Grace: To experience a deeply-felt gratitude for all of the blessings God has given me, that I may thereby become completely devoted to His Divine Majesty in effective love. Text for Prayer: Spiritual Exercises no. 230-237 Reflection: “Love ought to show itself more in deeds than in words.” -St. Ignatius Loyola, Spiritual Exercises #230 Sin… Read more »

Grace: Gratitude for the many graces and blessings received, and the desire to reciprocate God’s generosity in loving service to Christ the Risen King. Text for Prayer: Spiritual Exercises no. 230-237 Reflection: At the conclusion of Lent and the Spiritual Exercises, we have so much to be grateful for.  Let us recall with gratitude the ways we… Read more »

Grace: An intimate knowledge of the many blessings received, that filled with gratitude for all, I may in all things love and serve the Lord. Text for Prayer: Spiritual Exercises no. 230-237 Reflection:  The retreat, as Ignatius envisioned it, is a time of receiving many graces. Ignatius, though, was not content simply with receiving graces; he wanted us,… Read more »

Grace: An intimate knowledge of the many blessings received, that filled with gratitude for all, I may in all things love and serve the Divine Majesty. Text for Prayer: Spiritual Exercises no. 230-237 Reflection: In the meditation upon sin, we made reference to Dante’s vision of hell, a cold, desolate place where the fire of… Read more »