with God for a multitude of people from generation to generation.

Ignatius 500 will be celebrated worldwide between May 20, 2021, the anniversary of the wound suffered by Inigo de Loyola in Pamplona, and July 31, 2022, the feast of St. Ignatius.

Ignatius 500 is more than a commemoration. In addition to remembering a historical event of universal importance, we live it as an opportunity to actualize that experience in ourselves, in our relationship with God, with others and with Creation.

It is therefore key to encourage us to live the Ignatian year deeply and to participate deeply in its activities as an opportunity to renew our experience with God.

The motto of this anniversary: "See all things new in Christ", invites us to always keep our senses open to grasp the needs of our environment, asking ourselves at all times how we can help transform reality; it is to assume our own limitations, as Ignatius himself did; it is to go out on the road, to go discovering that God who dwells and works in all creatures, and to contemplate Him in everything that happens to us.

The new Ignatius500 website and the social networks that are being launched in Spain province have the mission of helping to raise awareness throughout in this direction in the months leading up to and during the celebration of this Ignatian year. Follow us! #ignatius500

Web: www.ignatius500.org

Video launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opmeCJ6tPZo

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ignatius500/

Twitter: @ignatius_500

Instagram: @Ignatius_500