Biography
St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in the Basque region and, after a serious wound, underwent a deep conversion. Reading the life of Christ and the saints transformed his desires and directed his search for God.
He founded the Society of Jesus and left the Church a spiritual tradition centered on discernment, the Spiritual Exercises, and readiness to serve wherever the need is greater.
Ignatius inspires us to examine interior movements, choose freely before God, and order life toward loving and serving with greater clarity.
Main virtue
Spiritual discernment. This virtue helps you look at daily life with faith and turn devotion into concrete action.
What this saint teaches today
Saint Ignatius teaches us to order desires and decisions toward what leads most to God, with inner freedom and prudence.
Prayer
Practical application
Make a brief examen today: thank God for one grace, acknowledge one fault, and choose one concrete step.
