What follows is the year-long Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius that was used during our diaconal formation in 1991 (our 2nd year of 5). Most of the materials were handouts, so I was unable to locate copyright information. When known, I have given credit to the authors of certain articles included in the required readings for the program. A listing of additional materials adaptable to this program can be found on the final page.
The Spiritual
Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola
~ A
Spiritual Journey ~
Table of
Contents
Disposition
Days
First Week
Second Week
Third Week
Fourth Week
The Ignatian Progression
of the Four Weeks
An Introduction to the Spiritual Exercises
Disposition Days
I. God’s Love for Me
Praying
Some Reflections on Faith Sharing
Meeting with a Spiritual Director
II. Focus on "God’s
Love" is Unconditional
How to Pray for Healing of Disordered Attachments
The
River
III. Focus on Creation and
Indifference to the Future
Shared Prayer
Tips on Meditating
What is Meditation
Obstacles to Prayer
Some Perspectives
Four Levels of Awareness - Prayer
IV. Principles and Foundation - An
Active Indifference
The Principle and Foundation of the Exercises
First Principle and Foundation
Active Indifference
Praying with Scripture
Daily Journal Entry and Prayer
Examination
of Conscience
Review of Prayer
V. A Week of Prayer
VI. Praying over How I am Loved by
God
Prayer on my Dossier
Prayer
of Consideration: The Lilies of the Field
The Conclusion
VII. I am Constantly Being
Created by God
The Way Things Are
Praying with Fantasy
VIII. God’s Project Hidden Deep
in Things: Save All
Centering
IX. God Continually Calls Me by
Name
X. My Life is God’s Gift to Me and
my Response to God
Review of Prayer
FIRST WEEK
The Way Some People Pray
The Triple Colloquy
Week I - Sin - Meditations for the Week
Sin: How do we see it today?
Evil: by Carlo Caretto
The First Sin - The Sin of the Angels
The Sin of Adam and Eve
The Sin of One Person
My Sin
Self-Knowledge and Sorrow for Sin
Personal Renewal
A Meditation on Our Sins
A Meditation on Hell
The Triple Colloquy
The Reality of Hell
Death - A Whole New Life
My Own Death
Penance and the Last Judgement
Reconciliation
A Summary of Former Prayer
Review of the First Week
SECOND WEEK
Ignatian Prayer of the Second Week
Ignatian Contemplation
The Preludes
The Points
A Frame for Contemplation
Second Week 1 & 2
The Kingdom
Contemplating the Incarnation
Second Week 3 - Jesus is Born
The Birth of Jesus
Second Week 4 - Jesus Comes into Our Exile
Second Week 5 - Jesus Waits to Serve the God of Israel
Two Standards and Two Value Systems
Thoughts on Making Choices
Second Week 6 - Jesus Begins the Life He Chose
Two Standards - a repetition
Public Life
The Pioneer
The Call of the Apostles
Second Week 7 - Jesus Gathers His Close Friends
Three Couples
Three Classes of People
Who is Jesus
Second Week 8 - Jesus Begins to Announce Good News
The Beatitudes
The Three Phases of Humility
My Call - My Mission
My Own Personal Mission
The Choice of God
Three Viewpoints or Attitudes to Loving God
Second Week 9 - Jesus Heals Me
God with Me in My Mission
The Power in the Name of Jesus
THIRD WEEK
Contemplations of the Third Week
Third Week 1 - The Last Supper
The Washing of the Feet
The Eucharist
Going through Jesus Passion and Death
Third Week 2 - The Night in the Garden
Third Week 3 - Jesus Faces His Judges
Jesus before Pilate
Jesus before Herod
A Summary of Former Prayer
Third Week 4 - The Way of the Cross and the Crucifixion
The Crucifixion
Third Week 5 - Jesus Dies on the Cross
Good Friday
Holy Saturday
FOURTH WEEK
Scripture Passages for the Fourth Week
Some Practices for Celebrating the Resurrection
Contemplations of the Fourth Week
Fourth Week 1 - The Joy of the Lord
Entering the Joy of the Lord
Fourth Week 2 - Learning to Love Like God
Contemplation for Learning to Love Like God
The Exercises in Daily Life
The Sending of the Holy Spirit in the Church
Fourth Week 3 - Jesus Christ Comes to the Doubters
Fourth Week 4 - The Risen Lord Shares His Mission
Jesus Appears to His Mother
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene
Jesus Appears to Others
Fourth Week 5 - The Risen Lord Hands on His Ministry
Fourth Week 6 - Closing Days
The Alpha and the Omega
A Walk of Thanksgiving and Praise
Meditative Recitation of the Lord’s Prayer
THE IGNATIAN PROGRESSION OF THE FOUR WEEKS