The British Province of the Society of Jesus has invited everyone to join them in praying a Novena for the canonization of Fr. Pedro Arrupe SJ. This Novena begins on November 5th, the feast of All Saints and Blessed of the Society of Jesus, and concludes on November 13th, the eve of Fr. Arrupe’s birthday in 1907 and the founding date of the Jesuit Refugee Service in 1980.

Fr Simon Bishop SJ writes, “Fr Arrupe SJ lived the most amazing life: as a medical student he witnessed and verified three miracles in Lourdes; as Novice Master in Japan, he witnessed the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, turning the Novitiate into a makeshift field hospital and then, as Superior General of the Society of Jesus, he witnessed the explosion of refugees around the world, founding the Jesuit Refugee Service in 1980. He has been declared a Servant of God and the cause for his beatification and canonization was opened on 5th February 2019, the anniversary of his death in 1991.”

The text of the Novena prayer can be found below. You can also download it in the form of a digital prayer card, here.

PRAYER FOR THE CANONIZATION
OF FR PEDRO ARRUPE SJ (1907- 1991)
Heavenly Father, You gave us Pedro Arrupe to
preside over the Society which St Ignatius chose
to be named after your Son. You blessed him with
a boundless optimism founded on deep faith and
complete trust in your divine Providence. For him
your Son, Jesus, was everything.
Through his intercession grant us the favour we ask …
Above all grant us the grace of surrendering ourselves fully
into your hands in sickness as well as in health, in joy as
well as in adversity, in success as well as in failure. Make
us always persons for others. Place us with your Son, Jesus,
so that under His standard we may work for the
establishment of justice and peace in the world. We make
this prayer through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory be…

Prayer composed by Francis Braganza SJ
former Assistant to Fr Arrupe and Bishop
Emeritus of Baroda.

Imprimatur: Godfrey de Rozario SJ
Bishop of Baroda
December 28 1997

Please report any personal favours received through
the intercession of the Servant of God, Pedro Arrupe SJ
to the local Jesuit Provincial of the area.