On this, the heavenly birthday of St. Ignatius of Loyola, let us read the martyrology for his feast from the traditional Roman Martyrology:
Romæ natális sancti Ignátii, Presbyteri et Confessóris, qui Fundátor éxstitit Societátis Iesu, atque vir fuit sanctitáte et miráculis clarus, ac religiónis cathólicæ ubíque dilatándæ studiosíssimus; quem Pius Undécimus, Póntifex Máximus, cæléstem ómnium Exercitiórum spirituálium Patrónum constítuit.
May we also learn to imitate your piety and zeal, O holy Ignatius, and may your prayers bring the Church a renewed faithfulness to the Catholic faith and to the propagation of that faith among all peoples -- and please pray for your sons, the Society of Jesus, that they all will recover your charism."At Rome, the birthday of St. Ignatius, priest and confessor, founder of the Society of Jesus, renowned for sanctity and miracles, and most zealous for propagating the Catholic religion in all parts of the world. Pope Pius XI declared him to be the heavenly patron of all spiritual retreats."
