A desperately busy person is probably one who has already done a lifetime of preparation preparing to begin these exercises in earnest. Such a person is quite likely to be doing these exercises without the benefit of a Spiritual Director, which is not recommended. Since it is not likely that person has a Spiritual Director at the time they decide to move forward on these Exercises, it should be our fervent prayer that the Holy Spirit is directing these souls personally.

 

Purpose, Presupposition, Principal and Foundation.

THE FIRST DAY

THE THIRD DAY

THE FOURTH DAY

Recognizing that there is much more to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius than is contained here, a link is provided below to an index with the full text for reference, but with the realization that even doing this small condensation of these exercises over the course of four days may be better than never having done any of them at all.

http://www.shsdp.org/prayer/SpiritualExercises2

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Reference The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius, translated by Anthony Mottola, Ph. D. adapted for the 21st Century working person by Lori.