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Beginning an Ignatian Prayer Period
St. Ignatius offers us a framework as we venture off into entering into Mysteries in a personal encounter and discovery of the Word of God.
Contemporary Version of the 1st Principle & Foundation
In beginning the Spiritual Exercises, St Ignatius invites us to first pray over the 1st Principle and Foundation.
2023 Accompany Jesus Along the Sorrowful Way: A Lenten Retreat
Beginning at the conspiracy against Jesus and the anointing at Bethany, we continue on to the entry into Jerusalem. Then the Passion starts to unfold in the most mysterious, transforming, and earth-shattering way. The Lamb of God will give his life for the sins of the world. Though we know Resurrection Sunday will bring joy, graces grow and deepen as we walk the way with Him, Mary, and the disciples along the via Dolorosa. Preparing for Your Retreat Review of Retreat Guideli
Praying with our Blessed History
I pray for the following graces: to be more aware of how God loves and has loved me; how He is and was near; to trust in God's personal car
The Principle and Foundation
"Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. The other things on the face of the...
Prayers of St. Ignatius
Prayers by St. Ignatius
The Review of The Prayer Exercise
The Review is a distinct spiritual exercise used in the Spiritual Exercises by which the pilgrim reflects on his/her own experiences.
What is Ignatian Spirituality?
Ignatian Spirituality is based upon the teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the great mystic, who shared with us his methods of prayer, the
Daily Prayer of Reflection in 'Finding God in All Things'
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...
Ignatian Way of Praying with Scripture
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
Study, Read, Pray: Dryness & Distractions in Prayer?
Several of my new directees have expressed a distress in having a ‘dryness’ in their prayer life. They wonder why their prayers leave...
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