Tản mạn: IGNATIAN SPIRITUALITY AND THE SPIRIT OF LEGIONARIES
Changing from serving a worldly queen and beautiful girls to serving for Our Lady, Mother of God. He was “passing a night in vigil before an altar of Our Lady at Montserrat.” After that, "he begged and obtained leave of his confessor to give up his horse, and to hang up his sword and his dagger in the church, near the altar of the Blessed Virgin.” (Autobiography of St. Ignatius of Loyola) “Mary’s Legion cannot offer to her the name […] accompanied by qualities less notable, so that in these qualities is indicated the very minimum of legionary service” (Chapter 4, no.1) To her he ascribes the inspiration of the Spiritual Exercises, and his Order, imitating its founder, has shown the most unbounded affection and devoted filial love toward the Virgin Mother of Christ.” a. The spirit of Lay Apostolate Since the time of Saint Ignatius, the Jesuits have emphasized: • The role of the laity in the mission of the Church • The practice of “finding God in all things” • Engagement with societ...
