Happy St. Ignatius Day!
Monday, July 31, is the Memorial of St. Ignatius of Loyola and the 450th anniversary of St. Ignatius' death.
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Here is a link to fifty letters written by Ignatius of Loyola to his brother Jesuits ... Selected Letters and Instructions of St. Ignatius of Loyola .... edited by Joseph N. Tylenda, S.J. from the Woodstock Theological Center ...
Much of Saint Ignatius Loyola's spiritual teaching is found in his letters, and these have always been regarded by Jesuits as an important source of their spirituality. Among Ignatius' many letters, those written to his fellow Jesuits have always had a special place, for in these the Jesuit of today not only finds Ignatius' teaching on the spiritual life, but he also meets Ignatius the man, expressing his affection for and interest in those to whom he wrote .... This present collection contains fifty letters and instructions written to Jesuits. ... each letter is preceded by a short introduction, identifying the letter's recipient and indicating or explaining the occasion for the letter. The letters are given in chronological order and cover the years from September 1541 to July 20, 1566, eleven days before Ignatius' death.
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- view a document signed by Saint Ignatius in 1551 and later adorned with a fragment of bone from his skeleton. - Written Relics: Autographs from the Talbot Collection
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Read about the Jesuit Jubilee Presentation at Creighton University.
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Here is a link to fifty letters written by Ignatius of Loyola to his brother Jesuits ... Selected Letters and Instructions of St. Ignatius of Loyola .... edited by Joseph N. Tylenda, S.J. from the Woodstock Theological Center ...
Much of Saint Ignatius Loyola's spiritual teaching is found in his letters, and these have always been regarded by Jesuits as an important source of their spirituality. Among Ignatius' many letters, those written to his fellow Jesuits have always had a special place, for in these the Jesuit of today not only finds Ignatius' teaching on the spiritual life, but he also meets Ignatius the man, expressing his affection for and interest in those to whom he wrote .... This present collection contains fifty letters and instructions written to Jesuits. ... each letter is preceded by a short introduction, identifying the letter's recipient and indicating or explaining the occasion for the letter. The letters are given in chronological order and cover the years from September 1541 to July 20, 1566, eleven days before Ignatius' death.
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- view a document signed by Saint Ignatius in 1551 and later adorned with a fragment of bone from his skeleton. - Written Relics: Autographs from the Talbot Collection
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Read about the Jesuit Jubilee Presentation at Creighton University.
posted by crystal | 8:03 PM
5 Comments:
Happy Ignatius day, dear Crystal. This is a good post. I will follow the links.
Wow... I like the adding bones to the document idea.
Hi Paula, thanks.
Laim, human relics are one of the fun medieval things ... I think Francis Xavier's mumified hand is floating around somewhere too :-)
Human relics are not just part of the medieval past. As far as I know, every Catholic Church's alter has the relic of a saint sealed in it. Many years ago when I was in the seminary, our abbot made a trip to Rome and while there was tasked with getting some relics for other churches. A most interesting story. Acording to his story, many hundreds, if not thousands of relics from various saints are stored in Rome. Most of them seem to be skin which is kept in rolls like parchment. You show the priest in charge the proper credentials and the confirmed requirements. He pulls down a roll, snips off a bit, wraps it for you and gives you a certificate of authenticity, and off you go.
I am not sure if this is something cool or something macarbe. In either case I found it interesting.
Hugs,
Mike
Mike ...
Most of them seem to be skin which is kept in rolls like parchment.
... yikes! I can see it now - saints' bodies parted out and cannibalized like cars at a chop shop :-)
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