This is why the colloquy is an integral part of St. This is to “praise, reverence, and serve God, Our Lord, and by so doing to save his soul.” We grow in the ability to perform these tasks by developing an intimate relationship with the Lord. Ignatius developed his Spiritual Exercises to help us better understand the foundation of our lives. In this colloquy we go to God the Father with the Holy Mother and her Son, Jesus, to request the three things:įor an interior insight into your sins combined with intense remorse for them, a strong desire to make reparations for them, and for removal of our attachments to all that is not of Him.Īfter this Colloquy recite an Our Father. This colloquy, is again, made in the same way to God the Father, so that “the Eternal Lord, Himself, may grant us these requests.” So, with the Holy Mother, go to her Son and ask Him for the three things:Īn interior knowledge and sorrow for your sins, to amend you life and put it into order, and to release my attachments to things of the world. This colloquy is made in the same way to Jesus, the Son, that “He may obtain this for me from the Father.” “I ask for knowledge of the world so that out of abhorrence for it I may put away from myself worldly and aimless things. “That I may feel a sense of the disordered in my actions, so that abhorring it I may amend my life and put order into it.”ģ. “That I may feel an interior knowledge of my sins and abhorrence for them.”Ģ. We will ask her specifically for three things:ġ. Once you have gotten comfortable with the single colloquy, you can move on to St. When I get comfort I open it up and ask the Lord, what He wants to converse about specifically. I find that keeping things structured, especially in the beginning, helps me learn and grow more comfortable. Ignatius advises that we “talk over whatever comes to mind.” You may want to stick to the grace you were praying for during you prayer time at first. After praying through these three questions St. Then, listen intently for His response from the Cross.
Ignatius instructs us to start by putting ourselves before Christ Crucified and asking Him three questions: If you are new to praying the Colloquy St. I personally suggest conducting your colloquy with Jesus when you are first starting out then branching out to other people in scripture as time goes on. One of the Apostles or one of the many people healed by our Lord in scripture.
It can also be conducted between yourself and any of the people found in scripture. It can be done between yourself and God the Father, or Jesus, or the Holy Spirit, or the Blessed Mother, or any of the Saints and Angels. It is an intimate conversation typically conducted at the conclusion of your prayer time. “Speaking as one friend speaks with another, or a servant with a master, at times asking for some favor, at other times accusing oneself of something badly done, or telling the other about one’s concerns and asking for advice about them.” Ignatius describes the colloquy as meaning: Ignatius’ Spiritual Exercises: the Colloquy. On that note, this week I want to talk about another important part of St. Ignatius describes a simple prayer to help us grow in the wisdom of the Lord’s will in our lives, feel His love for us, and learn what we have done, are doing, and will do for Him. This relationship is developed through conversations (prayer) with our Lord. We want to develop a relationship that is rooted in love allowing us to be who He made us to be without hindrance. This is so we can follow Him more nearly and love Him more dearly. Practicing Ignatian Meditation is all about deepening our relationship with the Lord.
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