The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
translated by Elder Mullan
W. Heywood
Facultatem concedimus ut liber cui titulus “The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola translated from the Autograph by Father Elder Mullan, S.J.,” typis edatur, si iis ad quos spectat ita videbitur. Franciscus Xav. Wernz
New York, P.J. Kennedy & Sons, printers
[1914]
These are the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a plan of contemplation to be carried out over about a month. St. Ignatius of Loyola (1419-1556) was the founder of the Jesuits, and was canonized by Pope Gregory XV in 1622. He published the Spiritual Exercises in 1548. The Exercises were intended for use during a retreat; and are a central part of the first year training of Jesuit novitiates. However, one does not have to be a Jesuit-in-training to take advantage of the Exercises: Increasingly, lay people and even non-Catholics follow this path.
¶ Index
- Approbation of the Latin Texts
- Preface
- General Note, Prayer of Father Diertins, Annotations and Presupposition
- First Week
- Principle and Foundation
- Particular and Daily Examen
- General Examen of Conscience
- General Confession with Communion
- First Exercise: A Meditation on the First, Second, and Third Sin
- Second Exercise: Meditation on Sins
- Third Exercise: First Repetition
- Fourth Exercise: Second Repetition
- Fifth Exercise: Meditation on Hell
- Second Week
- The Call of the Temporal King
- First Day: First Contemplation on The Incarnation
- Second Contemplation: On the Nativity
- Second Day
- Third Day
- Preamble to Consider States
- Fourth Day: Meditation on Two Standards
- Three Pairs of Men
- Fifth Day
- Sixth — Tenth Day
- Eleventh to Twelfth Day
- Prelude for Making Election
- Matter for Election
- Times for Making Election
- To Amend and Reform One’s Own Life
- Third Week
- Fourth Week
- Three Methods of Prayer
- The Mysteries of the Life of Christ Our Lord
- The Annunciation of Our Lady
- The Visitation of Our Lady to Elizabeth
- The Birth of Christ Our Lord
- The Shepherds
- The Circumcision
- The Three Magi Kings
- The Purification of Our Lady and Presentation of the Child Jesus
- The Flight to Egypt
- How Christ Our Lord Returned from Egypt
- The Life of Christ Our Lord From Twelve to Thirty Years
- The Coming of Christ to the Temple
- How Christ Was Baptized
- How Christ Was Tempted
- The Call of the Apostles
- The First Miracle
- How Christ Cast Out of the Temple Those who were Selling
- The Sermon on the Mount
- The Calming of the Sea
- How Christ Walked on the Sea
- How the Apostles were Sent to Preach
- The Conversion of Magdalen
- The Feeding of Five Thousand
- The Transfiguration of Christ
- The Resurrection of Lazarus
- The Supper at Bethany
- Palm Sunday
- The Preaching in the Temple
- The Supper
- Mysteries Done from the Supper to the Garden
- Mysteries Done from the Garden to the House of Annas
- Mysteries Done from the House of Annas to the House of Caiphas
- Mysteries Done from the House of Caiphas to that of Pilate
- Mysteries Done from the House of Pilate to that of Herod
- Mysteries Done from the House of Herod to that of Pilate
- Mysteries Done from the House of Pilate to the Cross
- The Mysteries on the Cross
- Mysteries from the Cross to the Sepulchre
- The Apparitions of Christ
- The Ascension
- Rules