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Blessed Sacrament Parish

Hollywood, CA since 1904

35th General Congregation of the Society of Jesus - January 7, 2008 to Present

01.19.08. Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, S.J. is elected as the 30th Superior General of the Society of Jesus

Adolfo Nicolas, Superior General

-- More on Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, S.J.

St. Ignatius Chapel at Blessed Sacrament Church

"During the General Congregation 35 of the Society of Jesus, Jesuits and their ministries have been asked to keep a special candle burning in a chapel in prayer for the guidance of the Holy Spirit in the selection of a new Superior General and in the discussions and decision of the delegates on important issues related to mission, ministry, governance and partnership.
"I have placed a candle in a yellow glass container at the foot of the statue of St. Ignatius that is in the church as a sign of our on-going prayer for GC 35."
Fr. Wayne Negrete, S.J.
Superior, Jesuit Community

St. Ignatius and Candle
Photo by Fr. Wayne Negrete, S.J.

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Prayer for the 35th General Congregation

Thus we wish to pray to our Lord Jesus Christ:
Lord Jesus Christ, you desire that the Society that bears your name may gather together in your Spirit and may fulfill your will in all its decisions. Through the intercession of the Virgin Mary Mother of God, St. Ignatius and all the Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus, we bring you our prayers:

  1. That the upcoming General Congregation may be a time of listening to your Spirit, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  2. That the Electors may receive the gift of discernment, so that they may serve the well-being of the whole Society of Jesus, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  3. That all Jesuits may grow in the desire to serve the needs of the Church with increasing self-donation, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  4. That we Jesuits may be renewed in our fidelity to the Holy Father, your Vicar on earth, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  5. That you renew in us the strength to make you known among those who have not yet heard of you, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  6. That we may be guided by a true love for the poor and the little ones and the desire to work for justice and peace among peoples, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  7. That we might have the heart of the good Shepherd who seeks and finds the lost, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  8. That we may be guided by your wisdom to promote dialogue between our faith and the cultures of today and between peoples of different religions, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  9. That we may give witness in words and in action to the Gospel of the Lord and learn how to help the persons around us in their search for God, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  10. That the Church and the Society of Jesus may be gifted by new vocations, we pray: Lord, hear us.
  11. That you will bless all our friends and benefactors, we pray: Lord, hear us.

Let us pray as the Lord has taught us to pray:
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Let us pray:
Lord, in your providence you guided Saint Ignatius to found the Society of Jesus. Enrich it, we pray, with gifts of heart, mind and spirit. Make us all one with you in holiness and love, that we may discern your will and carry it out with constancy and faith. We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Praised be Jesus Christ forever. Amen.

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