Ignatius of Loyola

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Ignatius of Loyola
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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• 1521 wounded at the Battle of Pamplona
• Recuperation
• Reading lives of Saints/Christ vs. chivalrous
  knight
• Begins to notice forces beyond his control
  spirits of consolation desolation.
• Conversion takes place

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Begins life committed to God
• Wants to go to Jerusalem where Jesus was
• Begins journey by visiting shrine at Montserrat
• Presents his sword armor to Our Lady
• Arrives in Manresa
• Period of alternating consolation and desolation
• Deals with much scrupulosity

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Began recording his experiences in a little book
  which would become the Spiritual Exercises.

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Finally went to Jerusalem, but was not permitted
  to remain in that troubled city
• Recognized that Gods will was for him not to be
  in Jerusalem at that time, but did not give up
  the dream

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Returned to Barcelona where he studied Latin with
  school children

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Move to Paris and entered University of Paris
• Met first friends in the Lord including Francis
  Xavier Peter Faber

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• 1534 7 companions take vows
• Hope to go to Jerusalem
• 6 of 7 are ordained priests in Venice

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Could not go to Jerusalem because of warfare
• Decides to go to Rome to be of service to the
  Pope
• 1540 Formal approval of the Society of Jesus by
  Paul III

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Movement in Ignatius life from saving his own
  soul to saving others souls Journey from Loyola
  to Rome
• Discernment was the key had to learn how to
  interpret the movements of the Lord in his life

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Rome
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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Flexibility and adaptability became key for
  Ignatius (e.g. Rome instead of Jerusalem, schools
  instead of missionary work).
• Ignatius adds at the end of the Constitutions
  that needs to be adapted to the local
  circumstances

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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Change occurred for Ignatius through the three
  questions
• What have I done for Christ?
• What am I doing for Christ?
• What more can I do for Christ?

Magis
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IGNATIUS THE PILGRIM

• Susipe Prayer
• Memory (recalling and reminding)
• Understanding (clear perspectives and deeper
  penetration)
• Will (choice for the future)