Confession and Self-Examination: Ignatius of Loyola: The Daily Examen
Teaching on Confession and Self-Examination from Ignatius of Loyola: Ignatius of Loyola: The Daily Examen
This is a spiritual discipline on examen and daily review, drawing on Lamentations 3:40, 2 Corinthians 13:5 and Psalm 4:4.
Ignatius of Loyola (d. 1556) developed the Examen as the single most important daily prayer practice. He considered it so essential that even if a Jesuit had to miss all other prayers, the Examen should never be skipped. The practice involves five movements: (1) Become aware of God's presence; (2) Review the day with gratitude; (3) Pay attention to your emotions; (4) Choose one feature of the day and pray about it; (5) Look toward tomorrow.…
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