The application presents the maxims of St. Ignatius of Loyola for each day. They bring to mind thoughts encouraging a truly Christian life. They indicate ways to facilitate progress on the path of Christian perfection. They stimulate reflection on oneself and life. They provide an impulse for prayer, meditation, and contemplation. The texts of the maxims also refer to the Bible and the writings of ancient and medieval philosophers and thinkers. They encourage the practice of virtue, about which the ancients wrote that it is the art of living a happy life.
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