The Spiritual Exercises

St. Ignatius of Loyola

• Publisher: Passerino
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN:
  9788893451918
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

Written by Saint Ignatius of Loyola in the sixteenth century, The Spiritual Exercises is one of the most influential works of Christian spirituality. Conceived as a practical guide to prayer, meditation, and self-examination, it invites readers to withdraw from distraction, discern the movements of the soul, and seek a deeper relationship with God.
Through a carefully structured journey inspired by the life, teachings, Passion, and Resurrection of Christ, Saint Ignatius leads the reader toward inner freedom and a clearer understanding of life’s most important choices. These exercises are not intended merely to be read, but to be experienced: they call for reflection, discipline, imagination, and an honest encounter with one’s own conscience. Centuries after its composition, this spiritual classic continues to offer guidance to anyone searching for purpose, clarity, and transformation.

Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556) was a Spanish priest, mystic, and founder of the Society of Jesus, commonly known as the Jesuits. After being wounded in battle, he underwent a profound spiritual conversion and devoted his life to prayer, study, and religious service. His best-known work, Spiritual Exercises, became a foundational text of Christian spirituality. Ignatius was canonized in 1622 and remains one of the most influential figures of the Catholic Reformation.

Translated by By Father Elder Mullan, S.J.

Table of contents

• Cover
• The Spiritual Exercises
• Table of contents
• The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
• APPROBATION OF THE LATIN TEXTS
• PREFACE
• GENERAL NOTE
• PRAYER OF FATHER DIERTINS
• ANNOTATIONS
• SPIRITUAL EXERCISES TO CONQUER ONESELF AND REGULATE ONE'S LIFE WITHOUT DETERMINING ONESELF THROUGH  ANY TENDENCY THAT IS DISORDERED
• FIRST WEEK
• PARTICULAR AND DAILY EXAMEN
• GENERAL EXAMEN OF CONSCIENCE TO PURIFY ONESELF AND TO MAKE ONE'S CONFESSION BETTER
• GENERAL CONFESSION WITH COMMUNION
• FIRST EXERCISE
• SECOND EXERCISE
• THIRD EXERCISE
• FOURTH EXERCISE
• FIFTH EXERCISE
• SECOND WEEK
• THE FIRST DAY AND FIRST CONTEMPLATION
• THE SECOND CONTEMPLATION IS ON THE NATIVITY
• THE THIRD CONTEMPLATION
• THE FOURTH CONTEMPLATION
• THE FIFTH CONTEMPLATION
• THE SECOND DAY
• THE THIRD DAY
• PREAMBLE TO CONSIDER STATES
• THE FOURTH DAY
• THE SAME FOURTH DAY LET MEDITATION BE MADE ON
• THE FIFTH DAY
• THE SIXTH DAY
• THE SEVENTH DAY
• THE EIGHTH DAY
• THE NINTH DAY
• THE TENTH DAY
• THE ELEVENTH DAY
• THE TWELFTH DAY
• PRELUDE FOR MAKING ELECTION
• TO GET KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHAT MATTERS AN ELECTION OUGHT TO BE MADE ABOUT, AND IT CONTAINS FOUR POINTS AND ONE NOTE
• THREE TIMES
• TO AMEND AND REFORM ONE'S OWN LIFE AND STATE
• THIRD WEEK
• SECOND DAY
• RULES TO PUT ONESELF IN ORDER FOR THE FUTURE AS TO EATING
• FOURTH WEEK
• CONTEMPLATION TO GAIN LOVE
• THREE METHODS OF PRAYER
• SECOND METHOD OF PRAYER
• THIRD METHOD OF PRAYER
• THE MYSTERIES OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST OUR LORD
• OF THE VISITATION OF OUR LADY TO ELIZABETH
• OF THE BIRTH OF CHRIST OUR LORD
• OF THE SHEPHERDS
• OF THE CIRCUMCISION
• OF THE THREE MAGI KINGSSt. Matthew writes in the second Chapter [1-13].
• OF THE PURIFICATION OF OUR LADY AND PRESENTATION OF THE CHILD JESUS
• OF THE FLIGHT TO EGYPT
• OF HOW CHRIST OUR LORD RETURNED FROM EGYPT
• OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST OUR LORD FROM TWELVE TO THIRTY YEARS
• OF THE COMING OF CHRIST TO THE TEMPLE WHEN HE WAS OF THE AGE OF TWELVE YEARS
• OF HOW CHRIST WAS BAPTIZED
• OF HOW CHRIST WAS TEMPTED
• OF THE CALL OF THE APOSTLES
• OF THE FIRST MIRACLE PERFORMED AT THE MARRIAGE OF CANA, GALILEE
• OF HOW CHRIST CAST OUT OF THE TEMPLE THOSE WHO WERE SELLING
• OF THE SERMON WHICH CHRIST MADE ON THE MOUNT
• OF HOW CHRIST OUR LORD MADE THE TEMPEST OF THE SEA BE CALM
• OF HOW CHRIST WALKED ON THE SEA
• OF HOW THE APOSTLES WERE SENT TO PREACH
• OF THE CONVERSION OF MAGDALEN
• OF HOW CHRIST OUR LORD GAVE TO EAT FIVE THOUSAND MEN
• OF THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST
• OF THE RESURRECTION OF LAZARUS
• OF THE SUPPER AT BETHANY
• PALM SUNDAY
• OF THE PREACHING IN THE TEMPLE
• OF THE SUPPER
• OF THE MYSTERIES DONE FROM THE SUPPER TO THE GARDEN, INCLUSIVE
• OF THE MYSTERIES DONE FROM THE GARDEN TO THE HOUSE OF ANNAS, INCLUSIVE
• OF THE MYSTERIES DONE FROM THE HOUSE OF ANNAS TO THE HOUSE OF CAIPHAS, INCLUSIVE
• OF THE MYSTERIES DONE FROM THE HOUSE OF CAIPHAS TO THAT OF PILATE, INCLUSIVE
• OF THE MYSTERIES DONE FROM THE HOUSE OF PILATE TO THAT OF HEROD
• OF THE MYSTERIES DONE FROM THE HOUSE OF HEROD TO THAT OF PILATE
• OF THE MYSTERIES DONE FROM THE HOUSE OF PILATE TO THE CROSS, INCLUSIVE
• OF THE MYSTERIES ON THE CROSS
• OF THE MYSTERIES FROM THE CROSS TO THE SEPULCHRE, INCLUSIVE
• OF THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST OUR LORD OF HIS FIRST APPARITION
• OF THE ASCENSION OF CHRIST OUR LORD
• RULES FOR PERCEIVING AND KNOWING IN SOME MANNER THE DIFFERENT MOVEMENTS WHICH ARE CAUSED IN THE SOUL
• RULES FOR THE SAME EFFECT WITH GREATER DISCERNMENT OF SPIRITS
• IN THE MINISTRY OF DISTRIBUTING ALMS THE FOLLOWING RULES SHOULD BE KEPT
• THE FOLLOWING NOTES HELP TO PERCEIVE AND UNDERSTAND SCRUPLES AND PERSUASIONS OF OUR ENEMY
• TO HAVE THE TRUE SENTIMENT WHICH WE OUGHT TO HAVE IN THE CHURCH MILITANT
• Notes