Ignatian
Spirituality In Music
Whose Banner Is Flying
Four pompous verses envision a castle of fortune, authority, power and fame. Lively, interesting refrain with interwoven voices asking, “Whose banner is flying?” and answering, “Riches, honor, and pride.” SMTB
Lyric Outtake
Banners flutter on a brass array
of trumpets.
A summons!
A hear ye! hear ye! to the common crown,
all hailing,
regaling,
the messenger of truth.
Refrain:
Whose Banner is flying?
No lying.
Whose banner is flying high?
Quotes to Consider
Those ministering to the poor and powerless had "the gift of a preferential
love for actual poverty and rejection together with Christ who was so
treated. They had actually been placed under the standard of Christ in
the highest degree of intimacy and association…far from being a disaster,
it was embraced as gift." -- Dominic Maruca, S.J. (Fleming BOR, 140).
"Karl Rahner sees a sequential strategy in the Standard of Satan
who tempts one first with the 'desire to possess' and then with the 'desire
to be somebody,' and then on to a self-identification with the things
possessed" --William J. Byron, S.J. (Fleming BOR, 278).
"…the most common element indicative of religious conversion
is a rising awareness of conflict that can only be resolved by a sharp
break from the past" (Houdek, 80).
"The Christian choice is more likely to involve strong feelings
of reluctance, even of rebellion, before the choice is finally made. The
important choices we make take place in prayer that is marked by turbulence
until resolution comes" (Barry, 108).
Macarius of the fourth century believed, "Our very ability to go on struggling and praying is already a very great grace" (Tugwell, 52).
Scriptures for Meditation
| Gal 5: 16-26 | What the flesh desires is opposed to the Spirit |
| Jn 8: 31-38, 42-47 | The truth of Jesus, the lies of the devil |
| Mt 6: 24 | No one can serve two masters |
| Mt 4: 1-11 | The devil tempts Jesus: power and earthly kingdom |
| Deut 30: 15-20 | I set before you life and death |
| Rev 3: 14-16 | Because you are neither cold nor hot, I spit you out |
| Lk 18: 9-14 | The Pharisee and the tax collector |
| Rom 7: 14-25 | When I want to do good, evil lies close at hand |
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