Manresa: Cave of Mystical Fire
“What if one night in this cave could change your life forever?”
◉ Cave of St. Ignatius at Midnight
Keep vigil where the saint wrote the Spiritual Exercises in 1522. Receive a page from an 1548 manuscript copy to burn with your written attachments, as embers float down the Cardener River.
◉ “Examen Under the Stars”
Practice the Ignatian examen on the Montserrat-view terrace where Loyola first discerned God in all things. Jesuit scholastics guide you through his original 16th-century questions.
◉ La Seu’s Hidden Chapel
Kneel at the Altar of the Holy Spirit where Ignatius had his vision of the Trinity as three musical keys—then compose your own triad chant with seminary musicians.
Daily Ignatian Rhythm
05:30: Dawn “Contemplatio” at Santa Cova’s precipice
10:00: Copy manuscripts in the 16th-century Jesuit scriptorium
15:00: Bake “Pan de los Pobres” at the original alms kitchen
21:00: “Discerning in Darkness” – Blindfolded prayer in the crypt
Ethical Pilgrimage Promise
Your journey supports:
→ Syrian Jesuit seminarians continuing studies
→ Restoration of Manresa’s medieval aqueducts
→ “Bread for Discerners” feeding homeless seekers