Saints celebrated on the 31st of July
SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, PRIEST
Born in 1491 at Loyola in the north of Spain, of a courtly family, St Ignatius became a soldier, but during convalescence from a wound he was converted to a deep love of Christ, and a missionary sense. He studied theology in Paris. With companions, he formed the Society of Jesus, to resist the Protestant Reformation, to reform the Church from within, and to educate the young in religion. He died in 1556, at Rome.
PRAYER:
Father,
you gave Saint Ignatius of Loyola to your Church
to bring greater glory to your name.
May we follow his example on earth
and share the crown of life in heaven.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
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