.png){kind=logo}
News Detail
Day 10 - Manresa to Barcelona
Exploring Ignatius' Life in Manresa and Barcelona
(Delayed with technical difficulties)
Today, June 13th, was mostly a travel day. We started off with a delicious breakfast, after climbing up and down countless flights of stairs to find our rooms. I’m ashamed to say even after almost a full day, I found myself hopelessly lost in the beautiful house - the Jesuit center in Manresa - more like a castle. We spent the majority of today strolling around the bustling town of Manresa, visiting the churches and learning the origin of the city, imagining the preserved streets Ignatius walked through, seeing the places he lived and encountered others, and then partaking in gelato and shopping for ourselves and those back home. We celebrated Mass for our final time together and brought our journey with Ignatius nearly to a close, as we prayed in the very cave where he prayed 500 years ago. Our busy day intensified to stressful as we managed to leap on our Barcelona-bound train seconds before the doors closed, since our touching Mass took longer than expected-primarily due to the troubles surrounding payment in a gift shop. After we bid goodbye to Manresa and Ignatius’s time there, a loud train ride led us to Barcelona, ready for rest and a good dinner. Our guide-priest, Fr. Iriberri, led us across a multitude of streets, narrowly being missed by a few erratic cars. After dropping our bags off at the university where we were spending our last nights, the group walked to dinner, while a few injured took a taxi. Dinner was a combination of chilled gazpacho and seafood paella. Fr. Iriberri then took us on a brief walking tour of the old city in Barcelona, including Roman ruins, medieval churches and winding alleys. When we returned to our lodgings, it was time to say our final goodbye to Padre Iriberri, as he was leaving the next day to attend a premiere of a film about the Camino Ignaciano at the Vatican. It was a sad parting, but we finished our day with gratitude, a full belly and a warm heart. One might even say too warm, as the lack of air conditioning brought a different perspective to how it must’ve felt centuries ago.
Today, June 13th, was mostly a travel day. We started off with a delicious breakfast, after climbing up and down countless flights of stairs to find our rooms. I’m ashamed to say even after almost a full day, I found myself hopelessly lost in the beautiful house - the Jesuit center in Manresa - more like a castle. We spent the majority of today strolling around the bustling town of Manresa, visiting the churches and learning the origin of the city, imagining the preserved streets Ignatius walked through, seeing the places he lived and encountered others, and then partaking in gelato and shopping for ourselves and those back home. We celebrated Mass for our final time together and brought our journey with Ignatius nearly to a close, as we prayed in the very cave where he prayed 500 years ago. Our busy day intensified to stressful as we managed to leap on our Barcelona-bound train seconds before the doors closed, since our touching Mass took longer than expected-primarily due to the troubles surrounding payment in a gift shop. After we bid goodbye to Manresa and Ignatius’s time there, a loud train ride led us to Barcelona, ready for rest and a good dinner. Our guide-priest, Fr. Iriberri, led us across a multitude of streets, narrowly being missed by a few erratic cars. After dropping our bags off at the university where we were spending our last nights, the group walked to dinner, while a few injured took a taxi. Dinner was a combination of chilled gazpacho and seafood paella. Fr. Iriberri then took us on a brief walking tour of the old city in Barcelona, including Roman ruins, medieval churches and winding alleys. When we returned to our lodgings, it was time to say our final goodbye to Padre Iriberri, as he was leaving the next day to attend a premiere of a film about the Camino Ignaciano at the Vatican. It was a sad parting, but we finished our day with gratitude, a full belly and a warm heart. One might even say too warm, as the lack of air conditioning brought a different perspective to how it must’ve felt centuries ago.
Main-Visitor Entrance
Regis Jesuit High School
Mail-Delivery Address
Regis Jesuit High School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic and other school-administered programs.