The Ateneo de Davao University conducted a university-wide celebration of the St. Ignatius’ Day last 29 July 2022 at the ADDU Jacinto Campus. Faculty, administrators, and students from all units – Basic Education, Junior High School, Senior High School, and Higher Education Units – attended the day-long celebration.
In the morning, a mass in honor of Sr. Ignatius of Loyola was presided by Fr. Jboy Gonzales, S.J.
After, the University St. Ignatius Day Celebration followed. Various representatives from student organizations across all ADDU units showcased performances – such as musical numbers and dance presentations – to honor St. Ignatius.
In the afternoon, a university lecture was given by ADDU President, Fr. Joel E. Tabora, S.J. He discussed the topic of Catholic Higher Education in the Philippines: A Commitment to Quality Education in the Philippines in the Spirit.
On 31 July 2022, during the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the university remembered the founder of the Society of Jesus through a mass dedicated to the Solemnity of St. Ignatius of Loyola at the Our Lady of the Assumption Chapel in the ADDU Jacinto Campus.
When Ignatius was canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622, July 31st was chosen as his feast day. Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish priest and theologian who founded the Jesuit order in 1534. Known for its missionary, educational, and charitable works, the Jesuit order was a leading force in the modernizing of the Roman Catholic Church.