Leadership st. ignatius

St. Ignatius of Loyola

It is good to begin at the end.

It is good to begin at the end for it will tell us how to proceed with our lives, with our way of proceedings.

“St. Ignatius liked to frame the management or government or running of your life with the end always in view.

And he was convinced that the end and very purpose of our life is to live with God forever.”

Who is St. Ignatius of Loyola?

Convention of Evil

Vanity. Worldly Life. Fame and PowerVanity. Worldly Life. Fame and Power

He made use of his weaknesses of daydreaming for worldly things and his vanity to follow God. He made his weaknesses his strength.

ScruplesScruples are an uneasy feeling arising from conscience or

principle that tends to hinder action. An inordinate doubt as to what is morally right.

Discernment

1. Openness2. Generosity3. Courage4. Interior Freedom5. A habit of prayerful reflection6. Having one’s priorities straight7. Not confusion ends with means

Values/Qualities in doing Ignatian Discernment

St. Ignatius would always finished by telling us that over all we must know our weaknesses because when evil strikes us it will always attempt to manipulate our weaknesses to its advantage. 

For St. Ignatius of Loyola everything can be used for the apostolate even his weaknesses and frailties, for the mission.