San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-13
'JESU|TS HERE
FOR MISSION
At ST. MARY s
Are Members of Militant
Missionary Order Of
Priesthood.
TELLS OF FOUNDER
First Week Of Services for
Women and Second
for Men.
TELLS OF FOUNDER

Armed with knowledge and faith.
the Jesuits will always be prepared
to resist onslaughts against the Catho-
lie church, and, since an aggressive
spirit underlies this missionary order,
the Jesuits are in the first line of
advance as the church advances. Thus
did Father j. 5. McGrath. $. j., who
has opened the mission now in progress
at st. Mary's church, outline the pur-
pose of the order.
Father John ID. Foulkes, 5. j.,
head director OF the Southern Society
of Jesuit MisSionar! Priests, common
ly known as the Mission Band" will
arrive in San Antonio, Wednesday.
He and Father McGrath will take
turns in delivering the sermons each
evening during this and the following
week. During the first week, the mis-
sion is for women. During the see
ond week of the mission, an appeal
TO the men will be made. Short per-
iods Of instructions on the faith of
the Catholic church will follow the
80 o'clock and o'clock mass.
The three-fold purpose of the mis-
sion, Father McGrath id, is to bring
into the church those who aad drifted
away from the faith, to make the luke
warm Catholic more fervent, and to
make the fervent, saints.
Thrives on PrecautiOn.
Father McGrath is assistant pastor
of Our Lady of Mercies Catholic
church at Ybor City. near Tampa,
Fla. He held his first mission in Bar
celona. Spain, where he studied the
Spanish language. He received his
academic and theological training in
several states in America. Father
FoUlkes, who makes his headquarters
in New Orleans, has charge of mis-
sion work in the Southern States. aud
has ten Jesuit priests working under
his direction.
The Catholic church is being made
the subject of persecution, Father Me
Grath said. The burning of the Cath0-
lie churches in Canada and in the
northern part of the United States
the attacks of the Ku Klux Elan. the
propaganda that was spread through
out the countr. regarding the oath OF
the Knights of Columbus. are all evil
dence of the concerted attack that is
being made on the Catholic church,
Father McGrath believes.
"All of these attacks are directed
at the Catholic church." he said. The
Catholic church has always been made
the subject of attack and always will
be prosecuted. Christ, Himself, fore
told this persecution. But, thu church
has thrived on persecution"
The beginning of the Jesuit order
may be traced to the battle field. 1t
was founded in 1913 by Ignatius
IoyOla. who was wounded while fight |
ing with the Spanish troops against
the French.
A Militant Order.
AT the battle of Pampluna, st. |
lgnatius was wounded by cannon
ball that glanced from the wall of a
building and struck him in the leg.
While he was recovering from his
wound. he asked his attendants for
to read. There were two
Catholic books available. He read the
books and was determined that he |
could do what the other saints had |
/
After he mad recovered from his |
wound. he attended school. Later. he |
his elementary work and we It |
to the University of Paris. After he
had completed his course in that in
Of learning. he with a band
Of eight comrades. went to Rome and |
offered the services of his order to
The Holy Father.
The Jesuits are a militant order.
and the primary purpose at the time
hat st. 1gnatius offered his services TO
The Pope, was to ave the order act
rs flying battalion TO go to all parts
IF the world in the interest of the
'hurch. This military spirit is still
manifest. by the fact that tie head
If the order in Rome is called tbo