St Xavier High School - X Ray Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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W which reviews A MAN whose life has been acclaimed by men for four centuries is being especially honored this year. The occasion is the four-hundredth anniversary of the death of the founder of the Society of Jesus, St. Ignatius Loyola. The period from July 31, 1955 to July 31, 1956 has been set aside to celebrate this great event. Ignatius, born in 1492, grew up in the Spanish court where he was trained to be a grandee. His military career was thwarted when he led his comrades against the French and was wounded in both legs. During his convalescence, he read two religious books, the Life of Our Saviour and the Flowers of the Saints. After an intense internal struggle, he decided to devote the rest of his life to the service of God. , He did penance and began work on his book of Spiritual Exercises. In 1534 he gathered six followers about himself and together, they pronounced vows of poverty and chastity. In 1540 the Society of Jesus was approved and a year later Ignatius was elected General. Under the leadership of Ignatius, this small group of superbly dis- ciplined men became a mighty bulwark against the rising tide of Prot- estantism and was the nucleus of the Catholic Counter-Reformation. Because of the untiring efforts of St. Ignatius, Protestantism was forced to retreat in Europe. s The life of Ignatius has always been an inspiration and a model for Catholics throughout the world. In keeping with this year of renewed, intensified Ignatian spirit, the 1956 X-RAY is respectfully dedicated to the soldier saint of Loyola. ??cttl