Early Life
St. Ignatius is from this country.
How St. Ignatius was injured while he was a soldier.
What is getting hit by a cannonball and shattering his leg while trying to defend a Spanish fortress in a battle against the French?
This is the name of the society/ order founded by St. Ignatius.
Who are the Jesuits? (Also accepted: What is the Society of Jesus?)
This famous saint was a Jesuit who died by taking care of people who had the Plague (hint: a school program is named after him).
Who was St. Aloysius Gonzaga?
What was St. Ignatius's given name (what name was he born with)?
Iñigo Lopez de Oñaz y Loyola
This was St. Ignatius's occupation before his conversion to Christ.
What is a Soldier? Also accepted: What is a knight?
This is the activity that helped St. Ignatius pass the time during his recovery, and which started him on the road to conversion to Christ.
What is reading books that were about the Life of Christ and the lives of the Saints?
This is the motto of St. Ignatius.
What is: "For the Greater Glory of God" (Double Points: What is "For the Greater Glory of God / Ad mojorem Dei Gloriam)
This other famous saint was part of St. Ignatius's group of friends from university and was canonized the same year as St. Ignatius.
Who was St. Francis Xavier?
This is a process of decision-making.
What is discernment?
St. Ignatius was from which social class?
What is the noble (upper) class?
This is where St. Ignatius went as soon as he could walk again.
What is a pilgrimage to the Holy Land in Israel?
This Pope approved the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) as a new order.
This famous North American saint was converted to Catholicism by Jesuits.
Who was St. Kateri Tekakwitha (the 1st Native American saint)?
This is what many consider to be St. Ignatius's greatest gift to the Church.
The life of St. Ignatius spanned these two centuries.
What are the 15th & 16th centuries (late 1400s-mid 1500s)?
This is where St. Ignatius offered up his sword and dagger when he converted to Christ.
What is the "La Moreneta" Mary and child Jesus statue? Double points: What is the "La Moreneta" Mary and child Jesus statue in Montserrat, Spain?
St. Ignatius is the patron saint of these causes / groups.
- Retreats and spiritual exercises
- Soldiers and those in the military
- Education and Jesuit schools/universities
- Discernment and decision-making
This is a city where St. Igantius studied (get 1 for full points, 2 for double points)
What are Paris, Barcelona and Alcala.
This is St. Ignatius's feast day.
July 31
This is the number of older siblings St. Ignatius had.
What is 12? He was the youngest of 13 children.
During Ignatius's pilgrimage journey, he carried a journal with him to write about this.
What are his thoughts and experiences, and primarily his "Spiritual Exercises," including various Examens?
These are some of the most well-known Jesuit universities in the US. (Name 2 - Full Points, Name 4 - Double Points, Name 6 or more - triple points).
What are:
Georgetown University: The oldest Catholic and Jesuit institution of higher learning in the United States, located in Washington, D.C..
Boston College: A major research university in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.
Fordham University: Known for its locations in New York City.
Santa Clara University: A well-regarded university in California.
Loyola Marymount University: Located in Los Angeles, California, and is often listed among top Jesuit schools.
Saint Louis University: A major private university in St. Louis, Missouri.
Marquette University: A prominent university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Creighton University: A university in Omaha, Nebraska.
University of San Francisco: A large private university in San Francisco, California.
Gonzaga University: Located in Spokane, Washington.
Loyola University Chicago: A large university in Chicago, Illinois.
College of the Holy Cross: A liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.
This is a well-known prayer of St. Ignatius (Double points if you can recite at least two lines of the prayer, Triple points if you can recite the entire prayer)
The Suscipe (Prayer of Surrender)
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,
my memory, my understanding, and my entire will,
all that I have and possess.
You have given all to me; to You, O Lord, I return it.
All is Yours; dispose of it wholly according to Your will.
Give me Your love and Your grace, for this is enough for me.
What is 1622? The same year as St. Teresa of Avila, St. Philip Neri and St. Francis Xavier.