The Weeks of the Spiritual Exercises

Class Description

DS9081J / DS9089J

This unit will provide an in-depth study of the four “Weeks” of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. It will approach the Weeks of the Exercises from the perspective of the purgative or healing mode (The First Week), the illuminative mode (The Second Week), and the unitive mode (The Third and Fourth Weeks). The dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises — the way in which the various elements relate and interact with each other — will also be explored.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

1. describe and demonstrate an understanding of the different modes (or “Weeks”) of the Exercises, namely the purgative or healing mode (The First Week), the illuminative mode (The Second Week), and the unitive mode (The Third and Fourth Weeks);
2. articulate and illustrate the significance of the Annotations for both Exercitant and director;
3. identify in the Second Week the interplay between the key meditations and the Election;
4. give an overview of the dynamic of the Spiritual Exercises.

LECTURER(S)

Prof. Maryanne Confoy RSC and Dr Michael Loughnane

DATE

This unit was offered in 2019 and will be offered again in 2021-2022.

VENUE

Jesuit College of Spirituality, 175 Royal Parade, Parkville VIC 3052

FEES

For academic credit                       $2,640

Not for academic credit                $1,320

RECOMMENDED READING

Dyckman, Katherine et al. The Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed: Uncovering Liberating Possibilities for Women. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2001.

Fleming, David. Draw Me into your Friendship: The Spiritual Exercises. St. Louis, MO: Institute of Jesuit Sources, 1996.

Ivens, Michael. Understanding the Spiritual Exercises. Surrey: Inigo Enterprises, 1998.