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The Examen is a prayer of daily reflection developed by St. Ignatius of Loyola more than five hundred years ago. It can help us see God’s h

Preparation for Prayer of Recollection (Mental/Interior) Prayer The Prayer of Recollection “This prayer is called ‘recollection,’ because...

In the Spiritual Exercises, St. Ignatius proposes meditating and contemplating Gospel scenes.

"The colloquy is made by speaking exactly as one friend speaks to another, or as a servant speaks to a master, now asking him for a favor, now blaming himself for some misdeed, now making known his affairs to him, and seeking advice in them. Close with an Our Father." (SE54) The (SE) translations are take from"The Spiritual Exercises St. Ignatius of Loyola Based on Studies in the Language of the Autograph" by Louis J. Puhl SJ. "When you call me, and come and pray to me, I wi

Prayers by St. Ignatius

The Examen a daily prayer of consciousness of ‘finding God in all things’ in growing as a Contemplative in Action The Examen is a window...

St. Ignatius taught different methods of praying with the scriptures using our intellect, memory, and will. He considered all of our faculties an integrative approach of experiencing the reality of God's presence in His in word. What God has to Say to You St. Ignatius understood through his own experience and by working with others, there were different methods one could use to lead one to a more profound 'felt knowledge' of who God is. He came to understand how we have been

Several of my new directees have expressed a distress in having a ‘dryness’ in their prayer life. They wonder why their prayers leave...