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Prayer on a Busy Day Lord, we pray to you today and remember that You created everything all that we see around us. We consecrate everything to You -everything that we will do today; every task we need to do; every thought that comes to mind. -every song we get to sing; every person we encounter; every loved one we get to remember and pray for and care for. WE consecrate everything and everyone. Make all of these, all of us, holy. Today, we consecrate everything that we do, everything that we meet. Today, we thank You for all of these. Today, we offer everything back to You. Amen.

Prayer on a Busy Day


Lord, we pray to you today and remember that You created everything all that we see around us.

We consecrate everything to You

-everything that we will do today; every task we need to do; every thought that comes to mind.

-every song we get to sing; every person we encounter; every loved one we get to remember and pray for and care for.

WE consecrate everything and everyone.

Make all of these, all of us, holy.

Today, we consecrate everything that we do, everything that we meet.

Today, we thank You for all of these.

Today, we offer everything back to You. Amen.

Characteristics of Jesuit Education 7. The centrality of discernment in the development of knowledge and faith. Philip Keane SJ defines discernment as “a process of decision-making in which a person has several alternative choices and determines which of these choices is God’s will through a reflection on the stirrings or movements or responses which the person subjectively experiences vis-a-vis the possible alternative.” -photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education

7. The centrality of discernment in the development of knowledge and faith.

Philip Keane SJ defines discernment as “a process of decision-making in which a person has several alternative choices and determines which of these choices is God’s will through a reflection on the stirrings or movements or responses which the person subjectively experiences vis-a-vis the possible alternative.”

-photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education 6. A priority on the importance of the interior life or the inner journey of faith. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius attempts to develop the ability to cultivate the life of faith or the spiritual journey. They enable individuals to explore and grow in their understanding of how God is present in their lives, of how they might come to know God in a deeper way through a reflection on their own personal experiences, and of how to make choices in light of God’s presence. -photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education

6. A priority on the importance of the interior life or the inner journey of faith.

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius attempts to develop the ability to cultivate the life of faith or the spiritual journey. They enable individuals to explore and grow in their understanding of how God is present in their lives, of how they might come to know God in a deeper way through a reflection on their own personal experiences, and of how to make choices in light of God’s presence.

-photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education 5. A commitment to the education of leaders. Those who will occupy positions of power and influence in the world in all walks of life. Ignatius believed that through everyday action in the world the life of faith finds concrete expression. - photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education

5. A commitment to the education of leaders. Those who will occupy positions of power and influence in the world in all walks of life. Ignatius believed that through everyday action in the world the life of faith finds concrete expression.

- photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education 4. The integral relationship between the life of faith and the life of the mind. Intellect and reason have prominent places in an Ignatian vision of life. They do not contradict the life of faith; rather, faith and reason complement each other. Faith and reason are the hallmarks of a Jesuit university; though, as many will attest, the relationship between them is at time difficult. -photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education

4. The integral relationship between the life of faith and the life of the mind.

Intellect and reason have prominent places in an Ignatian vision of life. They do not contradict the life of faith; rather, faith and reason complement each other. Faith and reason are the hallmarks of a Jesuit university; though, as many will attest, the relationship between them is at time difficult.

-photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education 3. The priority of the notion of service in the doing of God’s will. Ignatius, uses the term, “giving oneself over’ as a way of expressing his idea that one’s mission is to give oneself in service to God’s redemptive plan. Jesuit-educated youth are to be schooled in the belief that theirs ought to be a life of service to others. -photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education

3. The priority of the notion of service in the doing of God’s will.

Ignatius, uses the term, “giving oneself over’ as a way of expressing his idea that one’s mission is to give oneself in service to God’s redemptive plan. Jesuit-educated youth are to be schooled in the belief that theirs ought to be a life of service to others.

-photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of Jesuit Education 2. A commitment to developing students a ‘taste for the other.’ That is, a recognition that God intends them to be responsible as a community. Others are to be treated with respect as ends in themselves and not as means to other ends. Enabling students to develop a sense of justice is an essential ingredient of Jesuit education. -photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, taken in Los Gatos, California.

Characteristics of Jesuit Education


2. A commitment to developing students a ‘taste for the other.’ That is, a recognition that God intends them to be responsible as a community. Others are to be treated with respect as ends in themselves and not as means to other ends. Enabling students to develop a sense of justice is an essential ingredient of Jesuit education.

-photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, taken in Los Gatos, California.

Characteristics of a Jesuit Vision of Education:  1. A sacramental view of life in the world. A  belief that God is present in all things and that all human activity — indeed, all relationships —- is imbued with a sense of meaning and purpose in that God’s grace (God’s intentions and purposes) is at work in human activity. -photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

Characteristics of a Jesuit Vision of Education: 

1. A sacramental view of life in the world. A  belief that God is present in all things and that all human activity — indeed, all relationships —- is imbued with a sense of meaning and purpose in that God’s grace (God’s intentions and purposes) is at work in human activity.

-photo: Jessel Gerard M. Gonzales SJ, Los Gatos, California

The beauty of the interior of St. John the Baptist Church, Camalig, Albay. Taken 6 April 2012.

The beauty of the interior of St. John the Baptist Church, Camalig, Albay. Taken 6 April 2012.

The Church of St. John the Baptist, Camalig, Albay. This is the interior of the old Spanish church. Taken on 6 April 2012.

The Church of St. John the Baptist, Camalig, Albay. This is the interior of the old Spanish church. Taken on 6 April 2012.