Readings and Prayers

Spiritual Readings

• With Christ on Mission: Pray with the Society of Jesus throughout Lent using selections from the Jesuit Constitution and other documents.
• Ignatian Spirituality: A brief introduction to the spirituality of St. Ignatius Loyola: Spiritual Exercises; Discernment; Examination of Consciousness; Society of Jesus: the spirit embodied. (English) (Español)
• To Fling Out His Broad Name: A collection of readings on Jesuit Apostolic Life.
• Daily Scripture Meditations: This site, hosted by Campus Ministry at Creighton University, provides reflections on each day’s readings written by faculty and staff.
• Saint of the Day: These biographies are assembled by St. Anthony Messenger.
• Sacred Space: Daily Meditations for Advent Sponsored by the Jesuits of the Irish Province. The Province of Paraguay has a similar service in Spanish.
• Liturgy of the Hours: Join in the Chruch’s prayer using this site which provides the daily office in .pdf (Adobe Acrobat) format.

Other Sites of Interest on Prayer

Daily Prayer

• Sacred Space — a page which initially started as a guide to Lenten prayer, has been expanded. It provides thoughts and suggestions for prayer for the various liturgical seasons. It is produced by the Irish Jesuits.
• Daily Scripture Reflections — A member of the Creighton University community reflects on the readings of the day online. Liturgy: the source and summit of the Christian Life.

The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius and contemporary adaptations

• The Spiritual Exercises: The text of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Download directly as a PDF file here.

Jesuit Spirituality

• Apostleship of Prayer — Each and everyone of us is being encouraged to take part in spreading the Gospel message by urging a few friends to join in praying, everyday, the Gospel of Our Lord.
• A parish looks at Jesuit spirituality — A four-part guide from St. Ignatius Church in San Francisco, CA.