Bautista explained how the Exercises are structured in terms of graces, summarized in Latin as “id quod volo” or “that which I desire in my deepest and truest self”. Ignatius would insist that it would be worthwhile if the retreatant does not skip this and always does it with much fervor.”īeginning with SE #48, Fr. “For Ignatius, Preparatory Prayer is so critical, that he asks the retreatant to include it in each and every formal prayer period. Bautista underscored this short yet critical method, highlighted in Spiritual Exercises (SE) #46. Recalling his advice to novices and tertians to write their Preparatory Prayers “straight from the heart”, Fr. Bautista, adding how these would lead to a better understanding of the Exercises’ overall dynamic and structure. This is the meaning of Ignatian prayer,” described Fr.
“All these prayer methods blend and complement one another, awakening our consolations and desolations, thus leading us to a truly deep encounter with the Lord. Ramon Bautista, SJ’s Ignatian Year lecture series, covered the Exercises’ fundamental methods of Preparatory Prayer, Prayerful Begging, Meditation, Contemplation, Review, and Repetition.
Streamed live via the Ateneo de Manila University campus radio’s Facebook and YouTube pages, the fifth installment of Fr. Episode V of Radyo Katipunan 87.9 FM’s “The Spiritual Exercises: Themes and Dynamics”, aired last Friday evening, August 6, presenting the Spiritual Exercises as a School of Prayer.
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