Part 2 (1/2)
The licentious conduct of those on board Ignatius severely censured
The Spaniards advised hi him on an island But the wind quickly conveyed them to Cyprus Froues distant Here he went on board the shi+p of the pilgrims, with no other provision than his hope in Providence During all that voyage, the Lord often appeared to hireat consolation The visions seeolden The travelers reached Joppa, and seated on asses, after the custoion, they journeyed to Jerusaleentleht of the city, recoestion, and when they saw athe city, Ignatius was deeply affected, and the rest affirmed that they experienced a sort of heavenly joy He always felt this same devotion whenever he visited the holy places He decided to remain in Jerusalem, in order to visit the holy places often For this purpose he had taken with him letters of reco them, he said that he intended to re of his purpose of helping others The Father Guardian told him he did not see how this could be possible, as his house was not even capable of providing for his own Religious, and he intended to send sonatius said he wished him merely to hear his confession, since he had come to make it The Father Guardian said this could be done, but he should wait for the arrival of the Provincial, as then at Bethlehean to write letters to spiritual persons at Barcelona He had written some on the day before he was to depart, when he was summoned in the name of the Father Guardian and the Provincial Then the Provincial, addressing him kindly, said he had heard of his pious deteriven it serious thought Many others had the same desire, some had died, others had been taken prisoners, and to his Order was left the work of ranso captives, wherefore he should prepare hi day To this Ignatius answered that his resolution was very fixed, and he did not think that anything would keep hi it If the precept did not bind him under pain of sin, he would not allow any fear to keep hi out his desire The Provincial said he had authority froht fit, and to even excommunicate those ould not obey when stopped by hiht in this case it was better for him not to re hinatius said there was no need, as he believed his word If they had the authority, he would obey
After this, returning to where he was before, he was seized with a great longing to visit Mount Olivet again before he departed, since the Divine Will would not suffer him to remain in those holy places
On that mountain is a rock from which Our Lord ascended to heaven, on which even now His footprints are visible And this is what he wished to see again Therefore, without telling any one, and without a guide, although it was a dangerous thing to go without a Turkish guard, secretly withdrawing he went to Mount Olivet alone As the guards would not allow hireat consolation in prayer he desired to go to Bethphage When he reached that place, he thought that on Mount Olivet he had not noticed the position of the right foot of Our Lord and that of the left He cauards to allow him to enter Afterhen at the reat search was irdled Christian, those who are bound to wear a girdle to distinguish thery, threatened hirasped hiood o In thea captive, he was visited with great consolation, as he see above him And this continued until he reached the monastery
CHAPTER V
HIS ARRIVAL IN APULIA, VENICE, FERRARA, AND GENOA--HE IS APPREHENDED AS A SPY--HE IS DESPISED AS A FOOL--HIS STUDIES AT BARCELONA AND ALCALA
On the following day the pilgrined to different vessels In the harbor of that place were three or four shi+ps bound for Venice Of these one belonged to some Turks; another was too small; but the third, the property of a wealthy Venetian, was very large and strong
Sori that no pay was to be offered, he refused, in spite of the fact that ririht cross the sea as St James did
The favor they asked was easily obtained of the captain of the smaller shi+p
On a certain day they set sail with a favorable wind, but toward evening a storm arose, which tossed the vessels about in different directions The large shi+p, whose captain had refused to take Ignatius, was driven by the teainst the Island of Cyprus, and dashed to pieces A like fate overtook the Turkish vessel The s time severely tried by wind and waves, finally reached the shores of Apulia in safety
Although the winter had set in with intense cold and a heavy fall of snow, Ignatius had no garh texture, leaving the legs naked, a black waistcoat open and quite ragged about his shoulders, a light cloak made of coarse hair, and a pair of shoes He arrived at Venice about themonth and all of November aboard the shi+p which carried him from Cyprus
At Venice, he met a friend who had been kind to him on his way to Jerusalem From him he received alms and soainst the intense cold
When Ignatius understood that God did not wish hian to consider what he should do The plan he approved and adopted was to enter upon a course of study in order to be better fitted to save souls For this purpose he deter out fro at the principal church of Ferrara, he gave five or six coins to a beggar who asked an alenerous As soon as the beggars saw hial of his alms, they flocked around him, until he had spent all the money that he had; so when others approached to ask for assistance, he excused hi left
While proceeding from Ferrara to Genoa, he met some Spanish soldiers, who treated hi such a route, since by so doing he was coh the very midst of the armies of France and Spain They entreated him therefore to take a safer road, which they would point out to hi their counsel, however, he kept straight on until he cauards cast hiate, and, as is customary in such suspicious times, closely questioned hinorance Finally they searched his clothes and shoes to see if he bore any , they led him into the presence of the captain They deprived hi him only his waistcoat and knee-breeches
As he was coo about in this condition, he recalled to h he was forced to walk through the three principal streets of the town, he did so, not with sadness, but feeling great joy and consolation
In addressing others he was in the habit of saying ”_you_,” enity, believing that such was the simplicity as well of the Apostles as of Christ Hih the different streets, it occurred to him that it would be well to depart soreater respect to the coht was by no ht inflict He felt, however, that this was a temptation; he said, ”In that case I'll neither address hinity, nor bend the knee as a mark of respect, nor even re reached the residence of the commander, he wassu the slightest degree of civility, he so paused after each word he spoke as to be taken for a fool by the commander, who said to his captors, ”This s to hinatius co from the house of the coave hiht
The next , when, espied by the soldiers of a fort, he was seized and brought to the cos, asked where he canatius answered, ”Guipuscoa,” the officer said, ”I also conatius to be conducted within to supper and to be treated with great kindness
At Genoa, he was recognized by a Cantabrian, who had spoken with hih his influence, he was taken on a shi+p bound for Barcelona He ca taken captive by Andrea Dorea, as at that tiave chase to the vessel