![]() ![]() ![]() Five hundred years hence, we find ourselves engaged in, and committed to, individually carrying out the work of San Ignacio through each of the law schools of the five Philippine Jesuit Universities: Ateneo de Davao, Ateneo de Manila, Ateneo de Naga, Ateneo de Zamboanga, and Xavier University – Ateneo de Cagayan. The lasting effects of that cannonball moment of Ignacio, canonized into sainthood in March of 1622, has been far-reaching in time and space. Integral was his founding of the Society of Jesus. ![]() It was during this period of tedium and immobility that he pored over reading materials on the life of Christ and of the saints that was consequential to his spiritual awakening, conversion, and the commencement and dogged pursuit of a lifelong mission dedicated to the service of others for the greater glory of God. Debilitated and frustrated, Ignacio was forced to retreat to his home to physically recover and recuperate in isolation. It was 500 years ago, in May 20 of 1521, at the Battle of Pamplona, Spain, when the leg - and the ego - of a vainglorious Ignacio de Loyola were fractured by the crippling impact of a hostile cannonball.
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