St. Ignatius of Loyola (31 July): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Discover the remarkable life of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), whose dramatic conversion from wounded soldier to one of the greatest saints in Church history transformed Catholic spirituality forever. In this reading from Fr. Alban Butler's Lives of the Saints, learn about: • Ignatius' military career and battle at Pamplona • His miraculous conversion while recovering from battle wounds • Reading the Lives of the Saints • The origin of the Spiritual Exercises • Discernment of spirits • Pilgrimage to Jerusalem • Years of study and hardship • Formation of the Society of Jesus • St. Francis Xavier and the first Jesuits • Missionary expansion across the world • Humility, obedience, prayer, and holiness • His holy death in 1556 • Lessons every Catholic can apply today St. Ignatius reminds us that no past is too broken for God's grace. His life demonstrates how prayer, sacrifice, obedience, and love of Christ can transform the entire world. "Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam" — For the Greater Glory of God. St. Ignatius of Loyola, pray for us. 00:00 Introduction 00:17 Sources for the Life of St. Ignatius 00:57 Fruits of His Mission 01:26 Birth and Noble Family 02:04 Military Career 03:20 War Against France 03:52 Defense of Pamplona 05:10 Miraculous Recovery 07:08 Reading the Lives of the Saints 08:20 Discernment of Spirits 08:58 Beginning of Conversion 10:14 Pilgrimage to Montserrat 12:31 Consecration to Christ 13:21 Manresa and Extreme Penance 15:10 Spiritual Trials and Scruples 16:52 Mystical Prayer 19:18 Desire to Save Souls 19:42 Writing the Spiritual Exercises 22:10 Journey to the Holy Land 24:02 Return to Study 27:15 Imprisonments and Trials 29:12 Studies in Paris 31:43 Peter Faber & Francis Xavier 34:17 First Companions 37:58 Journey to Rome 40:24 Founding the Society of Jesus 42:07 First Superior General 43:39 Works of Charity 45:00 Worldwide Missions 47:41 Jesuit Schools 49:02 Education for the Greater Glory of God 52:36 Persecutions 54:28 Obedience and Humility 57:52 His Extraordinary Prayer 01:00:19 His Holy Mass 01:03:37 Self-Denial and Sanctity 01:09:18 "For the Greater Glory of God" 01:11:53 Prayer of Total Surrender 01:13:07 Holy Death 01:15:34 Spiritual Lessons from His Life https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/july/st-ignatius-of-loyola/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintIgnatius #StIgnatius #IgnatiusOfLoyola #Jesuits #SocietyOfJesus #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #AlbanButler #CatholicHistory #CatholicFaith #CatholicChurch #SpiritualExercises #Discern