The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius (Paperback)

St. Ignatius

ISBN 10: 0375724923 / ISBN 13: 9780375724923

Published by Random House USA Inc, New York, 2000

About this Item

Paperback. A classic Christian text from the founder of the Jesuit Order.The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is the core work of religious formation for members of the Society of Jesus, the single largest religious order within the Roman Catholic Church. For four and a half centuriesin many thousands of editions in all languages, The Exercises have embodied fundamental spiritual principles essential to authentic Christian living.The mystical insight informing Ignatius's own relationship with God-which he distilled in The Exercises-is that the divine love of God is providentially present in all the details of our existence. Here Ignatius shows how the faithful can be joined to God in all things, according to the Jesuit motto, Ad majorem Dei gloriam, "For the greater glory of God." A reissue of a classic of the Christian text from the founder of the Jesuit Order. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyla is the core work of religious formation for members of the Society of Jesus, the single largest religious order within the Roman Catholic Church. For four and a half centuries in many thousands of editions in all languages, The Exercises have embodied fundamental spiritual principles essential to authentic Christian living. The mystical insight informing Ignatius's own relationship with God—which he distilled in The Exercises—is that the divine love of God is providentially present in all the details of our existence. Here Ignatius shows how the faithful can be joined to God in all things, according to the Jesuit motto, "Ad majorem Dei gloriam, "For the greater glory of God." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius (Paperback)
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0375724923
• ISBN 13: 9780375724923
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A classic Christian text from the founder of the Jesuit Order.

The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is the core work of religious formation for members of the Society of Jesus, the single largest religious order within the Roman Catholic Church. For four and a half centuries  in many thousands of editions in all languages, The Exercises have embodied fundamental spiritual principles essential to authentic Christian living.

The mystical insight informing Ignatius's own relationship with God—which he distilled in The Exercises—is that the divine love of God is providentially present in all the details of our existence. Here Ignatius shows how the faithful can be joined to God in all things, according to the Jesuit motto, Ad majorem Dei gloriam, "For the greater glory of God."

About the Author

SAINT IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA, born in 1491, was a Spanish theologian and one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Reformation of the 16th century. He founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) before his death in 1556.