The St. Ignatius Spiritual Exercises will begin in August.
An informational session for St. Ignatius Spiritual Exercises will be held on Wednesday, August 20 at 7:00PM - 8:30PM via Zoom. At this session you will learn about these Spiritual Exercises. The Zoom link will be sent to all who provide their contact information.
Sign up by sending an email to Maureen Laubacher at (703) 283 0322 or by email at malaubacher@gmail.com
History and Purpose of the St. Ignatius Spiritual Exercises
The Spiritual Exercises grew out of Ignatius Loyola’s personal experience as a man seeking to grow in union with God and to discern God’s will. He kept a journal as he gained spiritual insight and deepened his spiritual experience. He added to these notes as he directed other people and discovered what worked. Eventually Ignatius gathered these prayers, meditations, reflections, and directions into a carefully designed framework of a retreat which he called Spiritual Exercises.
St. Ignatius wanted individuals to undertake these exercises to help shape their relationship with God and his promise holds true to this day.
This ministry was started at St. Raymond parish in 2001 with the intention of helping the community grow in union with God and to discern God’s will. This program is being offered to all parishes by St. Raymond parish via zoom.