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Spirituality Program for Adults -
Praying with Ignatius
Table of Contents
Session #1 – Introduction, Welcome & Disposition ...................................................... 1
Objectives ........................................................................................................... 1
Presenter Notes ................................................................................................... 1
Hospitality, Welcome and Housekeeping Notes .................................................. 3
For The Coming Week..................................................................................... 4
Week 1 Prayer Objectives .................................................................................. 5
Week 1 Presenter Materials ................................................................................... 5
Retreatant Materials ............................................................................................ 5
Presenter Resources ............................................................................................. 6
Session #2 .............................................................................................................. 7
Part: A - Disposition ............................................................................................. 7
Objective One ...................................................................................................... 7
Liturgy ............................................................................................................ 7
Readings ......................................................................................................... 7
Alternate Readings............................................................................................ 7
Homily ............................................................................................................ 7
Part: B - Preparation Days/Principle & Foundation .................................................. 7
Objective Two .................................................................................................. 7
Presenter Notes ................................................................................................ 8
Art & Experience of Prayer .............................................................................. 8
Review of Prayer .......................................................................................... 10
Meditating Upon Scripture ............................................................................ 10
Part C ............................................................................................................... 11
Small Group Meeting ...................................................................................... 11
Part D ............................................................................................................... 12
Presenter Notes .............................................................................................. 12
Preparing for the Week Ahead ........................................................................ 12
First Principle & Foundation .......................................................................... 13
Closing Prayer ............................................................................................. 13
Week 2 Prayer Objectives ................................................................................ 14
Week 2 Presenter Materials ............................................................................. 14
Retreatant Materials ....................................................................................... 14
Session #3 ............................................................................................................ 15
Part: A - Preparation Days/Principle & Foundation ................................................ 15
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Objective One................................................................................................. 15
Liturgy .......................................................................................................... 15
Readings ....................................................................................................... 15
Alternate Readings .......................................................................................... 15
Homily .......................................................................................................... 15
PART B – First Week, God’s Beloved Who Sin ........................................................ 15
Objective Two ................................................................................................ 15
Presenter Notes .............................................................................................. 16
Unpacking the Principle and Foundation ......................................................... 16
Imaginative prayer ....................................................................................... 17
Part C ............................................................................................................... 18
Small Group Meeting ...................................................................................... 18
Part D ............................................................................................................... 18
Presenter Notes .............................................................................................. 18
Obstacles to Experiencing God’s Love – Sin ..................................................... 18
Prayers for the week ..................................................................................... 20
At-Home Prayer Objectives .............................................................................. 20
Presenter Materials ........................................................................................ 20
Retreatant Materials ....................................................................................... 20
Session #4 ............................................................................................................ 22
Part: A - First Week - God’s Beloved Who Sin ......................................................... 22
Objective One................................................................................................. 22
Liturgy .......................................................................................................... 22
Readings ....................................................................................................... 22
Alternate Readings .......................................................................................... 22
Homily .......................................................................................................... 22
Part: B - Second Week (Christ Incarnate – Who is Jesus Christ for you?) .................... 23
Objective Two ................................................................................................ 23
Presenter Notes .............................................................................................. 23
Review of previous weeks .............................................................................. 23
Using scripture in prayer to develop our relationship with Jesus using our
imaginations................................................................................................ 23
Part C ............................................................................................................... 24
Small Group Meeting ...................................................................................... 24
Part D ............................................................................................................... 25
Presenter Notes ................................................................................................. 25
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Objectives:
• To introduce them to small group facilitators and each other.
• To introduce the retreatants to the life story of St. Ignatius Loyola.
• To explain how the Spiritual Exercises emanate from his lived
experiences in encountering Christ.
• To emphasize the importance of his spiritual conversations with his
companions in developing the Exercises.
• Explain, briefly, what the Exercises are and their foundational
importance to the school, the Society, the world and their Christian life.
• To explain the benefits you received from the Exercises.
• To explain the structure and method of this retreat and the specifics of
their prayer commitment.
• The goal of the retreat is for them to appreciate that God desires a
personal relationship with them.
• To introduce the retreatants to the basic methods of praying with
scripture.
Presenter Notes:
• Come as You Are- music and prayer
• Welcome and overview
• Self-introductions
• Introductions
o Presenters briefly share their background
o Facilitators
o Ask the retreatants to introduce themselves, briefly and tell their
connection to the school, or how they heard about this retreat, or a
brief word about how they are feeling as they start this retreat.
• Opening prayer John 1:35-39
• Show film on the life of St. Ignatius – ensure prior to start that the dvd
and audio work properly so the entire audience can see and hear. SPA
has James Martin’s “My Life with the Saints”.
• Expound on the film relating aspects of his life that have resonated with
you and have affected your own spiritual journey.
• Present an overview of the Spiritual Exercises.
o How the Exercises were derived from Ignatius' lived experience.
o How the Exercises were developed and given to Ignatius’
companions.
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Session #2
Part: A - Disposition
Objective One:
Liturgy:
• The retreatants have spent the past week reflecting on the life story of St.
Ignatius, their own life story, and learning the mechanics of making this
retreat. They have also have read or are reading Fleming’s “What is
Ignatian Spirituality?”
• The readings speak of the substance and methods of prayer.
Readings: (attached)
• Isaiah 55: 1-3, 10-11 “All who are thirsty come to the water.”
• Psalm 23 “The Lord is my Shepherd”
• Matthew 6:9-14: “Jesus lesson on prayer – The Our Father”
Alternate Readings:
• Deut 1: 29-33 “Do not take fright…Yahweh carried you as a man carries
his child”
• Ps 63 “God, you are my God, I am seeking You”
• Matt 6: 25-33, “Lilies of the Field”
Homily:
• Prayer as an expression of our desires to God. Prayer as a
communication of God’s desires for us. An exploration of melding our
desires to God’s. (cf. First Principle and Foundation) God’s generosity
desires more joy for us than we can conceive. What is your desire in this
retreat.
Objective Two:
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Presenter Notes:
• Begin with warm welcome back and break ice inviting any
questions/comments on Fleming's book that they have been reading-
“What is Ignatian Spirituality?”(Both presenters participate in this
discussion)
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Review of Prayer
• Review of the process of prayer going over all aspects of John Govan SJ’s
handout on authentic prayer.
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Part C
• Explain faith sharing groups- refer to handout in binder
o Not group therapy
o Not for personal “revelations”
o Discussion of your encounter with Christ this past week
o Opportunity to see how Christ interacts with each of us differently
and personally
o Stress confidentiality
o Structure
• Take turns sharing, one person starts then around to the
left
• Encouraged, not required to share, you can pass
• First time listen with silence and respect, note thoughts or
questions on pad
• Second time share enhancements, other thoughts,
comments that sparked a reaction in you.
• Time requirements enforced by the facilitator
• Facilitator is your resource
• You don’t have to “master” every element but neither
should you be confused or frustrated.
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• Objective: To set the tone for safe, open sharing of spiritual experiences
and to elicit background information on each retreatant sufficient to
establish his or her identity in the group.
o Explain group meeting dynamics
• The retreat is a journey and this group is your way-station
where you get to share stories with your fellow pilgrims.
• Be respectful, a moment of silence after each person speaks
• First round of speaking in an orderly fashion
• As thoughts arise jot them down – this avoids cross-talking
• Second round allows you to comment on something new
that came to you during others’ speech.
o Facilitator leads off discussion by sharing briefly her own
personal/spiritual history. (Where has God acted in my life?)
o Facilitator is prepared to offer questions, highlights, etc to larger
group upon re-convening.
Part D
Presenter Notes:
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Closing Prayer
• Presenter’s choice of scripture reading, then Bergen and Schwan‘s
Principle and Foundation. An option for reading is Isaiah 43: 1-5a-. A
facilitator may be asked to lead this prayer.
o Model the 7 Ps in this prayer experience (have the retreatants
perform these steps as you verbally reinforce them):
o THE SEVEN P’s and a C in Praying with Scripture
• PASSAGE: from Scripture (Select one or two beforehand.)
• PLACE: Select one private enough for silence and solitude.
• POSTURE: Feel relaxed and comfortable; whatever feels
right for you.
• PRESENCE: Ask the Holy Spirit to guide your prayer. Put
yourself consciously in the presence of the Lord. If this is
significant, then stay there. If nothing seems to be
happening, feel free to go to the Scripture.
• PRAY for a GRACE: This is key: “What you pray for is what
you get.” The grace may already be specified, or it may
come from your desires and needs.
• PRAY with Scripture: Begin by reading the scripture
sometimes over and over again. You might try to read it
aloud, or in a whisper, or in the rhythm of your breathing.
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ADDENDA:
• Grace Sought
• Suggested scripture readings
• Reflection prompt page, “What is Life all About?”
• Reflection prompt page, “The First Principle & Foundation” (Puhl
translation)
• Some Notes on Prayer
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Session #3
Objective One:
Liturgy:
• The retreatants have spent the past week reflecting on the God’s
goodness, trusting God’s love, and on the First Principle and
Foundation.
• The readings for this mass speak of the God’s great mercy.
Readings:
Alternate Readings:
• Is 43: 1-5 “For you are precious in my eyes”
• Ps 145: 8-16 “Yahweh acts only out of love standing close to all who
invoke Him”
• Jn 1: 1-5 “In the beginning was the Word”
Homily: The retreatants have been contemplating the greatness of God’s love
Objective Two:
• To deepen the retreatants’ experience of the Principle and Foundation
with dialogue and explanation.
• To accept God’s love and abundant mercy, our need for Jesus – as man,
model, the Way, and the Truth.
• To understand sin in the context of God’s mercy, not guilt.
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Presenter Notes:
• Welcome and ask the retreatants for their experience with and response
to mechanics/process of prayer this week and also to the Principle &
Foundation consideration.
• The key to approaching the First Principle and Foundation is to
understand first the overwhelming, all encompassing, protective love of
God for you. He dreamt of you before time began to be His joy and
companion.
• “Praise, reverence and serve”
o These are the results of our felt presence of God’s unconditional
love, not “requirements” to earn God’s love
o “Save our soul”
• This is unity with Christ, both now and after our death
o “All other things”
• Anything and everything that is not God or the “real self”
that we are as his creation
• E.g. We would be our “real self” with different
colored hair, with a missing limb, with an illness
o “In so far as they help us”
• Not just a “me and Jesus” approach but in harmony with
God’s will for all of His interdependent creation
• Care for the environment, social justice, etc.
o “In so far as they prove a hindrance to us”
• Created things, once gifts, can become hindrances if they
are valued in and of themselves, rather than as means to the
end of loving God
• Disordered attachments, idols – e.g. we don’t share even
from our abundance because we value financial security so
highly
o “Indifferent”
• “To be indifferent is to be detached, free from, and
balanced with respect to all those here-and-now influences
that may interfere with making ‘correct and good’ choices.”
Puhl We cannot be indifferent once we know God’s desires
for us. Veltri
o “We must make ourselves”
• We can’t “make ourselves” indifferent this is a grace of
God. This is the spiritual freedom we pray for in this
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Imaginative prayer
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Part C
Part D:
Presenter Notes:
• Welcome back from faith sharing groups and ask facilitators and
retreatants for comments/questions.
• The Grace we are praying for this week is the experience of God’s mercy
• God’s mercy
o Reflecting on our sins is not an end in itself, which is merely self
pity.
o Reflecting on our sins makes us realize that we cannot possibly
save ourselves
o We need a Savior – hence the Good News
o Purpose of reflecting on our sins is God’s infinite mercy
o We are first and foremost God’s Beloved children and he loves to
forgive us
• We aren’t loved sinners as much as we are beloved who sin.
o Reflecting on our inability to succeed on our own leads us to
dependence on God
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ADDENDA
Presenter Materials:
• Closing Contemplation – Zacchaeus is one option
• The presenter should be familiar with the structure of the Spiritual
Exercises
• The presenter should be familiar with Ignatian Contemplation
(Thibodeux, Ivens, Gallagher, or Silf)
• The presenter should review Veltri’s “On Gospel Contemplation”.
• The presenter should review Fleming’s “What is Ignatian Spirituality?”
noting his description of sin as ingratitude.
• The presenter should review Annotation 4 and 6
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Session #4
Objective One:
Liturgy:
• The retreatants have spent the past week reflecting on the God’s infinite
mercy.
• The readings for this mass speak of the God’s great mercy.
• The upcoming week will focus on the Incarnational Spirituality of
Ignatius, Christ as God become man and the reality that Christ’s
incarnation was permanent; He is still with us today.
• The readings reflect man’s insignificance and God’s mindfulness of man
Readings: (attached)
Alternate Readings:
• Ex 19: 1-8 Yahweh promises a covenant: You have seen how I carried
you on eagle’s wings and brought you to myself…”
• Psalm 103: 1-8 “Yahweh is tender and compassionate, slow to anger,
most loving.
• Luke 15: 1-10 Lost Sheep or lost dragma
Homily:
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Part: B - Second Week (Christ Incarnate – Who is Jesus Christ for you?)
Objective Two:
Presenter Notes:
Using scripture in prayer to develop our relationship with Jesus using our imaginations.
o Gospel Contemplation or Ignatian Contemplation is a form of
Meditation
• Start with a meditative reading, “listening with the heart”
• Then reflection in one’s own heart
• Then respond from the heart
• Then move to Contemplation leading to moments of being
with God in deep faith
o Not “imaginary”, but imagination
• Einstein said, “Imagination is more important than
knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know
and understand, while imagination embraces the entire
world, and all there ever will be to know and understand” -
Sounds pretty spiritual.
• We often think of imagination as something for children but
imagination is essential to grasp meaning and to
communicate meaning.
• Imagination makes present what is not present.
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Part C
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Part D
Presenter Notes:
• Welcome back from faith sharing groups and ask facilitators and
retreatants for comments/questions.
• The Grace we are praying for this week is for a heartfelt knowledge of
Jesus.
Knowing Christ
• This week’s scripture readings introduce us to Christ
o We are moving from the mercy of God freeing us from sin,
freedom from to developing a relationship with Christ incarnate
and having the freedom for that relationship.
o The Incarnation
• Ignatius vision of the three persons of God seeing all of
mankind in all of human history in need of salvation
• The Father expresses his overwhelming desire to share the
gift of His son with humanity
• The Son expresses his overwhelming desire to reveal the
Father to us.
o The early life
• Nativity & childhood stories
o The “hidden” life of Jesus
• You can imagine what happened from the time his parents
lost him in the temple to the time he is baptized.
ADDENDA
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Session #5
Part: A - Second Week (Christ Incarnate – Who is Jesus Christ for you?)
Objective One:
• To review and re-emphasize the grace of gaining a heartfelt knowledge
of Christ.
• To explore the retreatants experiences with the use of imagination in
contemplative prayer.
• To review the retreatants’ attentiveness to emotions that arose during
prayer and throughout the past week.
Liturgy:
• The retreatants have spent the past week praying for a heartfelt
knowledge of Jesus and reflecting on Jesus’ early years.
• The readings for this mass speak of the birth of Jesus, Incarnation.
Readings:
• Isaiah 62: 1-5 You will be called by a new name… your God will rejoice in
you
• Isaiah 9: 1-6 A great light
• Luke 2: 1-7 Birth of Jesus
Alternate Readings:
• Romans 16: 25-27 Mystery kept secret for endless ages is now made
clear
• Is 62: 11-12 Look your Saviour comes
• Lk 1: 46-55 Magnificat
Homily:
• The retreatants have been reading about the early life of Christ and
praying to connect to Jesus in his humanity as a friend, companion and
savior.
Objective Two:
• To further develop a personal relationship with Jesus by contemplating
his life and ministry.
• To grow in our heartfelt knowledge of Jesus so that we may love Him more
dearly and follow Him more closely.
• To understand Jesus’ ministry as a response to His father’s call to Him.
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o Choose one feature of the day and pray from it. Ask the Holy Spirit
to direct you to something during the day that God thinks is
particularly important. It may involve a feeling—positive or
negative. It may be a significant encounter with another person or
a vivid moment of pleasure or peace. Or it may be something that
seems rather insignificant. Look at it. Pray about it. Allow the
prayer to arise spontaneously from your heart—whether
intercession, praise, repentance, or gratitude.
o Look toward tomorrow. Ask God to give you light for tomorrow’s
challenges. Pay attention to the feelings that surface as you survey
what’s coming up. Are you doubtful? Cheerful? Apprehensive? Full
of delighted anticipation? Allow these feelings to turn into prayer.
Seek God’s guidance. Ask him for help and understanding. Pray
for hope. St. Ignatius encouraged people to talk to Jesus like a
friend. End the Daily Examen with a conversation with Jesus. Ask
forgiveness for your sins. Ask for his protection and help. Ask for
his wisdom about the questions you have and the problems you
face. Do all this in the spirit of gratitude. Your life is a gift, and it
is adorned with gifts from God. End the Daily Examen with the
Our Father.
Part C
Part D
Presenter Notes:
• Welcome back from faith sharing groups and ask facilitators and
retreatants for comments/questions.
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• The Grace we are praying for this week is for a heartfelt knowledge of
Jesus.
• This week’s scripture readings introduce us to Jesus’ ministry and his call
to serve.
o Reflect on God’s dream for his Son
o God’s dream for the world
o God’s dream for you
o Jesus prays for us and the Father to be one just as He and the
Father are one.
• Praying the life of Christ leads us to this unity
• We are called to be our authentic selves; the persons God created us to be
o We want to be in charge of our own destiny.
o Recall the First Principal & Foundation
• We are created to know, love and serve Christ
• Must be in this order, must know him first
• This is why we pray for the grace of a heartfelt
knowledge of Christ
• In knowing Christ we know the Father and ourselves
o Letting God be in charge, accept that every breath is a gift.
• Analogy to riding a two-person bike, we want to steer, and
God won’t fight us, but we are meant to be in the back seat,
pedal and enjoy the ride; let God drive.
• Learning to find God’s dream for us
o Need to find communion with God
o Need to develop that relationship; listen to God speaking to us
o How do we listen?
o Obstacles to deepening our relationship with God – 7 Common
Idols of Parents Handout
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ADDENDA
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Session #6
Objective One:
• To reflect on the retreatants’ experience and understanding of their call
to know and serve Christ.
• To explore the retreatants experiences with the use of the Examen
prayer.
Liturgy:
• The retreatants have spent the past week praying to better know Christ
and to explore their call to know and serve Him.
• The readings for this mass reflect God’s longings, our longings for God
and obstacles to our relationship with Jesus.
Readings: (attached)
• Jeremiah 1:4-8 Call of Jeremiah. Before I formed you I knew you.
• Psalm 42:1-3 As the hind longs for running water, so my soul longs for
you.
• Mark 10: 17-27 The Rich Young Man
Alternate Readings:
• 2 Cor5:15-20 It is all God’s work. God reconciled us to Godself through
Christ and gave us the work of handing on God’s reconciliation
• Col 1: 15-20 Christ is the head of creation
• Matt 16: 24-27 If anyone wants to be a follower of mine let him renounce
himself...
Homily:
• The retreatants have been praying for a closer relationship with Christ
as they read about his life and ministry. They have been reflecting on
Christ’s call in His baptism, and God’s call to them. Emphasis will be
placed on God’s longing for the retreatants and the vulnerability God
displays in reaching out to them.
Objective Two:
• To be with and share in the suffering of Jesus as He endures His Passion
and death.
• To reflect on Jesus’ fidelity to His Father in the face of persecution.
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o “For grief and a feeling of confusion because for my sins the Lord
is going to his passion.”
• To introduce the interior movements of spiritual consolation and
spiritual desolation.
Presenter Notes:
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PART C
PART D
Presenter Notes:
• Welcome back from faith sharing groups and ask facilitators and
retreatants for comments/questions.
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•The Grace we are praying for this week is to be with Christ in His
suffering.
• Reflecting on Prayer – taking notes
o Reminder to use their notebook to note feelings, insights,
experiences of prayer.
• Closing Prayer – Praying the Examen
o Guide the retreatants through an Examen prayer
• Rummaging through their day searching for God’s presence
in their day.
ADDENDA
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Session #7
Objective One:
• To review retreatants experience with sharing in the suffering of Jesus as
He endures His Passion and death.
• To reflect on Jesus’ fidelity to His Father in the face of persecution.
o “For grief and a feeling of confusion because for my sins the Lord
is going to his passion.”
• To review the interior movements of spiritual consolation and spiritual
desolation.
Liturgy:
• The retreatants have spent the past week praying the Passion of Christ
to be with Him in his suffering and death.
• The readings for this mass reflect on the power of God over life and
death, and the gift of Christ’s surrender to death out of love for us.
Readings: (attached)
• Philippians 2 : 5-8 Divinity Hidden
• Psalm 22: 1-12 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
• Luke 22: 39-43 Not my will but Yours be done.
Alternate Readings:
• Heb 4:14-5:10 We have a high priest who has been tempted in every way
that we are… during his life of earth he offered prayer and entreaty.
• Ps 31 Prayer in time of ordeal: To everyone of my oppressors I am
contemptible...to my friends a thing of fear
• Mark 14: 32-42 Agony in the Garden
Homily:
• In Christ’s passion and death he willfully hid his divinity and
surrendered His will to the Father. The retreatants have begun
considering the concepts of desolation and consolation. Did Christ in
His humanity also experience consolation and desolation?
Objective Two:
• To explain the movement in the retreat from consoling Christ in his
suffering to meeting the divine consoler in His resurrection.
• To share in the joy of Jesus’ resurrection.
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Part C
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Part D
Presenter Notes:
• Welcome back from faith sharing groups and ask facilitators and
retreatants for comments/questions.
Repetition in Prayer
o Not doing the same thing again
• Attentive to your feelings during prayer return to a place
where you:
• Gained an insight or understanding
• Felt peaceful, joyful, satisfied, hopeful
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• The Grace we are praying for this week is to be with Christ the consoler.
ADDENDA
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Session #8
Objective One:
• To explain the movement in the retreat from consoling Christ in his
suffering to meeting the divine consoler in His resurrection.
• To share in the joy of Jesus’ resurrection.
• Review concepts of consolation & desolation.
• Review the concepts of Ignatian decision making.
• To communicate the incarnation as a “here & now” event as the risen
Christ labors with us to create the Kingdom.
• To introduce the Contemplatio and reflect on finding God in all things in
gratitude.
Liturgy Context:
• The retreatants have spent the past week praying with the risen Christ
and imagining His appearance to His mother.
• The retreatants have been reflecting on the principles and methods of
Ignatian decision-making.
• The retreatants were introduced to Ignatian Repetition.
• They have reflected on the gifts of nature, memories and others, and the
retreat.
• The readings for this mass reflect on the joy of the resurrection and the
infinite generosity of God.
• The presentation today will focus on the Contemplation to Attain Divine
Love as we close out the retreat.
Readings: (attached)
• 1 Corinthians, 12, 4-11 Spiritual Gifts
• Psalm 104, 1-4 Bless the Lord
• Luke 24, 13-32 (Parts) Emmaus
Alternate Readings:
• Song of Songs 3: 1-4 Have you seen Him whom my heart loves
• Eph 1: 3-14 God’s plan of salvation: He has let us know the
mystery of His purpose
• Jn 21 Jesus appears to the apostles by Lake Tiberius
Homily:
• The retreatants have been praying the stories of the resurrected Christ
seeking His consolation and joy. They have been imagining the
encounters of Christ consoling his mother and friends; forgiving those
who abandoned Him. The readings for this liturgy reflect that joy and
celebration. The presupposition of love contained in the First Principle
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Objective Two:
o To complete the circle of the Exercises and have the retreatants
seek the grace of experiencing God’s presence and love in all
things.
o To communicate the incarnation as a “here & now” event as the
risen Christ labors with us to create the Kingdom.
o To seek the grace of knowledge of and gratitude for the gifts given
to us by God so that we respond in loving service to others; to love
as God loves us.
o To reflect on the gifts of nature, memories, others, and this
retreat, finding God in all things.
Presenter Notes:
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Suscipe
• Latin for “receive”
• Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my
understanding, and my entire will, All I have and call my
own. You have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it.
Everything is yours; do with it what you will. Give me only
your love and your grace; that is enough for me.
• Note the parallels to the First Principle and
Foundation
• Take some time with this prayer this week – just sit
with it.
Part C
Presenter Notes:
• Welcome back from faith sharing groups and ask facilitators and
retreatants for comments/questions.
What’s Next?:
Spiritual Direction
o Highlight list of directors
o What is spiritual direction?
• Not really “direction” yet more than “prayer partner”
• More like sharing stories and experiences with a fellow
traveler who has been to the country your planning to visit
• Director is like a “caddy” or a “Sherpa”
• Great help that keeps us honest and keeps us from deluding
ourselves
• A companion that helps us find the miracles in our lives that
we can easily overlook
On line resources
o Technology is a great help
o Short readings and reflections to entire 19th annotation retreat
o Focus on “Pray as you Go” and “Sacred Space”
o 3 minute retreat “app” for smart phones
o Jesuit Retreat House as a resource
• Mention upcoming programs
• Be open to weekend retreat experience
• Share your own retreat experiences at JRH
Challenge Book
o Our gift
o A “practice” 32 week retreat
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• Retreat evaluations:
o An additional handout is an evaluation sheet for you to critically
evaluate this retreat experience
o We seek 100% response
o We don’t share your names with presenters or facilitators so you
can be open and honest in your critique.
o The prayer is the important part of this retreat and we need to
learn to get out of the way. We therefore don’t take criticism or
suggestions personally. Be free and honest
ADDENDA
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