Ignatian Ways 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...
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The Who and What are the 'spirits' in the 14 Rules of St. Ignatius
Discernment in the Spiritual Life is a supernatural-supported decision-making process of cooperating with God's grace to grow in holiness...
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Prayer Format for the Daily Mass Readings
Night Before Preparations Read the next day's gospel selections for understanding. If there is more than one reading for the day,...
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Gifts of Holy Spirit: A Pentecost Directed Retreat
After celebrating with the Risen Christ, and His Ascension, the disciples came to a place of waiting for the promise of Christ to send...
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Reviewing and Noting Down Your Prayer Exercise
The Review is a distinct spiritual exercise used in the Spiritual Exercises by which the pilgrim reflects on his/her own experiences of...
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Our Purpose and Destiny: Praying with the 1st Principle and Foundation
“I am created to praise, love, and serve God.” In beginning the Spiritual Exercises, St Ignatius invites us to first pray over the 1st...
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The Rosary: A Gospel Contemplation on the Life of Christ and Mary, the Mother of God
“With the Rosary, the Christian people sit at the school of Mary, are led to contemplate the beauty on the face of Christ, and to...
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Praying with Your Blessed History
At the beginning each prayer period, offering yourself to the Lord. Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory,my understanding,...
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Discernment & The Interior Life
Discernment as Decision Making Discernment as decision making is the process of the act of judging what is true, ought to be, and moving...
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A Daily Prayer Format for the Spiritual Exercises
The Ignatian Prayer Period format is used during The Spiritual Exercises, it is structured with a beginning, middle, and end. When...
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IGNATIAN MEDITATION ( Discursive Prayer)
Listening & Discerning To The Heart Using Our Intellect Lectio Divina means holy reading. This is a method of prayer going back to...
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IGNATIAN CONTEMPLATION (Imaginative Prayer)
God speaks through our imaginations as well as through our understandings, memories, thoughts, intellect, desires, feelings, and...
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