Prayer Resources

Call & Response – Week 7

On mission with Jesus

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It's a chalice, not a glass

The other day I was driving with a friend on the Mass Pike in Boston and she pointed out a Stella Artois billboard that read, "It's a chalice, not a glass." There must have been a Catholic on their marketing team, she said. My friend was referring to the recent change...
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Ignatian Spirituality and Memory

It is human nature to engage memory in bettering ourselves. Memory is an integral part of Ignatian spirituality and a primary way God speaks to us.

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A 21st Century Incarnation

Jesus entered this world in poverty. Imagine the mercy of God breaking into the grittiness of 21st century poverty.

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Decisions are Difficult

We’re not always good at making decisions, but here are some God-centred methods that can help.

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Loving Mercy

A new reflection series for the Year of Mercy.

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Purple Rain: Holy Week to Easter

An audio meditation for Holy Week through Easter Sunday.

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Desire & Grace – Week 2

Seeking God and naming my desire

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Water Offering

This simple daily ritual reminds us of our hallowed nature and that all we have can be used for love and service.

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Saber and Sentir: The Challenges of Knowing

There are two ways of knowing and in prayer it should be more about the heart than the head.

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Prayer is an invitation from God, inviting us into relationship with God. It gives us a chance to take part in the story of creation, have an effect on the world, be involved in its God-story, and most importantly, reflect on how we contribute. These resources hope to reveal the infinite facets of prayer, the many ways we reach God, and how God reaches into our lives: in love, with words, in silence, seeking our desires, at different times, in different places.

Ignatian Prayer

Uncovering the Movement of God

Gratitude

Ignatian Spirituality and Memory

Imaginative Prayer

Dreams & Imagination

Imaginative Prayer for Children

Pope Francis on Ignatian Spirituality

The Prayer of Listening

Prayer of the Senses

The Ignatian Way: Contemplative in Action

Repetition

Colloquy (conversation with God)

Asking for a Grace

Spiritual Relish

Agere Contra

What are the Spiritual Exercises?

An Excerpt on Prayer from God Moments: Unexpected Encounters in the Ordinary

On the Examen (from Loyola Press)

The Contemplation to Gain Love (a video of the famous meditation from the Spiritual Exercises)

Taking the Examen to the Next Level (video)

Ignatian Contemplation: Imaginative Prayer (from dotMagis)

Presentations on the “Ignatian Way” of Prayer (from the Irish Jesuits)

The Strength of Ignatian Spirituality (video of former Superior General of the Jesuits, Adolfo Nicolás)

The What-How-Why of Prayer (from Loyola Press)

Textual Prayer

JesuitPrayer.org (prayer with the daily readings)

Sacred Space (guided prayer with daily scripture, from the Irish Jesuits)

Jesuit Prayer Index (from Xavier University)

Give Us This Day (monthly publication with prayers and Mass readings)

How to Practice Lectio Divina (prayer with scripture)

Your Own Spiritual Exercises (a prayer practice using a journal)

Reimagining the Examen

Audio Prayer

Audio Meditations and Examens from Ignatian Resources / God In All Things

Pray-As-You-Go (from the British Jesuits)

Daily Disconnect (from the Carmelites)

Insight Timer

Ritual app

Apps

These can be found in the iOS and Android app stores. The links below will take you to the iOS App Store.

Pray-As-You-Go (from the British Jesuits)

Insight Timer

Ritual app

Reimagining the Examen

3-Minute Retreat

JesuitPrayer.org (prayer with the daily readings)

Sacred Space (guided prayer with daily scripture, from the Irish Jesuits)

Helps for Prayer

Building a Prayer Habit

Helps for Prayer (large list of helpful prayer resources and explanations from John Veltri, SJ)