Dear International Jesuit Friend in Brussels,

It is with great joy that the European Jesuit Community in Brussels invites you to celebrate together the 2026 Day of the Canonization of Saint Ignatius. There are many of you in the city, working both in the EU institutions and in other international and Belgian organisations, and we thought this special week would be a wonderful opportunity to meet and get to know one another better.

We warmly invite you to join us on Tuesday, 10 March 2026, at 19:00 in the Chapel for Europe.

📍 Details & Registration

• The event will take place at the Chapel for Europe, Rue Van Maerlant 22/24 (European Quarter). The chapel will be open from 18:30.
• Attendance is free, but registration is kindly requested.
• You are warmly welcome to join us even if you cannot attend the entire programme.

Register here

🕊 Programme

• 19:00 – Mass of Saint Ignatius
• 19:45 – Brief presentation of the European Jesuit works in Brussels:
  • Jesuit Conference of European Provincials (JCEP)
  • Chapel for Europe
  • Jesuit Refugee Service – Europe (JRS-E)
  • Jesuit European Social Centre (JESC)
  • Pastoral care in the European Schools
• 20:15 – Informal gathering with light food and drinks
• 21:30 – End

👥 Who is this invitation for?

This invitation is addressed to all International Jesuit Friends in Brussels:

• Alumni and alumnae of Jesuit schools or universities outside Belgium;
• Friends who have participated in Jesuit pastoral activities worldwide;
• Friends currently in touch with the European Jesuit works in Brussels.

Finally, please feel free to share this invitation with other International Jesuit Friends you may know in Brussels. They are most welcome.

Kind regards, and we hope to see you on 10 March!

Register here

Fr. Dalibor Renić SJ,

President of the Jesuit Conference of European Provincials

with the Saint Benedict Jesuit Community in Brussels