Now I don’t need to turn a lamp on as I use to when I used the Office printed volumes. Having the Divine Office on my phone is absolutely the best thing ever! The sense of community is so wonderful as I see how many others are praying at the same time as myself. When I discovered this app, all of my concerns of ribbon placement were gone. I have prayed the Divine Office for many years. Benedict XVI, Address to the Fathers and Brothers of the Society of Jesus, April 22, 2006. Ignatius, The Spiritual Exercises,1, Catholicpedia: The Original Catholic Encyclopedia (1917) for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Ignatius was canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622.
Jesuits were highly educated and created universities and schools across the globe. Ignatius formed the Order’s focus on a vow of obedience to the pope, strong spiritual formation, foreign missions, and education of youth regardless of class. In 1539, he founded the Society of Jesus. His intelligence and fervor attracted many followers as did his work, The Spiritual Exercises. He fasted, confessed, sought penance and ultimately, became ordained in 1537. Ignatius left Loyola for the sanctuary of Montserrat where he laid down his sword and gave his rich clothes to the poor. An injured leg left him in rehabilitation for months, where his reading of Scripture and saintly literature led to his conversion. Ignatius was born in 1491 at the castle of Loyola to a noble Basque family. “Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul.”
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