“O father of my soul, worthy of my deepest veneration … ”
~ From the prayer of St. Francis Xavier to St. Ignatius
For anyone devoted to St. Ignatius of Loyola, or who wishes to increase their devotion to him, this spiritual classic by Fr. Marin de Boylesve S.J. (1813-1892) translated for the first time into English is a must-have for their spiritual reading.
Featuring a 'dramatic meditation' by Fr Boylesve, several novenas, prayers, and short biographies of the saint as well as information on the Ten Sundays Devotion, and the history and the rite of blessing of the Holy Water of St. Ignatius in Latin and English, this new edition also includes accounts of miracles attributed to this blessed water, several illustrations, a biography of the author and annotations.
About the author: Fr. Marin de Boylesve is best remembered in France for spreading devotion to the Sacred Heart with his writings thereby promoting the cause for the construction of the Sacre Coeur Basilica in Paris.
Click here to see a list of Fr. de Boylesve's works in English.
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Book details:
Batalha Publishers
October 1, 2023
Paperback
166 pages.
5" x 8"
23 illustrations
ISBN: 978-989-53726-4-5
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Additional book info:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
About this Edition ………………………………… 9
About the Author …………………………………… 10
Forward by Fr. Marin de Boylesve ……… 25
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St. Ignatius of Loyola
Abridgement of His Biography
Taken from His Office ……………… 27
St. Ignatius: A Dramatic Meditation
Based on the Bible ……………… 31
Novena - pp. 35 -50
~ Vigil of the Novena ……………………… 35
~ First Day (Three Thoughts) …………… 36
~ Second Day ………………………………… 38
~ Third Day (Three Thoughts) …………… 40
~ Fourth Day …………………………………… 42
~ Fifth Day ……………………………………… 43
~ Sixth Day ……………………………………… 45
~ Seventh Day ………………………………… 46
~ Eighth Day …………………………………… 48
~ Ninth Day …………………………………… 49
~ Tenth Day: On the Feast Day
(Conclusion of the Novena) ……… 50
Prayer to St. Ignatius
by Fr. Ribadenevra
Translated and Arranged in
the Form of a Novena ……………… 53
Prayer to St. Ignatius
Translated from the Spanish ………… 60
Litany in Honour of St. Ignatius
In Latin and English ………………………… 63
Prayers by St. Ignatius: ……………………… 69
~ Suscipe (Take, Lord, Receive)
~ No Reward but to Do Thy Will
(Prayer of Generosity)
~ Prayer to Jesus Crucified
Prayer by St. Francis Xavier
to St. Ignatius ………………………… 70
Prayer to St. Ignatius
In Latin and English ………………………… 73
The Ten Sundays Devotion
In Honour of St. Ignatius of Loyola 74
The Holy Water of St. Ignatius ………… 76
~ The Prayer of Blessing over
the Water (Latin and English) …… 79
The Spirit of St. Ignatius …………………… 87
Canticle – St. Ignatius
and the Company of Jesus
(by Fr. de Boylesve) …………… 95
Saints and Blesseds
of the Company of Jesus ……………… 98
APPENDIX
Biography of St. Ignatius of Loyola
by Fr. Francis Xavier Weninger, (1876) … 102
Quotes from St. Ignatius
~ On Detachment …………………………… 138
~ Prayer of Detachment by
St. Ignatius …………………………… 138
~ On Action and Work …………………… 140
~ On Gratitude and Ingratitude ………… 140
~ Physician, Heal Thyself ………………… 140
~ On Abandoning Oneself to God ……… 141
~ Do Not Fear, Trust God …………………… 141
~ What if Tomorrow Never Comes? ……… 141
~ How to Act ……………………………………… 142
~ On Suffering …………………………………… 142
~ On Love ………………………………………… 142
~ On the Knowledge of God
and Things of this World …………… 143
~ Beware of Judging Another,
You Do Not Know Everything …… 144
~ On Virtue ……………………………………… 144
Some Miracles Attributed to the
Holy Water of St. Ignatius……………… 146
Prayer to St. Ignatius of Loyola ………… 154
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