10 St. Ignatius Loyola Things that Caught My Eye Today (July 31)

Last updated on: July 31, 2015 at 7:15 pm by Kathryn Jean Lopez

10 St. Ignatius Loyola Things that Caught My Eye Today (July 31) 2015-07-31T19:15:08-05:00 Kathryn Jean Lopez

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This is coming very late in the day. I started it and never got back to it. Because I know some of you find these things useful, some Ignatius Loyola links for his feast day, which has a few hours left in it!

"The more a soul enjoys peace and solitude, the more apt it is to seek and find its Creator." ~ Saint Ignatius of Loyola

— Sr. Veronica Young (@sistervpaul_) July 31, 2015

2. From Fr. Steve Grunow:

Ignatius had to become both spiritually and physically poor before Christ would make him rich in holiness. Through tremendous personal sacrifice, he became a saint and spiritual master. Christ used Ignatius’ gifts on behalf of the reform and renewal of the Church. Soon a community had formed around Ignatius — a community we know today as the Society of Jesus — the Jesuits.
The Jesuits were on the front lines of the reform and renewal of the Church. It was due in large part to their efforts that made the vision of the Counctil of Trent a concrete reality. Jesuit missionaries carried the faith throughout the world and their efforts at bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to the faithful of Europe revitalized the Church.
It is hard not to see many correlates in all this to the Church in our own culture, in our own time. Catholic Christianity is blossoming and vigorous in so many parts of the world, but closer to home, our spiritual energies are being spent, not so much in evangelization and works of mercy, but in the pursuit of power through ideology and antagonism, concern for worldly acceptability, shoring up our status through institutions and endless internal squabbling.
Further, we are in desperate need, not simply of more vocations or lay involvement, but in the bold witness of saints, of holy men and women, who would seek what Ignatius sought — to claim the world for Christ and to live in communion with Christ’s Church in fidelity, holiness and peace.
Let us pray that all of us, the spiritual descendents of St. Ignatius, might be moved by the Holy Spirit and inspired by St. Ignatius’ example to give our lives over to Christ and set about doing the Church’s mission in bold and courageous ways.

Be near to us, almighty Father, for you alone can save us from the evils that threaten us. – Father, may we find rest in your love. #vespers

— Fr. Patrick Brennan (@Pathound) July 31, 2015

4. Fr. Roger Landry on Giving Greater Glory to God.

5 steps for daily examination proposed by St. Ignatius of Loyola. St. Ignatius, pray for us! #feastday pic.twitter.com/dya9MlmkYQ

— Catholic-Link (@catholink) July 31, 2015

6. The retreat that changed Austen Ivereigh’s life.

7. Read and listen to Fr. Timothy Gallagher on prayer, Ignatius’s spiritual exercises, the Examen prayer, and the discernment of the spirits.

Today we celebrate St Ignatius Loyola & the ways he has inspired us to make Christ the center of our lives. #FindIggy pic.twitter.com/ied7e5OOcL

— ApostleshipOfPrayer (@aposprayer) July 31, 2015

9. A gift a dear friend gave to me.

10.

"It is not hard to obey when we love the one whom we obey." (Saint Ignatius Loyola)

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) July 31, 2015

Some other things:

"Be not afraid of the world, nor the future, nor of your weakness. The Lord has allowed you to live in this moment of history". Benedict XVI

— FrSteveGrunow (@FrSteveGrunow) July 31, 2015

Be near to us, almighty Father, for you alone can save us from the evils that threaten us. – Father, may we find rest in your love. #vespers

— Fr. Patrick Brennan (@Pathound) July 31, 2015

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