ISBN-13: 9781067778330
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola is one of the great guides to the Christian life: a school of prayer, self-examination, discernment, repentance, and generous surrender to God.
In this adaptation for an eight-day retreat, Rev. Charles Coppens, S.J., leads the reader through the essential movements of the Exercises: the purpose for which man was created, the reality of sin, death and judgment, the call of Christ the King, the humility of the Incarnation, the Passion, the Resurrection, and the love of God.
Originally prepared for Jesuit retreatants, this work speaks with enduring force to any Catholic seeking to order life more fully toward God. Its meditations invite the reader not merely to reflect, but to pray honestly, discern well, and make practical resolutions.
Read slowly and prayerfully. Before each meditation, ask the Holy Ghost for light, humility, and generosity. Pause where a truth touches the conscience, and close with one clear resolution. The eight-day arrangement makes the work especially suitable for a personal retreat or a deliberate period of spiritual renewal.