Ignatian Prayer and Reflection
SPIRITUAL LIFE: Lenten Retreat 2024 on Freedom
This year, the Pope has presented Lent as a time of conversion and freedom, during which we must fight against temptations to find our way toward the liberating God. Every Monday during Lent, the Jesuit Conference of Canada and the United States is offering a reflection on finding Christ at work in your life.
Pray the famous "Spiritual Exercises" Retreat of St. Ignatius of Loyola
This is the main Retreat that we offer in the Vancouver Archdiocese.
This is geared for Young Adults seeking God’s Will for their Life; Personalized for each individual; tailored to their specific situation & issues; gets their own personal Retreat Director. This is an Intensive Retreat – extending to about 9 months.
It focuses on your Actual EXPERIENCING God, whereby — you will learn Discernment & Praying your own Life & Christ’s Life – together, at the depths of your Soul.
The Retreat is held in 2 Parts: (approx. May to June & October to April).
Sessions are weekly in Part 1, and monthly in Part 2
Requirements include:
- daily: 1 hour prayer period – plus 15 minutes short prayer
- weekly online meetings with your personal Retreat Director.
- online instructional session (using Microsoft Teams & Skype)
- a silent retreat day (9am – 5pm: on a specified Saturday)
Application deadline: March 14, 2024
The retreat is free (but there is a $100 non-refundable application fee). Bursaries are available. To apply, please email: coordinator@jsav.ca or visit https://jsav.ca/the-spiritual-exercises.html
In this retreat a daily quotation is chosen from the writings of Pope Francis, to which a suitable quotation from Scripture is added. Then, a picture and some music is offered to help stimulate your prayer and finally a suggestion for pondering over this subject matter. Take as much as you find helpful
Where have you felt at peace?
Can you imagine being there?
How does God speak to you
in that place..?
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Daily Reflection (From Sacred Space)
Read the daily reflection found at the Sacred Space site.
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Lunchtime Examen
– Pause each day at a time of your choosing to review your day in the presence of God.
Lectures and Webinars
CCE Lecture (Centre for Christian Engagement) St. Mark’s College Core Exercise: Ignatian Interiority for Stronger Living
Watch this insightful lecture by Fr. Casey C. Beaumier, SJ (PhD in United States religious history), Vice President and University Secretary of Boston College, spoke at St. Mark’s College at UBC on Feb 2, 2023, on spiritual exercise – for a “a stronger and more resilient way of moving forward in life.”