Though
Ignatius was in constant and close touch with the Lord, he never presumed like
the Martha of the Gospel of Luke to tell the Lord what to do. Rather, like an
attentive student before his Master, he was always listening and discerning
what the Lord wanted him to do. His one desire in life was to constantly do
God’s will, and in his famous prayer “Take and Receive” which has now become a
popular hymn, he prayed only for God’s love and grace for which he was willing
to forgo everything else.
Through the
intercession of St. Ignatius we pray for the grace to make God’s will coincide
with ours rather than try to make our will coincide with God’s.
God of
revelation, you make your will known to us through the daily events of life,
the people we encounter, the things we use and the situations of life. We pray
for the grace of open and receptive hearts that like St. Ignatius of Loyola our
one desire will be to listen to what you want us to do and have the courage to
do it. We ask this through the same Christ our Lord. Amen
Fr. Errol:
ReplyDeleteI was searching for some insight on St. Ignatius today as I am in my 6th day of a 30 day Spirtitual Exercises retreat I am doing from my home. My director is a Redem. Priest now in Rome who is also my cousin and we are sharing via E-mail. Today's my theme or point of focus is "listening". Note: This is my 2nd time to perform the Exerciese (last time was in 2009). I chose to use the same themes as last time. Today's readings at Mass were very much related to "listening". Your prayer spoke to me and I will use this throughout the remainder of my Exercises. I pray you get this message. Again, Thank you and may God Bless. Ron Enderle / Corpus Christi, Texas