Third Week

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Third Week is a key phase in Ignatius of Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises that focuses on meditating on the passion and suffering of Jesus Christ.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf phase of the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola
associatedWork Spiritual Exercises
authorTradition Ignatius of Loyola
contrastedWith First Week focus on sin and mercy
Fourth Week focus on resurrection and joy
Second Week focus on following Christ in mission
emphasizes compassion with Christ in suffering
gratitude for Christ’s redemptive suffering
sorrow with Christ in sorrow
focusesOn Passion of Jesus
surface form: passion of Jesus Christ

suffering of Jesus Christ
follows Second Week
genre structured retreat phase
hasInfluenceOn Ignatian retreats worldwide
hasSpiritualAim to deepen love for Christ through sharing in his suffering
to foster compassion with Christ in his passion
to prepare for the choice to follow Christ more closely
keyEventMeditated Agony in the Garden
Arrest of Jesus
Burial of Jesus
Carrying of the cross
Crowning with thorns
Crucifixion of Jesus
surface form: Crucifixion

Death of Jesus
Last Supper
Scourging at the pillar
Trial of Jesus
surface form: Trials of Jesus
languageOfIgnatius to ask for sorrow, compassion, and confusion because of the pain Christ endured for me
liturgicalResonance Holy Week
Paschal Triduum
surface form: Triduum
partOf Spiritual Exercises
surface form: Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola
precedes Fourth Week
primaryTheme contemplation of the cross
union with Christ in his passion
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
spiritualDynamic movement toward greater conformity to Christ crucified
purification of disordered attachments through sharing Christ’s passion
spiritualFruitSought detachment from inordinate self-love and comfort
greater intimacy with the suffering Christ
readiness to accept the cost of discipleship
targetAudience retreatants undertaking the full Spiritual Exercises
timeStructure approximately one week in a 30-day retreat
typicalMethod contemplation of Gospel scenes
repetition of key meditations
use of imaginative prayer
usedBy Jesuit spiritual directors
lay spiritual directors trained in Ignatian spirituality
usesIgnatianPrinciple application of the senses
discernment of spirits

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Spiritual Exercises hasPart Third Week