Ignatian Retreat
Come to know how God is speaking to you…
“Here I ask for what I desire…an intimate knowledge of our Lord, who has become human for me, that I may love Him more and follow him closely.”
St. Ignatius of Loyola, The Spiritual Exercises
You are invited to a five-day immersion experience in Ignatian Prayer, Spirituality, and Spiritual Direction.
“Here I ask for what I desire…an intimate knowledge of our Lord, who has become human for me, that I may love Him more and follow him closely.”
St. Ignatius of Loyola, The Spiritual Exercises
You are invited to a five-day immersion experience in Ignatian Prayer, Spirituality, and Spiritual Direction.
WNY Institute of Ignatian Spirituality 2025 Ignatian Spiritual Retreat
July 14-18, 2025
Loyola Hall, Canisius University Campus, Buffalo, NY
8:00am - 4:30 pm M-F
Dr. Damian Zynda, Presenter
Director of Mission and Ministry at McQuaid Jesuit and Director of Ignatian Identity at Canisius
High School
Course description. This course introduces Ignatian contemplative prayer found throughout
the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It combines experience and prayer, reflection
on experience, discernment, and spiritual direction with theological underpinnings of each
element. The course is intended for persons who seek a personal relationship with Jesus as the
foundation for their discipleship and/or ministry. It can serve as a refresher for those who have
made the Spiritual Exercises. It can also be a gateway for making the 19th Annotation Retreat
from September 2025 to May 2026, and ongoing formation in the discernment of becoming a
spiritual director.
Cost: $650 for tuition and lunch. An additional $500 for four overnight accommodations of private
room, full bathroom, continental breakfast and home-cooked dinner.
Make payment to: The Canisius Jesuit Community
July 14-18, 2025
Loyola Hall, Canisius University Campus, Buffalo, NY
8:00am - 4:30 pm M-F
Dr. Damian Zynda, Presenter
Director of Mission and Ministry at McQuaid Jesuit and Director of Ignatian Identity at Canisius
High School
Course description. This course introduces Ignatian contemplative prayer found throughout
the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. It combines experience and prayer, reflection
on experience, discernment, and spiritual direction with theological underpinnings of each
element. The course is intended for persons who seek a personal relationship with Jesus as the
foundation for their discipleship and/or ministry. It can serve as a refresher for those who have
made the Spiritual Exercises. It can also be a gateway for making the 19th Annotation Retreat
from September 2025 to May 2026, and ongoing formation in the discernment of becoming a
spiritual director.
Cost: $650 for tuition and lunch. An additional $500 for four overnight accommodations of private
room, full bathroom, continental breakfast and home-cooked dinner.
Make payment to: The Canisius Jesuit Community
Registration Questions: Email Deacon John Rhein at [email protected].
(Registration closes June 30, 2025)
(Registration closes June 30, 2025)
