St Ignatius High School - Ignatian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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St. Ignatius of Loyola — soldier and saint — founded the Society of Jesus over four hundred years ago. To this day his Sons labor for the spread of the Truth in high schools, colleges, missions and other apostolic endeavors. Faithfully, every Jesuit carries the banner of this illustrious Saint who conceived of his Companions as conquerors of the world for the Kingdom of God. It is this spirit that lives wherever the Society works, and it is here at St. Ignatius as well, where, in the classroom, lab. conference room, or the chapel pulpit, the influence of this spirit is preserved in the most noble task of Christian education for Christian leadership. His influence is found in the moulding of maturing minds and the building of strong characters. The end result is the graduate of St. Ignatius High School, a young man about to step into a difficult and challenging world as a leader among those who will influence and direct the course of human history.

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Francis Thompson, in his life of St. Ignatius, wrote that it is the special purpose of the Society of Jesus to influence that class of society in whose hands lay the active or intellectual control of the world and the world's business. Pope Pius XII once said that those who control the world's culture will control its civilization; and those who will control the world's civilization are in turn those who control its education. Indeed this is a monumental undertaking, but it is really nothing more than the task bequeathed to the Apostles by Our Lord when He instructed them to go out and baptize all nations and peoples. The conversion of the world is the very object of the work of Holy Mother Church. It is to this objective that the Society of Jesus devotes itself. In a world confused and uncertain, they offer certitude. In a world where truth is hidden in the mist of suspicion and hate, they offer a clear and steady beacon. In a world where hope is a lost and forgotten commodity, they offer stability, conviction, inspiration and direction. St. Ignatius High School contributes its sm dl part to this world mission. With an abiding faith in the knowledge that we are a part of Christ’s Mystical Body, we Ignatians glory in the firm conviction that our lives and our work are one in partnership with Christ. We are working for Him and with Him. In this we have true purpose and meaning. Here is the certitude, the beacon, the vision and goal of a life that will be meaningful to US. To fulfill this plan, the Ignatian man must pray, study, work, compete on various levels of scholastic and athletic activity, relax in good fellowship, bear responsibilities, challenge his imagination, discipline his powers and faculties, give generously of his time and energy to the corporate efforts of his fellow classmates, master the tools of learning, and lastly, mature himself within the professional atmosphere provided by the faculty and the officials of the administration. 5