Celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius Today

Today, July 31, is the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits).

To celebrate his feast day, CatholicTV will be airing Ignatian programming today, including Mass celebrated by Jesuit Father Charles Connolly (9:30 a.m. EST). At 12:30 p.m. EST, “Jesuits On… Ignatius Loyola” from Loyola Productions will air, followed by “The Ignatian Way”, a documentary piece about the Ignatian pilgrimage, and finally a “Who Cares About The Saints?” segment on Ignatius with Jesuit Father Jim Martin .

Also, be sure to check out the last day of “Find Your Inner Iggy,” an interactive experience and contest from Loyola Press’s www.ignatianspirituality.com. IgnatianSpirituality.com also has a feature called “31 Days with St. Ignatius,” which offers a selection of articles, blog posts and videos that explore Ignatian spirituality.