Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or Ad majórem Dei glóriam,[note 1] also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG, is the Latinmotto of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), an order of the Catholic Church. It means "For the greater glory of God."
The origin of the phrase is attributed to the founder of the Jesuits, Saint Ignatius of Loyola, who intended it to serve as a cornerstone sentiment of the society's religious philosophy. The full phrase attributed to St. Ignatius is Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem or "for the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity." It is a summary of the idea that any work that is not evil, even one that would normally be considered inconsequential to the spiritual life, can be spiritually meritorious if it is performed in order to give glory to God.[1]
Ad maiorem Dei gloriam
A common Jesuit emblem depicts the mottos surrounding the initials IHS. IHS is a Greek monogram composed by three letters (iota, eta and sigma) for the first three letters in the name Jesus used since the 3rd century as an abbreviation. "St. Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus (1541), and thus it became the emblem of his institute. IHS was sometimes wrongly understood as 'Jesus Hominum (or Hierosolymae) Salvator', i.e. Jesus, the Saviour of men (or of Jerusalem=Hierosolymae).
Use
When images of Saint Ignatius depict him carrying a book, the motto is often inscribed within—representative of the religious writings of the saint.
This phrase is the motto of many Jesuit educational institutions, including eight of the twenty-eight members of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities, and many high schools worldwide. In Georgetown University's Gaston Hall, the phrase is followed by inque hominum salutem, producing a longer phrase: "For the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity."[2] Typical of the buildings of many Jesuit institutions, the cornerstones of those on Fordham University's campus bear the inscribed abbreviation “AMDG”, and the school's University Church hosts the 2,776-pipe “Maior Dei Gloria” organ, which derives its name from the motto.[3]
It once was common for students at Jesuit schools and universities to write the initials at the tops of their pages, to remind them that even their schoolwork ought to be dedicated to the glory of God.[note 2][5] The abbreviation was frequently included in the signatures of Pope John Paul II.[citation needed]
The motto of the Catholic fraternity Alpha Delta Gamma is Ad Dei Gloriam, which translates to "For the Glory of God." This motto is the origin of fraternity's name, as the Roman initials "ADG" are rendered in Greek with the letters alpha, delta, and gamma.
It is repeatedly quoted by the Jesuit character in Flann O'Brien's book The Hard Life. Sir Edward Elgar used it as the dedication of his setting of Cardinal Newman's poem The Dream of Gerontius. In 1939, Benjamin Britten wrote a choral piece A.M.D.G. (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam) of seven settings of Gerard Manley Hopkins. In 2014, American liturgical composer, Dan Schutte wrote the piece Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam for worship hymnals and missals. [6]Ad majorem Dei gloriam appears in the credits of Martin Scorsese's movie about Jesuits in Japan, Silence. The 2000 novel La carta esférica by Arturo Pérez-Reverte and its 2007 film version deal with the wreck of the Dei Gloria, a fictional ship freighted by the Jesuits.
^When an "i" functions as a consonant in Latin, it is often represented with a "j".
^"Fingleton was a strong Catholic, so much so that he began his cricket books with the letters that Catholic schoolchildren used to put at the top of every page of their exercise books—AMDG—which stood for 'Ad majorem Dei gloriam', meaning 'To the greater glory of God'."[4]
References
^Höpfl, Harro (2004). Jesuit political thought: the Society of Jesus and the state, c. 1540–1630. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 426. ISBN0-521-83779-0.
^Billingsley, Hillary (March 23, 2001). "O'Donovan Praises 'Passion of Ideas' in Speech". The Hoya. Retrieved March 14, 2007.
^"Maior Dei Gloria Organ Makes Its Concert Debut". Retrieved 17 February 2015.
^Derriman, Philip (April 25, 2008). "Hatchet buried with feuding Don, scribe". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
^. Loyola University Maryland. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2010.
^"Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam". Retrieved July 16, 2019 – via www.ocp.org.
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Ad maiorem Dei gloriam or Ad majorem Dei gloriam note 1 also rendered as the abbreviation AMDG is the Latin motto of the Society of Jesus Jesuits an order of the Catholic Church It means For the greater glory of God Contents 1 Meaning 2 Use 3 See also 4 Notes and references 4 1 Notes 4 2 References 5 External linksMeaning EditThe origin of the phrase is attributed to the founder of the Jesuits Saint Ignatius of Loyola who intended it to serve as a cornerstone sentiment of the society s religious philosophy The full phrase attributed to St Ignatius is Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem or for the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity It is a summary of the idea that any work that is not evil even one that would normally be considered inconsequential to the spiritual life can be spiritually meritorious if it is performed in order to give glory to God 1 Ad maiorem Dei gloriam A common Jesuit emblem depicts the mottos surrounding the initials IHS IHS is a Greek monogram composed by three letters iota eta and sigma for the first three letters in the name Jesus used since the 3rd century as an abbreviation St Ignatius of Loyola adopted the monogram in his seal as general of the Society of Jesus 1541 and thus it became the emblem of his institute IHS was sometimes wrongly understood as Jesus Hominum or Hierosolymae Salvator i e Jesus the Saviour of men or of Jerusalem Hierosolymae Use EditWhen images of Saint Ignatius depict him carrying a book the motto is often inscribed within representative of the religious writings of the saint This phrase is the motto of many Jesuit educational institutions including eight of the twenty eight members of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities and many high schools worldwide In Georgetown University s Gaston Hall the phrase is followed by inque hominum salutem producing a longer phrase For the greater glory of God and the salvation of humanity 2 Typical of the buildings of many Jesuit institutions the cornerstones of those on Fordham University s campus bear the inscribed abbreviation AMDG and the school s University Church hosts the 2 776 pipe Maior Dei Gloria organ which derives its name from the motto 3 It once was common for students at Jesuit schools and universities to write the initials at the tops of their pages to remind them that even their schoolwork ought to be dedicated to the glory of God note 2 5 The abbreviation was frequently included in the signatures of Pope John Paul II citation needed The motto of the Catholic fraternity Alpha Delta Gamma is Ad Dei Gloriam which translates to For the Glory of God This motto is the origin of fraternity s name as the Roman initials ADG are rendered in Greek with the letters alpha delta and gamma It is repeatedly quoted by the Jesuit character in Flann O Brien s book The Hard Life Sir Edward Elgar used it as the dedication of his setting of Cardinal Newman s poem The Dream of Gerontius In 1939 Benjamin Britten wrote a choral piece A M D G Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam of seven settings of Gerard Manley Hopkins In 2014 American liturgical composer Dan Schutte wrote the piece Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam for worship hymnals and missals 6 Ad majorem Dei gloriam appears in the credits of Martin Scorsese s movie about Jesuits in Japan Silence The 2000 novel La carta esferica by Arturo Perez Reverte and its 2007 film version deal with the wreck of the Dei Gloria a fictional ship freighted by the Jesuits See also EditBesiyata Dishmaya Basmala Deus vult Insha Allah Soli Deo gloriaNotes and references EditNotes Edit When an i functions as a consonant in Latin it is often represented with a j Fingleton was a strong Catholic so much so that he began his cricket books with the letters that Catholic schoolchildren used to put at the top of every page of their exercise books AMDG which stood for Ad majorem Dei gloriam meaning To the greater glory of God 4 References Edit Hopfl Harro 2004 Jesuit political thought the Society of Jesus and the state c 1540 1630 Cambridge UK Cambridge University Press p 426 ISBN 0 521 83779 0 Billingsley Hillary March 23 2001 O Donovan Praises Passion of Ideas in Speech The Hoya Retrieved March 14 2007 Maior Dei Gloria Organ Makes Its Concert Debut Retrieved 17 February 2015 Derriman Philip April 25 2008 Hatchet buried with feuding Don scribe The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved April 27 2010 AMDG Loyola University Maryland Archived from the original on 26 April 2010 Retrieved April 27 2010 Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam Retrieved July 16 2019 via www ocp org External links Edit Media related to Ad maiorem Dei gloriam at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ad maiorem Dei gloriam amp oldid 1079350816, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
