In 1522 Ignatius became a pilgrim, giving away all his clothes and possessions to the poor and devoting himself to prayer and contemplation. A 17th-century statue of St. Ignatius of Loyola by ...

the editors and staff of America wish you a Happy Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus. On our founder’s feast day, here are two of his most popular prayers ...

Many prayers are associated with St. Ignatius of Loyola, whose feast day is July 31. (While churches and other apostolates under the care of the Jesuits, for whom Ignatius is the patron ...

When Ignatius of Loyola found himself bedridden with a shattered ... Ignatius immediately began an intense regimen of prayer, sacrifice, and poverty. But his prayer was plagued by scruples and ...

The youngest son of a Basque noble family, St. Ignatius of Loyola (birth name ... attending daily Mass and spending many hours in prayer. During this year of self-examination, he began to write ...

Since his days at Manresa, Ignatius had practiced a form of prayer that was later published in the Spiritual Exercises and appears to have rivaled that of the greatest mystics. Ignatius Loyola was ...

Monday morning, people were quick to come to the Cathedral of St. Ignatius Loyola, which is housed in ... were among those who came to say a prayer hours after the announcement.

Besides being the founder of one of the largest religious orders in the world and the author of the “Spiritual Exercises,” St. Ignatius of Loyola is ... himself to prayer and contemplation.