Spiritual exercises

[MoreCoffee]

Do you perform any planned spiritual exercises such as those proposed by saint Ignatius of Loyola or is the idea a bad one?

 

[Lamb]

Could you list a few?

 

[MoreCoffee]

Could you list a few?

Here's some information about the spiritual exercises of saint Ignatius

The Structure of the Exercises

Ignatius organized the Exercises into four “weeks.” These are not seven-day weeks, but stages on a journey to spiritual freedom and wholehearted commitment to the service of God.

First week. The first week of the Exercises is a time of reflection on our lives in light of God’s boundless love for us. We see that our response to God’s love has been hindered by patterns of sin. We face these sins knowing that God wants to free us of everything that gets in the way of our loving response to him. The first week ends with a meditation on Christ’s call to follow him.

Second week. The meditations and prayers of the second week teach us how to follow Christ as his disciples. We reflect on Scripture passages: Christ’s birth and baptism, his sermon on the mount, his ministry of healing and teaching, his raising Lazarus from the dead. We are brought to decisions to change our lives to do Christ’s work in the world and to love him more intimately.

Third week. We meditate on Christ’s Last Supper, passion, and death. We see his suffering and the gift of the Eucharist as the ultimate expression of God’s love.

Fourth week. We meditate on Jesus’ resurrection and his apparitions to his disciples. We walk with the risen Christ and set out to love and serve him in concrete ways in our lives in the world.​

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[psalms 91]

I think thta is a wonderful way to spend our time, meditating on God and His word is a wonderful way to spend our time

 

[Josiah]

Do you perform any planned spiritual exercises such as those proposed by saint Ignatius of Loyola or is the idea a bad one?

Loving.... serving..... forgiving...... sharing the Gospel....... praying....... worshiping..... studying the Bible..... working for justice.... they are all good spiritual exercises.




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