BOOKS

FOR GIVING 

the Spiritual Exercises

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For Directees: Before receiving the SE

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• Letting God Come Close: An Approach to the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises. by William Barry, SJ​

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Books to use in giving the 19 Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola

(text used by the director in giving the Spiritual Exercises with weekly spiritual direction sessions)

• The Ignatian Adventure. by Kevin O’Brien, SJ 

• The Gift of Spiritual Intimacy: Following the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius by Monty Wiliam, SJ

• Full Exercises: Retreat with the Lord: A Popular Guide to the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola by John A. Hardon, SJ

• Full Exercises: A Do It At Home Retreat: The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola by Andre Ravier, SJ

• Choosing Christ in the World: Directing the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola According to the Annotation Eighteen and Nineteen - A Handbook by Joseph Tetlow, SJ

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18th Annotation of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius for Self-Directed Retreats

(can be used alone or in a parish group setting, in one-on-one weekly spiritual direction sessions)

• On the Ignatian Way: A Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St. Ignatius. Jose Louis Iriberri, SJ and Chris Lowney ( a full 28 days that present the 4 weeks) 

• 30 Days - Ascending with Ignatius: An At-Home Retreat (Book and YouTube Videos)  by Mark. Thibodeaux, SJ

  • ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riU6QDPbifc&list=PLSWflyU3UHB4knrduQwhpmZ-XnVHQMHdX

• 8 weeks - Meeting Christ in Prayer: An 8-week life-enriching experience based upon the spiritual exercises of Saint Ignatius. By Mary Ann McLaughlin et al

• 12 weeks -Finding Christ in the World: A twelve-week Ignatian Retreat in Everyday Life. By Joseph Tetlow, SJ and Carol Atwell Ackels

• 34 weeks - Retreat in the Real World: A Self-Guided Ignatian Experience.  By Andy Alexander, SJ et al.

• 50 weeks - The Gift of Spiritual Intimacy: Following the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. By Monty Williams, SJ​​​

• The Spiritual Exercises Reclaimed: Uncovering Liberating Possibilities for Women. Dyckman et al​​​​

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Library Resources 

https://libguides.regis.edu/ignatianresources

• Discipleship and its foundations: a Jesuit retreat / David L. Fleming.

• For the greater glory of God: a spiritual retreat with St. Ignatius / Manuel Ruiz Jurado; translated by Robert E. Hurd.

• A vacation with the Lord: a personal, directed retreat based on the spiritual exercises of Saint Ignatius Loyola / Thomas H. Green.

• ​Thirty days: on retreat with Exercises of St. Ignatius / Paul Mariani.

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