St. Ignatius of Loyla
Posted by Fr. Bruno M. Shah, O.P. on 31 Jul 2010 at 02:11 pm | Tagged as: Liturgical Feasts
From Pope Benedict’s Address to the General Congregation of the Society of Jesus in 2008:
As the Formula of your Institute says, the Society of Jesus was founded in the first place “for the defence and propagation of the faith”. In an age when new geographical horizons were unfolding, Ignatius’ first companions placed themselves at the Pope’s disposal so that “he might use them wherever he deemed it would be for the greater glory of God and the benefit of souls” (Autobiography, n. 85). Thus, they were sent to proclaim the Lord to peoples and cultures that did not yet know him. They did so with a courage and zeal that have lived on to our day as an exemplary inspiration.
We wish our friends over at St. Ignatius of Loyola parish a happy patronal feast!