FR PEDRO

ARRUPE SJ
PEDRO ARRUPE, SJ,
WAS THE 28TH
SUPERIOR GENERAL OF
THE SOCIETY OF JESUS
(JESUITS), LEADING
THE SOCIETY IN THE
REALITIES OF SERVING
THE CHURCH AND
PEOPLE IN THE POST-
VATICAN II WORLD.
ARRUPE WAS A MAN OF
GREAT SPIRITUAL
DEPTH WHO WAS
COMMITTED TO
JUSTICE.
 PEDRO ARRUPE WAS BORN IN 1907, BILBAO,
SPAIN AND DIED IN 1991, ROME, ITALY). HE WAS
THE 28TH SUPERIOR GENERAL (1965–83) OF
THE SOCIETY OF JESUS. KNOWN FOR HIS
SPIRITUAL DEPTH AND COMMITMENT TO
JUSTICE, ARRUPE HELPED GUIDE THE ORDER
THROUGH THE CHANGES OF THE
SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL (1962–65) AND
REFOCUSED THE JESUITS WITH A:

“PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR

THE POOR.”
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W H I C H C AT H O L I C
SOCIAL TEACHING
PRINCIPLE DID
PEDRO ARRUPE SJ
FOCUS ON?

•A) SUBSIDIARITY AND PARTICIPATION

•B) PREFERENTIAL OPTION FOR THE POOR

•C) THE COMMON GOOD

•D) FEEDING THE HUNGRY?

•PLEASE WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN YOUR BOOK.

FR PEDRO ARRUPE STUDIED
M E D I C I N E AT T H E
U N I V E R S I T Y O F M A D R I D,
AND JOINED THE JESUITS IN
1927.

I N 1 9 3 8 H E W E N T T O J A P A N,
AND SPENT 27 YEARS AS A
M I S S I O N A R Y.

IN 1945 HE RESCUED PEOPLE

I N H I R O S H I M A A F T E R T H AT
C I T Y W A S D E VA S T A T E D B Y
A N A T O M I C B O M B.

HE AND THE OTHER JESUITS

C O N V E RT E D T H E I R
N O V I T I AT E I N T O A
M A K E S H I F T H O S P I TA L , A N D
ARRUPE USED HIS MEDICAL
S K I L L S T O T R E AT A B O U T 2 0 0
DYING AND INJURED PEOPLE
THERE.
PEDRO ARRUPE
– IS HE A SAINT?

•WATCH THE FOLLOWING

VIDEO AND WRITE A
TEXAS PARAGRAPH
DESCRIBING ITS
CONTENT, USING THE
FOLLOWING QUESTION
AS A PROMPT:
“WHAT IS BEATIFICATION
AND WHY MIGHT THE
CHURCH BE
CONSIDERING THE
CAUSE OF PEDRO
ARRUPE?”
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G O T O T H E A B O V E A RT I C L E A N D
NOTE DOWN 5 KEY EVENTS IN
ARRUPE’S LIFE, INCLUDING THE
D AT E T H E Y O C C U R R E D .

MAKE A TIMELINE WITH TEN EVENTS

T H AT W E R E S I G N I F I C A N T . A S A M P L E
IS PROVIDED
READ THIS ARTICLE A
ND ANSWER THE COM
PREHENSION QUESTI
ONS
COMPREHENSION
QUESTIONS
1.WHO WAS PEDRO ARRUPE, AND WHAT SIGNIFICANT ROLES
DID HE PLAY IN THE SOCIETY OF JESUS?
2.DESCRIBE PEDRO ARRUPE'S EXPERIENCES DURING AND
AFTER THE BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA. HOW DID THIS
EVENT IMPACT HIM?
3.WHAT IS THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FAITH AND THE
PROMOTION OF JUSTICE, AS MENTIONED IN THE ARTICLE?
4.HOW DID PEDRO ARRUPE CONTRIBUTE TO ADDRESSING
HUMAN SUFFERING AND TRAGEDY IN THE WORLD, AND
WHAT ORGANIZATION DID HE ESTABLISH FOR THIS
PURPOSE?
5.WHY DOES THE AUTHOR OF THE ARTICLE CONSIDER
PEDRO ARRUPE A HERO, REGARDLESS OF HIS
CANONIZATION STATUS?
 THERE IS A VERY DEFINITE
SOCIAL DIMENSION TO
EUCHARIST. WE CANNOT
PROPERLY RECEIVE THE
BREAD OF LIFE WITHOUT
SHARING BREAD FOR LIFE
WITH THOSE IN WANT. THE
CELEBRATION OF
EUCHARIST IS INCOMPLETE
SO LONG AS THERE IS
HUNGER IN OUR WORLD. -
ARRUPE

REFLECT ON THIS QUOTE

PEDRO
ARRUPE
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