Ignatius of Loyola

Jacopino del Conte (ca. 1556) (link)

Feast Day July 31

Patron of Jesuits, Soldiers, Retreats, Education

Situations Conversion, Discernment, Retreats

Professions Educators, Soldiers, Spiritual Directors

Saint Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish Basque priest who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) in 1540. Born in 1491, he was a soldier wounded in battle who, during his recovery, experienced a profound spiritual conversion. He wrote the Spiritual Exercises, a systematic method of discernment and prayer that has influenced millions.

Suscipe — Prayer of Surrender (Suscipe)

Súscipe, Dómine, univérsam meam libertátem.

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,

Nimm hin, o Herr, meine ganze Freiheit.

Tomad, Señor, y recibid toda mi libertad,

Prenez, Seigneur, et recevez toute ma liberté,

Accipe memóriam, intelléctum atque voluntátem omnem.

my memory, my understanding, and my entire will.

Nimm an mein Gedächtnis, meinen Verstand und meinen ganzen Willen.

mi memoria, mi entendimiento y toda mi voluntad.

ma mémoire, mon intelligence et toute ma volonté.

Quidquid hábeo vel possídeo mihi largítus es;

All that I have and possess you have given to me;

Alles was ich habe und besitze, hast du mir geschenkt;

Todo lo que tengo y poseo vos me lo disteis;

Tout ce que j'ai et possède, vous me l'avez donné ;

id tibi totum restítuo

I return it all to you

dir gebe ich alles zurück

a vos, Señor, lo retorno.

je vous le rends entièrement

ac tuae prorsus voluntáti trado gubernándum.

and surrender it wholly to be governed by your will.

und überlasse es ganz deinem Willen.

Todo es vuestro; disponed de ello según vuestra voluntad.

et le soumets à votre volonté.

Amórem tui solum cum grátia tua mihi dones,

Give me only your love and your grace,

Gib mir nur deine Liebe und deine Gnade,

Dadme vuestro amor y gracia,

Donnez-moi seulement votre amour et votre grâce,

et dives sum satis,

and I am rich enough

so bin ich reich genug

que con esto soy bastante rico

et je suis assez riche

nec áliud quidquam ultra posco.

and ask for nothing more.

und verlange nichts weiter.

y no pido otra cosa.

et ne demande rien de plus.

Amen.

Amén.

Amen.

— Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises, 1548