The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

2. Perfect docility of heart. This comprises three things: fidelity to rules; application to the exercises; obedience' to all the movements of grace

Enter, then, into the disposition of the prophet. “My heart, O Lord, is ready” (Ps. lvi. 8).

Cast yourself, therefore, at the feet of Jesus Christ, and say to Him, “Lord, Thou hast given me a soul capable of knowing and loving Thee; I return it to Thee, not adorned with the grace and virtue that Thou bestowedst on it in baptism, but covered with the scars and wounds of sin; cure it, O heavenly Physician, and restore to it its pristine life and beauty.

“Lord, I offer Thee my understanding; enlighten it with Thy brightest light. ‘Enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep in death’ (Psalm xii. 4).
“Lord, I offer Thee my memory; blot out from it the remembrance of the world, and leave in it only the memory of Thy mercies to bless them, and of my sins to weep for them.
“Lord, I offer Thee my heart; change it by Thy grace. ‘Create a clean

heart in me, O God, and renew a right spirit within me’ (Psalm 1. 12).

Lord, I offer to Thee the senses of my body, the powers of my soul, my whole being; dispose of them for my salvation and for Thy greater glory. ‘I have put my trust in Thee, O Lord; I have said Thou art my God; my lot is in Thy hand ’” (Psalm xxx. 15).

Second Consideration - What God asks of you in this retreat

1. Recollection of spirit. You are in retreat to listen to God.

God requires two things of you

Retire into your heart with God, to meditate, to pray, to weep, to speak to the Lord and to listen to Him