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A thought from St. Ignatius of Antioch

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Ignatius was was an early Christian writer and Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he met his martyrdom, Ignatius wrote a series of letters. Here is a short excerpt from his letter to the Ephesians:

These are the beginning and the end of life: faith the beginning and love the end. When these two are found together, there is God and everything else concerning right living follows from them. No professing faith sins; no possessing love hates.

A thought for the day.

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Jesuit and Franciscan

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SH historicSacred Heart parish here in Tampa has an unusual history.  It was established in 1860 (modern by world standards, ancient by West Central Florida standards) with diocesan priests, but was lead by the Jesuits of the New Orleans province from 1888 until 2005. Their missionary, church planting, and pastoral work was pretty amazing. In 2005 they withdrew from the parish and pastoral leadership of the parish passed to the Franciscan friars of Holy Name Province who remain to this day.

As a parishioner pointed out, are we perhaps the only parish who has a statue/altar for St. SH modernIgnatius of Loyola and St. Francis of Assisi – as well as the tradition of both august religious orders?  Fun to ponder – but in any case we are proud of our Jesuit roots (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam – For the greater glory of God) and our Franciscan heritage (Deus Meus et Omnia – My God and my all)