The Spiritual Exercises Of St Ignatius Adapted To An Eight Days Retreat An...

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:The Spiritual Exercises Of St Ignatius Adapted To An Eight Days Retreat And Six TriduumsISBN13:9781482787191ISBN10:1482787199Author:Coppens Sj, Charles (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - Although This Book Is Intended For Jesuits, All Christians Can Benefit From The Spiritual Exercises Of Saint Ignatius The Original Exercises Are Meant For A Month Long Retreat By Being Reorganized For Eight Days, More People Can Take Advantage Of These Holy Exercises The Text Of The Spiritual Exercises Of St Ignatius, As Translated Into English From The Spanish Autograph, And Edited For Private Circulation By Rev John Morris, S J , Is Printed In A Small Volume Of Only 125 Pages That Little Work Contains All That The Saint Composed In The Grotto Of Manresa, And He Never Afterward Wrote Any Additions To The Text But In Explaining His Exercises To His First Companions, And To Others Who Made The Retreat Under His Direction, He Would Adapt The Details To Their Characters And The Various Circumstances His Followers Did The Same, Without Writing Further Additions Or Commentaries On The Original Text; They Followed In Their Practice The Traditional Method As It Had Come To Them From Their Saintly Founder In The Course Of Time, As Was Natural, Considerable Departures From The First Process Took Place, Some Of Which Induced The Danger Of Gradually Losing The Very Spirit Of The Original Exercises Among The Learned Men Of Our Society Who Labored Most Successfully To Check Such Tendency, One Of The Most Distinguished Was The Father General John Roothaan, Who In 1834 Addressed A Circular Letter To All His Subject, Earnestly Warning Them Against This Peril At The Same Time He Furnished Them A Masterly Work On The Original Spanish And Latin Texts, Which He Accompanied With A Most Valuable Commentary For Those Preferring A Latin Guide Book, Whether In Making The Exercises Themselves, Or In Explaining Them To Others, No Work Is More Commendable Than That Masterpiece Of Father Roothaan Still, Both Before And Since Its Publication, Many Other Editions Of The Exercises And Commentaries On The Same Have Been Printed, Both In Latin And In Various Modern Languages, With Full Approbation And Warm Commendations Of The Superiors Of The Society; And Excellent Reasons Appear To Exist Why Successive Generations Of Jesuits Should Continue Their Efforts To Enrich This Valuable Literature In Particular The Eight Days Retreat, Which All Our Members Perform Every Year, Gains Additional Interest And Impressiveness When A Wider Range Is Presented, Affording A Choice Among A Large Number Of Approved Guide Books To Direct Them Through This Fertile Region Of Spirituality The Spirit Permeating All Of These Must Ever Be The Same, So Too The Main Outline Of The Truths Proposed And The General Plan Of The Exercises Yet Experience Shows That There Remains A Wide Room For Variety In Comments, Suggestions And Practical Applications Therefore, When The Time For Each One's Annual Retreat Comes Round, There Is Shown By Many Fathers An Earnest Desire For Some Late Publication On The Subject, That Will Lend New Zest To The Familiar Solid Doctrine To Satisfy Such Reasonable Wishes Is The Chief Reason Why The Present Pages Are Modestly Presented To His Brethren By The Author Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2013-03-16Weight:0.73 lbsDimensions:0.51'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:244Language:English

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