About Us

The growing MAGiS-International partnership is happy to present MAGiS'09 Africa. Experiments will take place in several E.African cities and will follow the themes of Pilgrimage, Service & Creativity.

Dates: 7th - 21st August 2009.

What is MAGiS?

MAGiS is a long-term project designed to foster Ignatian Spirituality among young adults (20s and 30s). The aim of MAGiS is to develop leaders — people with a sense of God’s place in their lives and a capacity to do something to build a better world.

To all we offer a relationship with Jesus based on the life experiences and therefore the spirituality of St Ignatius Loyola. St. Ignatius used the word magis to talk about a quest for the greater good, always striving for the greater glory of God.

In this context, magis — or "the more" — is used like an adverb: to see more (clearly), to love more (dearly), to follow more (closely), emphasising the quality or intensity of our doing, instead of simply the act of doing.

The MAGiS programme aims to walk with young adults as they discover their identity in their work, at home, and in relationship with others. We are each at a different place in our search for, or walk with, God. MAGiS offers a stepping stone along the way, and companions for the road.

The three pillars

The three pillars of MAGiS: to Know, to Love, to Follow

MAGiS is open to any young adult looking for the more in their lives, from a faith that does justice. It brings young people together to share their ideas, and puts them in touch with others who can accompany them on their journeys, helping them discover:

Meaning

• Getting to know God in your life to Know

Purpose

• Building a relationship with Jesus to Love

Direction

• Developing a sense of how you are called to respond to God’s love to Follow