MAG+S 2022 organised at Loyola College, Manvi

On : 2022-10-13

MAG+S 2022, an Ignatian immersion programme,  was inaugurated at Loyola College, Manvi on October 4, by Bishop Henry D'Souza of Bellary diocese. The gathering of Ignatian youth drew nearly 300 pilgrims from all across the state with the focus primarily being on participants from pre university colleges. Each group was animated and accompanied by a Jesuit scholastic which was a unique feature of this MAG+S.

The five pillars of Mag+s were creatively brought out with morning meditations and Mag+s circles conducted by the scholastics; a detailed history and immersion into the Pannur-Manvi mission led by Fr Leo Pereira SJ, the superior; a creative nature mass celebrated by Fr Melwyn D'Cunha SJ, and the graceful laying of hands upon the pilgrims animated by the fathers from the community along with Fr Maxim Rasquinha SJ.

For the Ignatian immersion proper, Fr Don Prem SJ grouped the activities into different themes and while some went for ecological exposure, others interacted with the labourers in the cotton fields, women from self-help groups etc.

Another highlight of the immersion was a cleanliness drive done at the Loyola College bus stop where pilgrims gave a facelift to the public spot in a span of three hours. The social message painted at the bus stop read ‘it takes many hands to build, but just one to destroy’. Fr Maxim Dias SJ and Sch Reuell SJ (DAR) accompanied the pilgrims to see everything new in Christ in and through the five pillars of Mag+s and in all the activities.