Movement 1
Week One — The Purgative Way
Portrait: Francisco de Zurbarán, c. 1600s
Meditation on sin, death, mercy, and the infinite patience of God toward us.
The Sin of the Angels
How the first refusal entered creation
Lord, let me feel a growing and intense sorrow and grief for my sins.
The Sin of Adam and Eve
The fall of humanity and its inheritance
Lord, grant me sorrow for the ways I have inherited and deepened the original wound.
Personal Sin
A honest reckoning with my own history
Lord, give me a deep knowledge of my sins and a horror for them.
Death and Judgment
The moment when everything becomes clear
Lord, let me live today as I will wish I had lived when I face death.
Hell
The consequence of the final refusal
Lord, if I ever forget Your love, let the thought of hell recall me to it.
Mercy — The Prodigal Son
The Father who runs
Lord, let me feel the full weight of Your mercy, so that I might extend it to others.
The Examen — Learning to See
The daily practice of Ignatian awareness
Lord, teach me to find You in all things — and to notice when I have missed You.
Gratitude for Grace
Why I am here and not elsewhere
Lord, let me feel the full weight of the gift that I am still here, still loved, still able to choose You.