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1. Grace:
We ask for the grace to discern how God is calling us and whether we are called to enter into this spiritual journey at this time.
2. Daily Readings / Scriptures (Fr. Link's Challenge Book)
Do I rejoice in who I am?
How meaningful is my life?
How real is God for me?
What is God's plan for me?
How open am I to God's plan for me?
3. Ignatian Meditations and Contemplations
(Fr. Tetlow, Fr. Fleming, and others based on St. Ignatius.)
4. Understanding Ignatian Spirituality (primary educational piece)
a. Prayer before the meditation (inside cover of Link)
b. First Principal and Foundation
c. Sin of the Angels
d. Sin of Adam and Eve
e. The Sin of One person
f. The Jesus Prayer
g. The triple Colloquy
5. Prayers
a. Prayer for the beginning of a retreat
b. Prayer preparation by St. Ignatius
c. Examen
d. Jesus Prayer
e. Triple Colloquy
f. Praying with 5 fingers
6. Petitions
Papal
Prep
7. Voices of Ignatian Spirituality
a. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's call for greater use of the Spiritual Exercises (2008)
b. Fragments of Grace: Ignatian Spirituality for Protestants
8. Catholic Practices and Traditions: Question of the Month
a. Is St. Ignatius' Examen of Consciousness different from an examination of Conscience?
We ask for the grace to discern how God is calling us and whether we are called to enter into this spiritual journey at this time.
2. Daily Readings / Scriptures (Fr. Link's Challenge Book)
Do I rejoice in who I am?
How meaningful is my life?
How real is God for me?
What is God's plan for me?
How open am I to God's plan for me?
3. Ignatian Meditations and Contemplations
(Fr. Tetlow, Fr. Fleming, and others based on St. Ignatius.)
4. Understanding Ignatian Spirituality (primary educational piece)
a. Prayer before the meditation (inside cover of Link)
b. First Principal and Foundation
c. Sin of the Angels
d. Sin of Adam and Eve
e. The Sin of One person
f. The Jesus Prayer
g. The triple Colloquy
5. Prayers
a. Prayer for the beginning of a retreat
b. Prayer preparation by St. Ignatius
c. Examen
d. Jesus Prayer
e. Triple Colloquy
f. Praying with 5 fingers
6. Petitions
Papal
Prep
7. Voices of Ignatian Spirituality
a. Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's call for greater use of the Spiritual Exercises (2008)
b. Fragments of Grace: Ignatian Spirituality for Protestants
8. Catholic Practices and Traditions: Question of the Month
a. Is St. Ignatius' Examen of Consciousness different from an examination of Conscience?
