It's an abbreviation of a post by Aschenbrenner. Today format was prepared by Fr. John English and has actually been further modified by members of the British Province of the Society of Jesus. Handouts on the Examen A prayer card with the steps of the Examen as explained by Jim Manney in A Simple, Life-altering Prayer; available for online sharing or as a PDF download.
Spiritual Exercises Week 1 Painting This painting by Catalan artists Gemma Guasch and Josep Asuncion awaits the entrance to the spirituality centre at Manresa where, in the cave above which it is developed, St Ignatius hoped and composed the beginnings of the Spiritual Exercises in 1522. It is the very first of 4 canvases representing the 4 weeks of the Spiritual Workouts.
The painting might be translated as representing me. The bright spots and lines in white, orange and yellow, represent all that is best in me. It is what Christian theology calls the 'imago Dei' teaching: the belief that I am made in the 'image and likeness' of God, my creator (cf.
Genesis 2:7). In front of the brilliant colours are dark blotches and lines which might be represented as the less silver lining of me - the things that ruins my best self and obstructs of my growing to be what God calls me to be. All individuals are a mix of the great and the bad.
This is the art of discernment. Also Found Here painting (jpg) Picture 2018 Jesuit Institute London Les Quatres Setmanes d'Exercicis Espirituales IGemma Guasch & Josep Asuncion, Cova de Sant Ignasi, Manresa, Spain.
Ignatian spirituality is one of the most prominent and prevalent spiritual outlooks of our age. Ignatian spirituality is rooted in the experiences of Ignatius Loyola (14911556), a Basque aristocrat whose conversion to a fervent Christian faith began while he was recovering from war injuries. Ignatius, who founded the Jesuits, acquired lots of insights into a spiritual life in the course of a decades-long spiritual journey during which he ended up being proficient at assisting others deepen their relationship with God.