Catholic Mosaic Art Cross Jesuit Society of Jesus St. Ignatius Loyola Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam

This gorgeous mosaic crucifix presents images of the founders of the Society of Jesus: St. Ignatius Loyola, St. Francis Xavier and St. Peter Faber.  St. John Francis Regis is also featured along with the famous observation: "Men could neither see nor hear him without being inflamed with the love of God." The Christogram IHS appears prominently on the cross. IHS is a monogram, a symbol of Jesus Christ in the form of an acronym. IHS are the first three letters of the name Jesus in the Greek alphabet. St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as he first general of The Society of Jesus and it became the emblem of the Jesuits. The phrase Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam, abbreviated AMDG, is the Latin motto of the Jesuits. It means, "For the greater glory of God." The phrase is attributed to St. Ignatius of Loyola. It encapsulates the core spirituality of the Society of Jesus. Any work that is not evil, even inconsequential work, can be spiritually meritorious if it is performed to gi