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Prayer

The term spirituality includes many experiences and expressions. In Catholic traditions, it includes personal prayer and devotions, the public prayer of liturgy and the sacraments, and traditions of spirituality that have become popular and recognizable.

The spirituality that guides the life and mission of SI comes from the school’s namesake, St. Ignatius of Loyola. St. Ignatius had profound experiences of God’s love for him, personally, and God’s desire that he make that love known and understandable by all.

We continue to practice this spirituality that St. Ignatius passed on to his first companions and the Society of Jesus through liturgy and prayer. 

Prayer at SI

As a Catholic school that continues the Jesuit and Ignatian tradition of spirituality, we devote time throughout the week for prayer. 

Our school community begins each day with prayer, and once each week we pray together what is known as the Examen, a prayer developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola to help individuals identify moments of God’s grace in their days. If you would like to learn more about the Examen or pray it on your own, please find more resources here.

  • Students have many opportunities to lead prayer at SI:
  • Writing morning prayers
  • Leading morning prayers over the school intercom
  • Writing the weekly Examen
  • Leading the weekly Examen over the school intercom

How is prayer unique at SI?
St. Ignatius’ method of prayer encourages us to remember that God works in all places and among all peoples. For this reason, we invite the diversity of our school community to help guide our prayer. We invite the following groups, among others, to assist with morning prayer and the Examen:

  • InSIgnis and InSIgnito Leadership
  • Affinity Groups
  • Arrupe Social Justice Council
  • Sports Teams
  • Student Clubs
  • Student Council

Prayer Services
SI also holds five all-school prayer services during the year. These prayer services have roots in Catholic tradition and ritual actions while they also guide the school community in St. Ignatius’ encouragement to encounter God in all things.

So that the school community can participate as fully as possible in these prayer services, students help in the following ways:

  • Serving on planning teams
  • Serving as an MC
  • Proclaiming a reading from Scripture
  • Serving in Music Ministry
  • Participating in ritual actions and reflections