July 31, 2008
SJ
Today’s the feast day of St Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Society of Jesus, whose members are called Jesuits. He wrote Spiritual Exercises, a book of meditations, prayers, and various other mental exercises designed to strengthen Catholic faith. In 1534, Ignatius and six others founded the Society of Jesus in a crypt in Paris, France.Two members of a monastic order (name undisclosed by executive privilege) argued about which was the most favored order in the eyes of God. To settle their dispute, they prostrated themselves before the high altar at dawn and remained there throughout the day praying for answer. As dusk gathered about them, a small card came floating down from the upper reaches of the sanctuary and landed just within reach.Hastily, they picked it up. “All orders are equal in the eyes of God,” it read. It was signed, “Jesus Christ, SJ.”
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