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Ignatius de Loyola Movie



On Friday, we had movie screening in our church about Ignatius de Loyola.
Although both of us studied in high school managed by Jesuit. I studied at Loyola college while hubby studied at Canisius College, I never read or interested in finding out about Our Patron Saints until weeks before during Sunday Mass, it was announced that there will be Ignatius de Loyola Movie screening.

The synopsis :

If you could hear the voice of God, would you want to keep it secret ? This is the story of a soldier, a man of vice and violence who in his attempt to turn to the light was forced to wrestle with his inner demons to the very brink of death. He struggled with depression and near-suicide, his trial before the inquisition and ultimate vindication and how he found about Spiritual Exercise that's still practiced by Jesuit order and layman until today.

What I learn from this movie :

1. Pray for indifference
Sometimes we love to pray for all good things to come to our life, asking blessings ( good financial, good health, happiness in life etc) it's not wrong but it will be wiser if we could ask the heart of indifference to help us to give thanks to God in all situation even though we are in the tribulation, poor health, or misfortunes.
Sometimes God used those undesirable situation to bring us closer to God

2. Consolation - Desolation
What brings us more to God to love and unity is called consolation, what brings us away from God that creates confusion, delusion is called desolation

3. Spiritual Exercise
It's an exercise to discern about voice of God and voice of Evil.
More about spiritual exercise is found in this reading

 In conclusion, we are all called to be the Army of God. We need to have the ability to discern what is good and what is evil because a lot of things in this world are in grey areas instead of obvious black and white. Last but not least, do everything for the glory of God (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam)


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