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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ST. IGNATIUS

Ignatius of Loyola
 Born Inigo Lopez de Loyola in 1491
 youngest of thirteen children
 a duelist

The Song of Roland and El Cid

 influenced him of dreams of becoming a great leader

Age of sixteen
 worked as a page for Juan Velazquez, the treasurer of Castile

Age of eighteen
 became a soldier and would fight for Antonio Manrique de Lara

Antonio Manrique de Lara

 Duke of Nájera and Viceroy of Navarre.

In 1521
 defended the town of Pamplona against French attack
 struck by a cannonball in the legs

June 29, 1521

 the feast of Saints Peter and Paul
 in the middle of the night he began to grow better

Amadis of Gaul
 particular character of his requested books on chivalry

Life of Christ and Lives of the Saints

 inspired Ignatius' own spiritual exercises

March 25, 1522

 entered the Benedictine monastery, Santa Maria de Montserrat
 Before an image of the Black Madonna, he laid down his military garments

In 1523
 Ignatius made a pilgrimage to the Holy Land

six or seven pieces of gold

 He had in his possession to pay his passage from Venice as far as Jerusalem
Didacus Guya
 a painter
 gave trappings of various colors, candlesticks, and other objects

Legati or Illuminati
 Inquisitors who were at Toledo styled Ignatius and his associates
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Vicar Figueroa
 Who investigated the actions of St. Ignatius and his companions

Master Jeronimo Ardevol

 a great teacher during his primary education
 teacher of Latin and other beginning subjects

At the age of 38
 he entered the College of Saint Barbe of the University of Paris

At the age of 44
 Ignatius earned a master's degree

Peter Faber and Francis Xavier

 Were his roommates when he was in Paris
 Faber was French and Xavier was Basque

Friends in the Lord

 First name of the Society of Jesus

Pope Paul III

 received the group and approved them as an official religious order in 1540

Jesuits
 name dubbed by some people who did not appreciate their efforts in an attempt to disparage
them

Society of Jesus
 known for its work in educating the youth around the world

July 31, 1556

 at the age of 64, St. Ignatius died
 His feast day

Pope Paul V
 beatified St. Ignatius on July 27, 1609

Pope Gregory XV
 canonized St. Ignatius on March 12, 1622

Leaders and Leadership Directives of the Jesuits

Jeronimo Nadal
 a member of the nascent Society of Jesus in the 16th Century
 entrusted by Saint Ignatius of Loyola with the task of communicating and engendering Ignatian
ideals to Jesuits
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spiritu, corde, practice

 in the Spirit, from the heart, practically
 three fundamental principles of the Ignatian charism

“In the Spirit”

 Acting out of God’s presence, goodness, justice, unity, reconciliation, joy, or similar movements
toward God

“From the heart”

 A way of speaking, acting and relating to others from the bottom of one’s heart

“Practically”
 It entails what is more helpful in caring for and guiding people spiritually, toward holistic growth

Four Distinctive Characteristics

1. “We’re all leaders, and we’re leading all the time, well or poorly.”
 Everyone is a leader, and everyone is leading all the time

2. “Leadership springs from within. It’s about who I am as much as what I do.”
 personal vision, communicated by the example of his or her daily life

3. “Leadership is not an act. It is my life, a way of living.”

 not a job to be left at work when one comes home to relax and enjoy life

4. “I never complete the task of becoming a leader. It’s an ongoing process.”

 an on-going process of self-development
 never-ending work in progress

Four Guiding Principles Forming an Integrated Way of Living, a “Way of Proceeding”

1. Self-awareness: understanding their strengths, weaknesses, values, and worldviews

 understanding who they are and what they value

2. Ingenuity: confidently innovating and adapting to embrace a changing world

 make themselves and others comfortable in a changing world

3. Love: engaging others with a positive, loving attitude

 face the world with a confident

4. Heroism: energizing ourselves and others through heroic ambitions.

 imagine an inspiring future and strive to shape it rather than passively watching the future
happen

Jesuit leadership in the Philippine Province

Fr. Primitivo E. Viray, Jr

 Provincial Superior at the age of 56
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 12th Provincial of the Philippine Province

 assumed office on 17 November 2017.
 basic education at Sacred Heart School for Boys, Cebu
 obtained a B.S. in Business Economics at the University of the Philippines
 M.A. in Rural Development Studies (1998) at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, U.K.
 doctorate in Development Studies in 2003

Fr. Arturo Sosa, SJ

 the Superior General of the Society of Jesus, has appointed Fr. Primitivo E. Viray, Jr., SJ

Fr. William m. Abbott, SJ.,

 Socius (Executive Assistant) to the Provincial,

Fr. J. Cesar r. Marin, SJ.,

 Treasurer

Fr. Herbert Schneider, SJ.,

 Director of the Province Development Office

Fr. Eric A.S. Escandor, SJ.,

 National Vocation Director

The General Mission Of The Society Of Jesus Worldwide:

(1) the proclamation of the Faith
(2) the promotion of the Justice that that Faith implies
(3) sensitivity to culture and inculturation
(4) inter-religious dialogue – all ad majorem Dei gloriam – unto the greater glory of God

Jesuits in the Philippines run five universities:

(1) Ateneo de Manila,
(2) Ateneo de Naga,
(3) Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro,
(4) Ateneo de Davao, and
(5) Ateneo de Zamboanga

Three Major Basic-Education Schools:

(1) Xavier High School (San Juan, MM),
(2) Sacred Heart Jesuit School (Cebu),
(3) Sta. Maria High School (Iloilo)

Biblical Models of Leadership in the Old Testament

Trust of Noah – a good man in a wicked world
 boat builder
 saved the animals of earth and his family from a great flood
 sensitive to the direction of God
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Faithfulness of Abraham
 a true leader models real servant hood by being OBEDIENT to God
 Offered his son as his sacrificial lamb
 Committed to his calling or purpose

Consistency of Joseph
 loved, envied, generous and wily
 sold into slavery by his brothers
 father’s favorite
 dreamt he would be greater than any of his eleven older brothers

The Meek Moses - reluctant leader, lawgiver

 hammered out one of the central ideals of Judaism: concern for social justice
 freed his people from slavery in Egypt, and led them to freedom
 overcome his weaknesses for God

Joshua – Commander/Encourager
 descendant of Joseph’s son Ephraim
 exhibited great encouragement and counsel against seemingly overwhelming odds
 Led the Israelites into fulfillment of God’s covenant

David – a Man after God’s Own Heart

 replaced King Saul
 ‘charismatic’ and ‘unscrupulous’
 established a monarchy that united the twelve tribes of Israel under one leader
 founded a dynasty that lasted for four hundred years
 created a sense of national identity for the Jewish people
 greatest king that Israel ever had

Suffering Paul
 greatest missionary the world has ever known
 suffered more than any other Christian
 suffering was important because he was sharing in the sufferings of Christ
 a man with a vision of how the world could be, and he gave his life to making this vision come
true
 traveled by foot over 10,000 miles and was beaten, tortured, stoned, imprisoned, and more
than once, left to die

Bold Nehemiah
 great leader as he faced all sorts of obstacles as he was rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem
 cupbearer to King Artaxerxes
 must possess courage and not be afraid of what others think or what others might do
 faced opposition from nations around him
 rebuild Jerusalem in fifty-two days

Courageous Deborah
 only female Judge that Israel ever had
 one of the most courageous
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 trusted God and had no fear of others but only feared God
 Courage is exactly what great leaders need

Samson showed Dependence on God’s Strength and Advice – strongman, but not a gentle giant
 sent by God to guide the Israelites to success, safety and holiness
 he encounters a lion and this is when he discovers his powers
 humble and modest; ruled the Israelites for 20 years
 did many things to disobey the laws but he knew his mistakes and repented
 Courage is everything and that they should learn from their mistakes.

A Good Leader knows how to learn from his mistakes: King Saul
 ability to learn from their mistakes
 leaders that have the capacity to learn from their mistakes because this will make them more
responsible and independent, thus making them better leaders

Elijah: A Man of Actions

 appears and denounces Ahab and declares a drought
 challenges them through a test of powers between Baal and God
 confronts Ahab after Ahab just acquired land by murder
 accompanied by Elisha
 “ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS”
 One does not need to be good with words if his actions are good since words may be false while
actions are concrete proof