St. Ignatius of Loyola
San Ignacio de Loyola This icon was commisssioned by the President of Creighton University, John Schlegel, S.J. on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of the University in gratitude for the work of the Jesuit Community.
1491-1556
He gave up
thoughts
of suicide
to be of
help
to souls
after a
cannonball
shattering
his knee
taught him
something
of the world
and legends
read
during recovery
pierced
those places
where
sinew
joins bone
finding
God
in agony
first but then
in
stars by night
and
later at day
in
a blade of grass
an orange leaf
he began his
mornings with
"What shall we
do
for God today?"
letting the
Spirit
blow
through his soul
as
wind through
a
field of poppies.
- by Fr. James Janda
Archdiocese of Salt Lake City
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