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Chapter
8
The
First Week of the Spiritual Exercises
This chapter looks at the assumptions in making the Spiritual Exercises,
the notion of order/disorder in Ignatius, the Principle and Foundation
and the First Week.
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Chapter 8 --
it will be helpful
to review [23]
and
Annotations
[1] to [20]
[24] to [44].
The First Week
is the most adapted section of the Spiritual
Exercises.
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Pray
and Reflect:
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Knowing my
sin is a revelation from God.
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Make an examination
of conscience by using application of senses.
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Have I a blind
spot I cannot or will not admit?
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How has my
sinfulness affected the apostolate?
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Not that I
love God; but God loves me.
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What responsibility
do I take for persons, places, and structures?
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Sin in the
Spiritual Exercises is personal, social and cosmic.
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Am I willing
to have God teach me my real sin?
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Wonder
and Discuss:
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The imagery of the First
Week is adapted because it is harsh to modern ears, and we now have a different
grasp of the reality of sin.
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Indifference is poised
spiritual liberty.
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Creative imagination is
more than the use of fantasy.
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God's love in the First
Week is covenantal love rather than contractual love.
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The primary penance for
sin is laboring with Christ to build the Kingdom.
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What are the areas of
sinfulness that are common today?
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How will they differ according
to the age, culture, and life style of a directee?
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