The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times Advent Saint Ignatius of Santhià's baptismal

Saint Ignatius of Santhià's baptismal name was Laurence Maurice and he was born on the 5th June 1686 at Santhià in the Vercelli region of northern Italy

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The Noonday Devil: Acedia, the Unnamed Evil of Our Times Advent Saint Ignatius of Santhià's baptismalSloth The noonday devil is the demon of acedia, the vice also known as sloth. The word sloth, however, can be misleading, for acedia is not laziness; in fact it can manifest as busyness or activism. Rather, acedia is a gloomy combination of weariness, sadness, and a lack of purposefulness. It robs a person of his capacity for joy and leaves him feeling empty, or void of meaning Abbot Nault says that acedia is the most oppressive of demons. Although