A Blessing For Our Departing Jesuit Volunteers

For Conor, Ian, Bridget, Brianna, Chelsea, Andie, and Lisa:

“Nothing is more practical than

finding God, than

falling in Love

in a quite absolute, final way.

What you are in love with,

what seizes your imagination, will affect everything.

It will decide

what will get you out of bed in the morning,

what you do with your evenings,

how you spend your weekends,

what you read, whom you know,

what breaks your heart,

and what amazes you with joy and gratitude.

Fall in Love, stay in love,

and it will decide everything.”

--Pedro Arrupe SJ (1907-91)
28th Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Thank you and God bless you!