Though from an affluent family himself, Ignatius
deliberately chose the path of poverty in order to experience first-hand what
the poor went through. This enabled him to reach out to them in a practical and
tangible manner. Ignatius was aware in his day that poverty was the result of
the selfishness of a few, and so constantly encouraged all those who came in
contact with him to live lives of selfless service and thus become witnesses to
the Kingdom of God here on earth.
Today, nearly five hundred years after the death
of St. Ignatius, we are living in a world that has become even more consumerist
than it was at his time, and so are in even more urgent need of the awareness
that Ignatius had, namely that it is basically our selfishness which is at the
root of poverty, and the separation of the “haves” from the “have- nots”. Through our own lives and reaching out to
those most in need we need like Ignatius to make known to others that is more
important to “be more” than to “have more”.
Through the intercession of St. Ignatius we pray
for the grace to be aware of our selfishness and desire to have more and
realise that what is more important is to be more.
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