St ignatius

Saint Ignatius of Antioch was a great Christian and early church father that wrote several letters that are referenced by Christians today. He was killed by the Roman government because he did not worship the Roman Emperor or the Roman gods. Saint Ignatius’s birth day is unknown. He was born somewhere around 40 A.D.. Antioch... Read more »

Saint Ignatius of Loyola

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Our Morning Offering – 31 July – The Memorial of St Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Teach Us Good Lord By St Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Teach us, good Lord, to serve You as You deserve; to give and not to count the cost, to fight and not to heed the wounds...#mypic

St. Ignatius of Loyola

St. Ignatius of Antioch, pray for us!

On July 31 we celebrate the feast day of Ignatius of Loyola, who was born into a family of Basque nobility in the family castle of Azpeitia. He was the youngest of the 13 children of Beltran de Loyola and Marina Saenz de Licona.

The statue of 'St. Ignatius of Loyola Defeating Heresy' in the Church of St. Nicholas, Prague. The heretic he is trampling on is Martin Luther, who is crushed by Divine Lightning emitted from the Most Blessed Sacrament.

"Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding and my entire will, All I have and call my own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only your love and your grace. That is enough for me." – St Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus, whose feast is today 31 July. This statue of the saint is in St Walburge's, a former Jesuit church, in Preston, Lancashire.

Anima Christi (Soul of Christ) This beautiful (and indulgended) prayer of unknown authorship was composed in the first half of the 14th century. A favourite of St. Ignatius Loyola, it enjoyed renewed prominence through his 16th century "Spiritual Exercises".

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and, on 19 April 1541, became its first Superior General. Ignatius emerged as a religious leader during the Counter-Reformation. Loyola's devotion to the Catholic Church was characterized by absolute obedience to the Pope.