Deusto CampusFaith

Introduction

The University of Deusto, an institution of the Society of Jesus, assumes the mission of serving society through a specifically university-based contribution and from a Christian vision of reality.

We believe that faith is an important dimension in the development of the person. For this reason, we promote activities to live, share and grow in the experience of faith. From the Jesuit tradition and Ignatian spirituality, framed in the Catholic Christian faith, several possibilities are offered.

In this sense, the Faith and Spirituality area offers you accompaniment, training and experiences that will help you to get to know the Christian faith better, to deepen the spiritual dimension of your life and from there to discover how to contribute to a more just and sustainable world.

Contact

Bilbao

24, Universidades Ave. 48007 - Bilbao

944 139 374
pastoral@deusto.es

SAN SEBASTIAN

Office 101, Central Building. 50, Mundaiz St. 20012 - San Sebastian

943 326 600 Ext.: 5282
j.sagastagoitia@deusto.es

Joaquín Mussacchio - Want to talk? I'm listening

Our students

The spiritual accompaniment allowed me to enter into my inner self and to visualise issues to strengthen my life project.

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Xabier García - MAGIS

Our students

It has been a very rewarding experience that has given me the chance to stop, reflect and disconnect from my routine.

Xabier GarcíaMAGIS

MAG+S Community

WHAT IS MAG+S?

MAG+S Community Bilbao

MAG+S Community San Sebastian

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MAG+S Easter

MAG+S Portugal 2023

It is a network that promotes groups of young people (between 20 and 30 years old) in which to share and deepen their faith and life. Through group meetings, events and celebrations, with other people your age, you look at life and join a journey that helps you to seek and find God in everyday life, encourage commitment to justice and help each young person to find their place in the church and in the world through vocational discernment tools.

When: Wednesday afternoons
Place: Arrupe Etxea (2, Padre Lojendio St.)
Note: prior interview is essential.

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In San Sebastian we are organised in four groups, which are made up of 10-12 people. Most of us are studying although some of us have already started working. 

If you want to know more about MAGIS you can find more information on the website or visit the Deusto Campus Faith office on the San Sebastian campus. 

When: to be defined
Place: Loiola Centre. 3, Andia St.
Note: prior interview is essential.

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What can the Gospel and Ignatian spirituality tell us about our professional vocation? With this concern in mind, the "More than..." meetings were born, trying to help us to recognise, through dynamics and prayer, testimonies and group sharing, how we can live our Christian vocation in our own professional vocation. The "More than..." meetings organised by the MAG+S Pastoral are weekend meetings, designed for students in their final years and professionals.

More information

Dates of the last four meetings of this academic year 2022-2023:

  • MQ Science (Barcelona), 17-19 February.
  • MQ Education (Cordoba), 24-26 February
  • MQ Health (Salamanca), 24-26 February
  • MQ Sport (Bilbao), 3-4 March

Every year, during Holy Week and Easter, Christians take a look at the core experience of our faith. From the MAG+S Pastoral, we propose to young people from 18 to 30 years old, to celebrate EASTER in community, with other young people (university students and professionals) from all corners of Spain from the Ignatian spirituality.

For a young person who wants to follow Jesus in the midst of the demands and haste of our world, EASTER is an opportunity to focus on Jesus, to open our hearts to his Gospel, and to allow ourselves to be "resurrected" with him. EASTER is a time for contemplation and sharing, for accompanying and serving Jesus and others...

Easter MAG+S 2023, offers spaces to pray, to act, to share, and to celebrate the faith that unites us as Church and as Ignatian community. We want to celebrate together these important days in our faith.

More information

The Easter that we are preferentially organising from Deusto is the one that will be held in the Castle-Sanctuary of Javier from the 6th to the 9th of April. Young people from Bizkaia, Gipuzkoa, Navarra, Zaragoza, etc. will be attending.

For more information: you can write to pastoral@deusto.es

"Creating Hopeful Future"
From 22nd to 6th August 2023

This major event, 22-31 July, takes place in the days leading up to World Youth Day in Lisbon, 1-6 August, which is also being attended.

These days are full of experiences and activities, which help to celebrate faith and service in a space of sharing and prayer.

For more information: you can write to pastoral@deusto.es

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Garate International

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Garate International

Every year, the University of Deusto's community welcomes a significant number of international students with whom we share a space of encounter between different cultures, traditions and religions. We do so inspired by the figure of Blessed Francisco Garate (1888 - 1929), who was the person in charge of welcoming students to the university for forty years.

Deusto Campus Faith Community

Spaces and Activities

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Economy of Francesco

EoF is an international movement, promoted by Pope Francis and inspired by the figure of Saint Francis of Assisi, with young economists, entrepreneurs and agents of change committed to a process of inclusive dialogue and young and vibrant global change, moving towards a new economy. From Deusto we support the dynamisation of the Basque EoF hub.

Meetings once a month.

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Creation Time

A space for prayer and contemplation focused on the care of the Common Home.

Brotherhood

Brotherhood Space

Lenten meeting for students who are confreres.  The date for the March meeting will be announced shortly.

Javierada"

Javierada

In the village of Javier (Navarra) is the castle that was the birthplace of St. Francis Xavier, co-founder of the Society of Jesus and missionary who left his home to make the world his new home.

On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 March 2023, we join the tradition of many Christians to make a pilgrimage to Xavier. It is a route to walk a distance of approx. 20 km, with an opportunity for encounter, celebration, as well as getting closer to history, culture and nature. We will sleep in the Sanctuary's hostel. Price of transport, food and accommodation : 30 euros.

Registration

Ignatian

Ignatian Way

A journey along the path of Ignatius of Loyola in 1522 (Loyola, Pamplona, Manresa, Barcelona...) in coordination with the Ignatian Year Commission of the University of Deusto. Check the information about the itinerary. Click here and find out more.
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Pilgrimage to Rome

The first week of July we offer the opportunity to go as a group to get to know Rome and the Ignatian places of reference for the Society of Jesus. Come and join us. More details soon. You can write to us at pastoral@deusto.es

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Coro San Sebastián

Do you know how to play instruments and do you have singing skills? We offer you the opportunity to join the choir that accompanies the Sunday Eucharist in the Church of the Sacred Heart in San Sebastian with contemporary religious music. One of the most important masses for young people in the city.

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Life Project Workshop

We invite you to open yourself to all the latent possibilities through self-knowledge and discovery of the necessary inner elements. We accompany you to bring into play all the dynamisms and attitudes that will help you to discern what you want to live and that will guide you to live the authentic life you are lamad@ to live.

We offer you an experiential process through practices and dynamics that will bring to the surface the key elements necessary to initiate and plan your life project. A dynamic project in evolution.

Programme-Sessions (Tuesdays in March from 15:00 to 16:30)

Session 1: 7th March

  • Keys to design a life project.
  • Recognising my needs, qualities, limitations and values.

Session 2: 14th March

  • Obstacles and resistances: identifying critical voices.
  • Listening to the authentic inner voice.

Session 3: 21st March

  • Connecting with my deep aspirations.
  • Discovering my inner potential.

Session 4: 28th March

  • Dynamic map of my life project.
  • Engaging and seeking partnerships.

Your vocation starts today

Vocational culture

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Your vocation starts today

Vocational culture

The story runs a certain parallelism between the conversion experience that Ignatius of Loyola lived 500 years ago and the wound that Nacho is living today in 2022. UNIJES has commissioned this inspirational video as part of the Project for the development of a Vocational Culture in its centres and on the occasion of the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the conversion of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. Remember, your vocation begins today, day by day, it begins in your story and with others.

Spirituality

Meditation

Monthly prayer

Spiritual exercises

Personal support

Interreligious space

Want to talk? I'm listening

Time to stop, listen to our body and our inner self through the exercise of postural attention.

When: Tuesdays.
Time: 14:00 - 14:45.
Place: Romanesque chapel (Bilbao Campus).

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Each month we will be offering a space for community prayer rooted in the time we are living at any given moment and attending to relevant religious and social milestones.

 

An experience of deepening freedom and love in Ignatian terms.

  • Exercises in daily life University of Deusto
    Advent and Lent.
  • Exercises at Loyola
    26-30 December. Early February (workshop).
  • Spiritual Exercises at Javier
    Spirituality is for the believer the path that brings them closer to God and includes prayer, intuition, reflection, action and understanding of who God is for us, manifested in Jesus. We offer you a few days of retreat in a natural environment to be silent, to stop, to contemplate life and to pray with the dynamics of spiritual exercise.
  • Weekend Exercises
    Personal praying experience in the form of a weekend retreat or more days to pray with the pedagogy of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
  • In daily life
    Personal praying experience in daily life, guided by a companion with the methodology of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius.
  • UNIJES Exercises
    Mid-June.

Registration for Bilbao Campus

Registration for San Sebastian Campus

Offer at the Loyola Bilbao - Arrupe House Centre:

  • Exercises of initiation to the experience of God
    Informative meeting: 13th October at 19:00.
    More information on the following link.
  • Exercises at weekends
    More information on the following link.
  • Spiritual exercises in daily life
    These are aimed at anyone who is questioning what God wants from their life and what their path in life is. A process that helps to respond to the need to stop and review one's own life, to correct unwise decisions and to discover where to go in the future. They are a pedagogy to do this learning with the mastery of the Spirit of Jesus in the midst of everyday life.
    Weekly and personalised dynamics. For more information you can contact Edith Ulloa by phone on 944 004 004 or by email cloyola.bi@arrupeetxea.eus.

 

A tool to personalise the experience of faith and life.

Request an appointment by email: pastoral@deusto.es.

Deusto Campus Faith seeks to support the spiritual growth of students from many religious backgrounds and to educate students about diverse religious traditions.

Interfaith prayer room:

Located on floor 0 of the Centenary building on the Bilbao campus, open to all people for private prayer and spiritual time.

Request its use in the following form.

Deusto Campus Faith at the San Sebastian Campus wants to offer you a moment to stop and talk, to feel listened to and to move forward in the search to give meaning to the personal concerns and experiences that you are living.

If you wish, you can request an appointment by sending an e-mail to j.sagastagoitia@deusto.es, or by coming in person to the Deusto Campus Faith office, Office 101 in the Central Building.

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Celebrations

  • Monday - 08:30 - Romanesque Chapel
  • Tuesday - 08:30 - Gothic Chapel
  • Wednesday - 14:00 - Romanesque Chapel
  • Thursday - 11:00 - Romanesque Chapel
  • Friday - 08:30 - Romanesque chapel
  • Sunday - 20:00 – Residence chapel

Mass schedules to be applied from 8 February to 26 May 2023.

Community Eucharists first half of 2023

  • Ash Wednesday: 22 February, Bilbao, Gothic Chapel 13:00. Donostia, Oratorio Edificio Antxieta, 13:00.
  • End of term: 17 May, Bilbao, Gothic Chapel 13:00. Donostia, Antxieta Building Oratory, 13:00.

Bilbao:

  • 12:30 - Chapel of Christ in the Ntra. Señora de Begoña School in Indautxu.
  • 20:00 - Church of the Sacred Heart in Alameda Urquijo Street.

San Sebastian:

  • 20:30 - Church of the Sacred Heart at 3, Andia Street.

Every Wednesday at 13:15 in the Gothic Chapel.

An opportunity for those who wish to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation or go to confession. Make an appointment by sending an email to j.sagastagoitia@deusto.es

With the opening of the new chapel in the Antxieta building we will celebrate weekly Eucharist in the San Sebastian Campus on Wednesdays at 8:30 in this chapel.

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Weddings

Celebrate your wedding at the University of Deusto

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Weaving networks

Eliza Sarean

What is it?

Groups

Channels

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Eliza Sarean is a project that seeks to generate spaces for reflection, dialogue, training and sharing on the way of being of the Church in the network. Acción Católica General of Biscay and the University of Deusto collaborate in this initiative that responds to different realities that we have detected and that we highlight:

  • The challenges posed by the so-called digital society.
  • The need for new languages and new ecclesial presences.
  • The calls arising from the Synod of Bishops on youth.
  • The poor ecclesial presence in the network of networks, especially in our geographical area of influence.
  • The call to seek new ways of ecclesial collaboration.
  • The need for formation in this area.

These spaces mentioned above are a flexible proposal depending on the different groups we want to reach. We invite as many people as possible, including the following groups:

  • Church leaders: among them we would like to highlight pastoral workers, to whom we would like to offer a simple and useful proposal for reflection and the use of networks.
  • Ecclesial movements: we especially highlight those that are in direct contact with young people, such as Basque Country Scouts and other leisure time groups. We would like to provide group monitors and animators with some keys to help them in their task in relation to the group and communication with its users.
  • Educators: Kristau Eskola is the reference point for Christian education in Biscay with the centres of the diocese. We want to reach out to them as multiplying agents in society.
  • People interested in the subject, either for its faith dimension or for digital and sociological reflection.
  • University community.

To this end, and to provide a narrative to guide communication and understanding, we want to be present in different channels. The first channel is the virtual one. We invite you to follow us on our Instagram account: @elizasarean.

If you have any questions or comments, please write to us at elizasarean@gmail.com and we will respond as soon as possible.

We will also have spaces for meetings and dialogue at the University of Deusto. Check Eliza Sarean's meeting offer on the website and sign up for the activities.

 

Links of interest

Hospitalidad.es
Pastoralsj.org
Serjesuita.es
Otoi.eus
https://www.rezandovoy.org/