Today we celebrate the feast of one of the great saints of the Church, St.Ignatius, the founder of the Society of Jesus. He began his life as a soldier but then ended as a great soldier of Jesus Christ, with the intention of spreading his love and compassion in the world. With a small band of friends, he created one of the most inspiring religious congregations in the Christian world.The missionaries of the Society of Jesus traveled to all parts of the world and sacrificed their lives to spread the faith in Jesus Christ.
I was really fortunate to visit the cave in Manresa in Barcelona where Ignatius spent his days in fasting and prayer.Ignatius' prayer of surrender was one of the most beautiful prayers that one could recite daily in life, surrendering everything to the Lord and asking only for his love and mercy.
"Take Lord, and recive all my liberty,
my memory,my understanding
and my entire will.
All i have and call my own
You have given all to me.
to you,Lord, i return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will.
give me only your love and your grace,
That is enough for me."
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