The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

Title Page

APPROBATION OF THE LATIN TEXTS
PREFACE
GENERAL NOTE
PRAYER OF FATHER DIERTINS
ANNOTATIONS
PRESUPPOSITION
FIRST WEEK


Principle and Foundation
Particular and Daily Examen
General Examen of Conscience
General Confession with Communion
Meditation on the First, Second, and Third Sin
Meditation on Sins
First Repetition
Second Repetition
Meditation on Hell

SECOND WEEK

The Call of the Temporal King
First Day
The Incarnation
The Nativity
Second Day
Third Day
Preamble to Consider States
Fourth Day
Two Standards
Three Pairs of Men
Fifth Day
Sixth -- Tenth Day
Eleventh -- Twelfth Day
Three Manners of Humility
Prelude for Making Election
Matter for Election
Times for Making Election
To Amend and Reform one's own Life and State

THIRD WEEK

First Contemplation
Second Contemplation
Eating

FOURTH WEEK

First Contemplation

CONTEMPLATION TO GAIN LOVE
THREE METHODS OF PRAYER

First Method
Second Method
Third Method

THE MYSTERIES OF THE LIFE OF CHRIST OUR LORD

The Annunciation
The Visitation of Our Lady to Elizabeth
The Birth of Christ
The Shepherds
The Circumcision
The Three Magi Kings
The Purification of Our Lady and Presentation of Jesus
The Flight to Egypt
The Return from Egypt
The Life of Christ from Twelve to Thirty Years
The Coming of Christ to the Temple
How Christ was Baptised
How Christ was Tempted
The Call of the Apostles
The First Miracle Performed at the Marriage of Cana, Galilee
How Christ Cast out of the Temple Those who were Selling
The Sermon on the Mount
The Calming of the Sea
How Christ Walked on the Sea
How the Apostles were Sent to Preach
The Conversion of Magdalen
The Feeding of Five Thousand Men
The Transfiguration of Christ
The Resurrection of Lazarus
The Supper at Bethany
Palm Sunday
The Preaching in the Temple
The Supper
From the Supper to the Garden
From the Garden to the House of Annas
From the House of Annas to the House of Caiphas
From the House of Caiphas to that of Pilate
From the House of Pilate to that of Herod
From the House of Herod to that of Pilate
From the House of Pilate to the Cross
On the Cross
From the Cross to the Sepulchre
The Apparitions of Christ
The Ascension

Rules

Rules for Perceiving the Movements Caused in the Soul
Rules for the Discernment of Spirits
Rules for Distributing Alms
Notes on the Scruples and Persuasions of our Enemy
Rules to have the True Sentiment in the Church

This document is from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library at Calvin College. Last updated on July 16, 1999. Contacting the CCEL.