The Spiritual Exercises, composed by Ignatius of Loyola in the sixteenth century, guide a retreatant through four weeks of prayer on sin, the life of Christ, his passion and his resurrection, with imaginative contemplation of Gospel scenes and rules for discernment. They are the foundation of Jesuit spirituality.
Spiritual Exercises
Ignatius of Loyola’s month-long programme of meditation, contemplation and discernment.
Also: Ignatian exercises