Sin and Hell in the First Week of the Exercises
How might we appropriately reflect on our sinfulness.
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2025
2 November 2025 Ordinary 31
Merciful God,
it is your gift alone
by which your faithful people
offer you true and laudable service;
grant, we beseech you,
that we may run, without stumbling, towards your promises;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Ignatius Four Week Pilgrimage of Prayer
The Camino and the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola are both divided into four phases. They dovetail surprisingly well.
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26 October 2025 Ordinary 30
Everliving God,
increase within us your gifts of faith, hope, and love,
and make us cherish what you command,
so that we may obtain what you promise;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Priests who are NOT Deacons
There are priests who have never been deacons. The nesting-clergy-doll theory faces another challenge.
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19 October 2025 Ordinary 29
Everliving God,
conform our wills freely to yours,
and direct our hearts
to share your glory by our undivided service;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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Pilgrim’s Purpose
What do you see as the purpose of your life? Here are some ways to look at the Principle and Foundation of the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius Loyola that can inspire you to produce your own understanding of your purpose.
12 October 2025 Ordinary 28
O God,
we pray that your grace may always precede and follow us,
that we may continually be given to good works;
through Jesus Christ,
who is alive with you,
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and for ever.
Amen.
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