The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius

by ST. IGNATIUSTHORNTON, JOHN F.

• ISBN13: 9780375724923
• ISBN10: 0375724923
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2000-12-19
• Publisher: Vintage

Summary

A reissue of a classic of the Christian text from the founder of the Jesuit Order. The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loylais the core work of religious formation for members of the Society of Jesus, the single largest religious order within the Roman Catholic Church. For four and a half centuries in many thousands of editions in all languages,The Exerciseshave embodied fundamental spiritual principles essential to authentic Christian living. The mystical insight informing Ignatius's own relationship with God--which he distilled inThe Exercises--is that the divine love of God is providentially present in all the details of our existence. Here Ignatius shows how the faithful can be joined to God in all things, according to the Jesuit motto,Ad majorem Dei gloriam, "For the greater glory of God."

Author Biography

Avery Dulles, S.J. is the Laurence McGinley Professor at Fordham University. An internationally known theologian, lecturer, and author, he has written more than 600 articles and nineteen books and has been president of The Catholic American Theological Society of America and The American Theological Society.

Table of Contents

About the Vintage Spiritual Classics	xi
John F. Thornton
Susan B. Varenne
Preface to the Vintage Spiritual Classics Edition	xiii
Avery Dulles
Chronology of the Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola	xxv
Translator's Preface	xli
Louis J. Puhl
The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius	1	(12)
The Prayer ``Soul of Christ''	3
Introductory Observations	1	(20)
Spiritual Exercises	21	(1)
Presupposition	22	(1)
First Principle and Foundation	23
First Week	13	(20)
Daily Particular Examination of Conscience	24	(8)
Four Additional Directions	27	(4)
Note	31	(1)
General Examination of Conscience	32	(11)
Thoughts	33	(5)
Words	38	(4)
Deeds	42	(1)
Method of Making the General Examination of Conscience	43	(1)
General Confession and Holy Communion	44	(1)
First Exercise	45	(10)
Note	49	(5)
Note on Colloquies	54	(1)
Second Exercise	55	(7)
Third Exercise	62	(2)
Fourth Exercise	64	(1)
Fifth Exercise	65	(8)
Note	72	(1)
Additional Directions	73	(9)
Penance	82
Notes	87
The Kingdom of Christ	33	(6)
The Call of an Earthly King	91	(7)
First Part	92	(3)
Second Part	95	(3)
Eternal Lord of All Things	98
Notes	99
Second Week	39	(22)
First Day and First Contemplation	101	(9)
Note	105	(5)
The Second Contemplation, The Nativity	110	(8)
The Third Contemplation	118	(2)
The Fourth Contemplation	120	(1)
The Fifth Contemplation	121	(11)
Notes	127	(5)
Second Day	132	(2)
Note	133	(1)
Third Day	134	(1)
Introduction to the Consideration of Different States of Life	135	(1)
The Fourth Day, A Meditation on Two Standards	136	(13)
First Part, The Standard of Satan	140	(3)
Second Part, The Standard of Christ	143	(5)
Note	148	(1)
Three Classes of Men	149	(9)
Note	157	(1)
Fifth Day	158	(3)
Notes	159	(2)
Sixth Day to Twelfth Day	161	(4)
Notes	162	(3)
Three Kinds of Humility	165	(4)
Note	168	(1)
Introduction to Making a Choice of a Way of Life	169	(1)
Matters About Which a Choice Should Be Made	170	(5)
Note	174	(1)
Three Times When a Correct and Good Choice of a Way of Life May Be Made	175	(4)
Two Ways of Making a Choice of a Way of Life in the Third Time	179	(1)
First Way of Making a Good and Correct Choice of a Way of Life	179	(5)
Second Way of Making a Correct and Good Choice of a Way of Life	184	(5)
Note	188	(1)
Directions for the Amendment and Reformation of One's Way of Living in His State of Life	189
Third Week	61	(10)
First Day, The First Contemplation at Midnight	190	(10)
Note	199	(1)
Second Contemplation	200	(8)
Notes	204	(4)
Second Day to Seventh Day	208	(2)
Note	209	(1)
Rules with Regard to Eating	210
Fourth Week	71	(6)
First Contemplation	218
Notes	226
Contemplation to Attain Love of God	77	(4)
Contemplation to Attain the Love of God	230	(5)
Take, Lord, and Receive	235
Three Methods of Prayer	81	(8)
Three Methods of Prayer	238	(1)
The First Method of Prayer	238	(1)
On the Ten Commandments	239	(5)
Notes	242	(2)
On the Capital Sins	244	(2)
On the Three Powers of the Soul	246	(1)
On the Five Senses of the Body	247	(2)
Note	248	(1)
Second Method of Prayer	249	(9)
Third Method of Prayer, A Measured Rhythmical Recitation	258
The Mysteries of the Life of Our Lord	89	(24)
The Mysteries of the Life of Our Lord	261	(1)
The Annunciation to Our Lady	262	(1)
The Visitation of Our Lady to Elizabeth	263	(1)
Birth of Christ Our Lord	264	(1)
The Shepherds	265	(1)
The Circumcision	266	(1)
The Magi	267	(1)
The Purification of Our Lady and the Presentation of the Child Jesus	268	(1)
The Flight into Egypt	269	(1)
The Return from Egypt	270	(1)
The Life of Christ Our Lord from the Age of Twelve to the Age of Thirty	271	(1)
Jesus Goes up to the Temple at the Age of Twelve	272	(1)
The Baptism of Christ	273	(1)
The Temptation of Christ	274	(1)
The Vocation of the Apostles	275	(1)
The First Miracle Performed at the Marriage Feast of Cana in Galilee	276	(1)
Christ Casts the Sellers from the Temple	277	(1)
The Sermon on the Mount	278	(1)
Christ Calms the Storm	279	(1)
Christ Walks upon the Waters	280	(1)
The Apostles Are Sent to Preach	281	(1)
The Conversion of Magdalene	282	(1)
Christ Feeds Five Thousand	283	(1)
The Transfiguration	284	(1)
The Raising of Lazarus	285	(1)
The Supper at Bethany	286	(1)
Palm Sunday	287	(1)
Jesus Preaches in the Temple	288	(1)
The Last Supper	289	(1)
From the Last Supper to the Agony Inclusive	290	(1)
From the Garden to the House of Annas Inclusive	291	(1)
From the House of Annas to the House of Caiphas Inclusive	292	(1)
From the House of Caiphas to the House of Pilate Inclusive	293	(1)
From the House of Pilate to the House of Herod	294	(1)
From the House of Herod to that of Pilate	295	(1)
From the House of Pilate to the Cross Inclusive	296	(1)
Jesus Dies upon the Cross	297	(1)
From the Cross to the Sepulcher Inclusive	298	(2)
The Resurrection of Christ Our Lord---The First Apparition	300	(1)
The Second Apparition	300	(1)
The Third Apparition	301	(1)
The Fourth Apparition	302	(1)
The Fifth Apparition	303	(1)
The Sixth Apparition	304	(1)
The Seventh Apparition	305	(1)
The Eight Apparition	306	(1)
The Ninth Apparition	307	(1)
The Tenth Apparition	308	(1)
The Eleventh Apparition	309	(1)
The Twelfth Apparition	310	(1)
The Thirteenth Apparition	311	(1)
The Ascension of Christ Our Lord	312
Rules	113	(16)
Rules for the Discernment of Spirits, I	313	(15)
Rules for the Discernment of Spirits, II	328	(9)
Rules for the Distribution of Alms	337	(8)
Some Notes Concerning Scruples	345	(7)
Rules for Thinking with the Church	352
Notes	129	(32)
Suggestions for Further Reading	161	(2)
Alphabetical Index	163	(14)
The Prayer ``Hail, Holy Queen''	177