Prayer to Saint Ignatius of Loyola (Patron Saint of Retreats)

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Dear Founder of the Society of Jesus, a wound you received as a soldier led to your becoming a spiritual soldier for Christ. By reading the lives of the Saints, you changed your life and achieved Sainthood. You learned to appreciate the value of prayer and became a master of the Spiritual Exercises, which greatly fostered retreats. Help all who make retreats to imitate your example by becoming true followers of Jesus.

Amen.