Saint Ignatius Loyola

Ignatius Loyolathe story of

SPAIN

LOYOLA

1491

GuipuzcoaLoyola

in the Basque country of Loyola

in Northern Spain

at this Equebar Cottagethe first 5 years …

Nursery for Basque words … dances …

songs …

Seeing, Listening, and Sensing Nature.

1498 … Inigo grows up at the royal court

SERVICE & LOYALTYto the King alone

Knight in armourKnight in armourtraining at the castletraining at the castle

1505 1505 AreveloArevelo

LovingPassionately

LivingLivingDangerouslyDangerously

Battling for Fame and HonourBattling for Fame and Honour

the soldier Inigo now thirty …

. . . . . . defends the fortress at Pamplona against the French

The Battle of Pamplona : 20 May 1520

DIE RATHER THAN SURRENDERDIE RATHER THAN SURRENDER

. . . speaks of Loyalty . . .. . . speaks of Loyalty . . .

A Canon Ball

Shatters one leg and injures the other

the French admire his

courage, attend on him …

escort him to Loyola

Inigo will undergo brutal surgery…

the broken leg being set and re-set again and againto save his name … win him fame …

… for the Lady of his dream

Hope grows dim …

Hope grows dim …

His condition gets worse …His condition gets worse …

He prepares for death …He prepares for death …

MidnightMidnight29 June 152129 June 1521

Signs of Recovery

He will walk again with a slight limp

He spends long weeks of recovery in the castle….

in boredom Inigo inquires of books in boredom Inigo inquires of books to while away the time …to while away the time …

only two are at hand …

The Life of Christ & The Lives of Saints

the more he reads…the more he is drawn

to imitate Christ and follow the Saints

New feelings …

the following of Christ though Challenging …brings Joy

Worldly dreams and ventures though exciting …brings Emptiness

TESTING THE SPIRITS

the first step …

a vigil at the shrine ofOur Lady of

Montserrat

sword and dagger are laid down as a break away with his past

Inigo the new Man

Staying in a Cave at Manresa

A few days extend to 10 monthsA few days extend to 10 months

Time is spent in prayer and

penance

Christ becomes real for

him.

a little ‘note book’ records interior

movementsand prayer experiences

while praying by the river Cardoner

TO FIND GOD

in all things

Wants to travel and spend his lifetime following the footsteps of Jesus

the Lord and Master’s Plan

at 33‘back to school’

among children

To Help Souls…

TO HELP SAVE SOULSat the Univ. of Alcala

Sharing

the Good News

Teaching

them to pray

Gathering students and adults

… not being a Priest …

He is jailed for 42 daysby the Spanish Inquisition

Released but forbidden “to teach”

the “going on” gets rough

“ Teach Only Children ”WARNED

amidst teaching

and preaching

but not without trouble

PARIS

Xavier is made aware of the value of his soul

at the University of Paris

Ignatius patientlyawaits his response

Ignatius meets Francis Xavier

Xavier initially resists

but eventually makes the Spiritual Exercises

and discovershow to …

“SERVE WITH LOVE”

Ignatius inspires

and attractsseveral other

fellow-students

Friends in the Lord

Montmarte : 15 August 1534

They vow … Poverty … Chastity

… availability to the Holy Father

the little band of

‘ Friends in the Lord ’

Venice

Journey to Paris

Azpeitia

begging their way …begging their way …

living and serving in Hospitals

TeachingCatechism

Preaching the word of God

Giving the Spiritual Exercises

They head to Rome

“Place me with your Son”The prayer of Ignatius.

The Vision

at La Storta

“I Want You To

Serve Us”

in Rome the Society of Jesus wasfounded in the year 1540

For the Greater Glory of God

the end of the Story

the last Road

is not

for after Romethe Story and the Road become

a “Way of Life” for everyone

Go Forth and Set the World on Fire