Spiritual Exercises

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Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian devotional work
book
manual of spiritual direction
approvedBy Pope Paul III
author Ignatius of Loyola
compiledFrom Ignatius of Loyola’s retreat notes
Ignatius of Loyola’s spiritual experiences
contains colloquies
contemplations
examinations of conscience
meditations
rules for the distribution of alms
rules for thinking with the Church
countryOfOrigin Spain
dateOfComposition 16th century
dateOfFirstApproval 1548
emphasizes finding God in all things
freedom from disordered attachments
obedience to God’s will
focusesOn conversion
discernment of vocation
life of Jesus Christ
hasGenre ascetical theology
spiritual exercises manual
hasInfluenced modern spiritual direction practices
hasPart Contemplation to Attain Love
First Week
Fourth Week
Principle and Foundation
Rules for Discernment of Spirits
Second Week
Third Week
influenced Christian retreat movements
Ignatian spirituality
Jesuit formation
intendedUse 19th annotation retreat
30-day retreat
directed retreat
languageOfWork Spanish
mainSubject Christian meditation
Jesuit spirituality
discernment of spirits
prayer
retreats
spiritual discernment
originalTitle Spiritual Exercises self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ejercicios espirituales
religiousOrderAssociation Society of Jesus
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
theologicalOrientation Christocentric
usedBy Catholic retreat houses
Christian spiritual directors
Society of Jesus
surface form: Jesuits

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this entity surface form: Ejercicios espirituales
Constitutions of the Society of Jesus influencedBy Spiritual Exercises
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Ignatian spirituality influencedBy Spiritual Exercises
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Ignatian spirituality hasPractice Spiritual Exercises
Father General associatedWithSpirituality Spiritual Exercises
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Principle and Foundation partOf Spiritual Exercises
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Third Week partOf Spiritual Exercises
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Rules for Discernment of Spirits partOf Spiritual Exercises
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Rules for Discernment of Spirits codifiedIn Spiritual Exercises
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Contemplation to Attain Love partOf Spiritual Exercises
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Contemplation to Attain Love positionInWork Spiritual Exercises
this entity surface form: conclusion of the Spiritual Exercises
Ignatian pedagogy inspiredBy Spiritual Exercises
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Philippine Province of the Society of Jesus followsSpirituality Spiritual Exercises
this entity surface form: Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola