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SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF SAINT IGNATIUS LOYOLA

2013: January 24-March 1; July 25-August 29; September 20 - October 29

The full 30 day Spiritual Exercises helps centre on what is truly important in your life. It helps you develop a living relationship with Christ and acts as a school for prayer. Its often a time of discernment to see more clearly the way God deals with you as an individual.

30 days of reflection and prayer cannot fail to help you integrate life and faith. It is also likely to be a time of healing. You may well, like many before you, find the experience one of the most significant positive events of your life.
Typically a retreatant spends between 4 and 5 periods of prayer a day. These periods last for up to an hour each and are spend quietly alone with God.

Unlike shorter individually guided retreats where the guide tends to respond to your needs and can go off in any direction, this retreat has a set of given meditations and contemplations, usually scripturally based. Though certain sections can be made shorter or longer, depending upon your needs, and though certain meditations might be changed or omitted, nevertheless, there is a dynamic to the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius.
The Exercises have proved fruitful to generations of retreatants.

Following Christ
The Exercises follow the life of Christ, praying on the birth, life, passion and resurrection of the Lord. You are encouraged to let the life of Jesus in the Gospel, interact with your own life. There are meditations on sin and forgiveness and a consideration of your service of God both in the past and in the future.

Be Prepared
The Spiritual Exercises can be psychologically demanding. You need a certain robustness of spirit to get the most out of the Exercises. Therefore if you have suffered recent significant bereavement, or depression, or are undergoing treatment or take medication for psychological conditions, it would be better to leave this retreat until you are stronger.

Previous Retreat Experience Expected
We suggest that applicants should be familiar with praying with Scripture and have experienced a silent individually guided retreat of at least a week.

Lead in and out
The Full Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius at St Beuno's are preceded by days of preparation and finish with days of reflection on the experience. There are just two partial break/repose days during the month.

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Full Spiritual Exercises in two or three sections >>


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		SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF SAINT IGNATIUS LOYOLA
		2013: January 24-March 1; July 25-August 29; September 20 - October 29
		The full 30 day Spiritual Exercises helps centre on what is truly important in your life. It helps you develop a living relationship with Christ and acts as a school for prayer. Its often a time of discernment to see more clearly the way God deals with you as an individual. 30 days of reflection and prayer cannot fail to help you integrate life and faith. It is also likely to be a time of healing. You may well, like many before you, find the experience one of the most significant positive events of your life. Typically a retreatant spends between 4 and 5 periods of prayer a day. These periods last for up to an hour each and are spend quietly alone with God. Unlike shorter individually guided retreats where the guide tends to respond to your needs and can go off in any direction, this retreat has a set of given meditations and contemplations, usually scripturally based. Though certain sections can be made shorter or longer, depending upon your needs, and though certain meditations might be changed or omitted, nevertheless, there is a dynamic to the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius. The Exercises have proved fruitful to generations of retreatants. Following Christ The Exercises follow the life of Christ, praying on the birth, life, passion and resurrection of the Lord. You are encouraged to let the life of Jesus in the Gospel, interact with your own life. There are meditations on sin and forgiveness and a consideration of your service of God both in the past and in the future. Be Prepared The Spiritual Exercises can be psychologically demanding. You need a certain robustness of spirit to get the most out of the Exercises. Therefore if you have suffered recent significant bereavement, or depression, or are undergoing treatment or take medication for psychological conditions, it would be better to leave this retreat until you are stronger. Previous Retreat Experience Expected We suggest that applicants should be familiar with praying with Scripture and have experienced a silent individually guided retreat of at least a week. Lead in and out The Full Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius at St Beuno's are preceded by days of preparation and finish with days of reflection on the experience. There are just two partial break/repose days during the month. Cost of Retreats >> Booking Form >> Full Spiritual Exercises in two or three sections >>

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