聖依納爵‧羅耀拉司鐸
聖人在1491年，出生於西班牙羅耀拉的望族。他按家族傳統，在王宮充當侍衛，又入營從戎。
1521年受傷；在治傷靜養期間，閱讀有關耶穌生平和聖人傳記，而徹悟皈依天主。1522年，他到Montserrat本篤會隱修院，朝聖靜思和懺悔；他決意棄俗苦修，將佩劍掛於Montserrat聖母祭台側。
1523年到羅馬、耶路撒冷苦修，並想歸化回教徒；後來，他為了更好為有需要者服務，遂回國讀書，又赴巴黎攻讀神學，並召集同道。1534年8月15日，他與七位同道在巴黎本篤會隱修院，矢發神貧、貞潔聖願，又矢志要到聖地朝聖及傳福音。
1537年，他們在威尼斯晉鐸，但因戰亂，已無望到聖地，故他們返回羅馬，把自己交給教宗差遣。
1540年，教宗正式批准耶穌會成立，及依納爵任總會長，且在1541年4月22日，矢發永願。耶穌會士除宣發神貧、貞潔和服從三聖願外，還特別發第四個聖願，即絕對服從教宗。聖人於1556年安逝羅馬。
聖人把自己的皈依經歷，寫成《神操》一書，是傑出的靈修手冊，對指導靈修操練或實踐靈修操練，都有莫大幫助，使人全心歸向天主、愛天主，追隨基督，分辨和履行天主的旨意。
以下是聖依納爵在《神操》中的一篇禱詞：
奉獻身心
我主天主，納我自由，
能力意志，懇請收受；
我心我靈，承恩隆厚，
報本思源，虔心奉求。
將我所有，任憑支配，
從你聖意，力行不背；
期望我主，寵愛扶佑，
我心已足，再無他求。
集禱經
天主，你為愈顯你聖名的光榮，在你的教會內揀選了聖依納爵．羅耀拉；求你使我們藉他的幫助，效法他打好這場世俗之戰，來日在天上，能和他一起，獲得永生的榮冠。因你的聖子、我們的主耶穌基督，他和你及聖神，是唯一天主，永生永王。亞孟。
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest
On Inigo de Loyola was born in Azpeitia in the Basque province of Guipuzcoa in northern Spain. He was the youngest of 13 children. At the age of 16, Inigo left his home to serve as a page for Juan Velazues, treasurer of the kingdom of Castile. He was frequently at court and developed a taste for the material world.
1521, he eventually became an officer in the Spanish army. On May 20, at the battle of Pamplona, his leg was broken by a cannon ball and he was bedridden for the next year.
During his difficult recovery, Inigo asked for books about chivalry, his favorite reading. There weren’t any at the family castle where he convalesced, so he had to settle for a book about the life of Christ and biographies of the saints, topics which he found unexpectedly riveting.
The soldier had always dreamed of imitating heroes, but now, the heroes had names like Francis of Assisi and Catherine of Siena. Ignatius also noticed something strange happening to him. God, he realized, was working within him – prompting, guiding, inviting.
In March of 1522, Ignatius was well enough to leave home with a newfound zeal to serve God. He came to the shrine of Our Lady of Montserrat and kept a vigil all night. He left his sword at the altar and gave his fine clothes to a poor man. He cast aside his life as a noble soldier and dressed himself in rough clothes and sandals so as to take up the life of a poor pilgrim.
He lived in a cave outside the town of Manresa. Ignatius began writing about the emotions that took hold of him – feelings of gratitude and anguish, consolation and sadness – while encountering scripture. It was here where he started work on what would become the Spiritual Exercises.
In 1524, Ignatius felt a calling to the priesthood but did not have the educational requirements. To answer his vocation he had to go back to school, where he studied Latin grammar alongside children.
In 1529, Ignatius continued his education at the University of Paris. It was here where he introduced classmates to the Spiritual Exercises.
The Spiritual Exercises is a series of compilations on meditations, prayers, and other contemplative practices, meant to be used like a handbook, especially for spiritual directors who accompany and guide people through the process of reflection and prayer.
On August 15, 1534, Ignatius and six others (including Francis Xavier and Peter Faber) pronounced vows of poverty, chastity and obedience and form the Society of Jesus.
In 1537, they became ordained priests in Venice, but due to the war, they could not travel to the Holy Land, so they returned to Rome under the administration of Pope.
On September 27, 1540, Pope Paul III made the Society of Jesus an official religious order in the Catholic Church. Its members unanimously elected Ignatius as the first Father General.
On July 31, 1556, he succumbed to his illness and died.
Suscipe Prayer -by St. Ignatius Loyola
Take, Lord, and receive all my liverty,
My memory, my undertanding
And my entire will,
All I have and call my own.
You have given all to me.
To you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will.
Give me only your love and your grace,
That is enough for me.
Collect
O God, who raised up Saint Ignatius of Loyola in your Church to further the greater glory of your name, grant that by his help we may imitate him in fighting the good fight on earth and merit to receive with him a crown in heaven. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
資料來源 References
中文內容 : 《平日彌撒經文》，香港教區禮儀委員會
English text: Daily Roman Missal, 2011
https://www.jesuits.org/stories/the-life-of-st-ignatius-of-loyola/