What are the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola
The Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius are a prayer proposal
- in complete silence, it lasts several days (course of spiritual exercises)
- it takes advantage of the aid of a personal accompaniment (guide)
- it is carried out through a path of meditation on the Word of God (way of praying)
- it aims to take decisions in order to change and pacify one's own life (discernment)
Centres of spirituality
Rete Famiglie Ignaziane (Ignatian Families Network)
Associazione Guide AGEVO (Association of Guides for Spiritual Exercises in Daily Life)
Local contacts
Lazio, Abruzzo, Sardegna - Fr. Paolo Monaco SJ - cis.centro@gesuiti.it
Toscana, Emilia Romagna - Fr. Davide Saporiti SJ - saporiti.d@gesuiti.it
Calabria, Puglia - Fr. Sergio Ucciardo SJ - ucciardo.s@gesuiti.it
Campania - Fr. Giuseppe Trotta SJ - trotta.g@gesuiti.it
Piemonte, Liguria, Lombardia - Fr. Massimo Tozzo SJ - tozzo.m@gesuiti.it
Sicilia - Fr. Federico Bertacchini ccn - esercizi.altavilla@gesuiti.it
Malta - Fr. Christopher Vella SJ - director@jesuit.org.mt
Tools for guides
Guides are lay and religious people who have completed a training course and are enabled to accompany people along the path of the Ignatian spiritual exercises.
