*EXERCISES
The task of each week in the Spiritual Exercises are:
1st week - dying to sin and thus seeing the goodness
2nd week - contemplation of the "Kingdom of Christ" and how to respond to
Christ's invitation
3rd week - contemplates how much Christ suffered for our sins and how we
should daily take on sufferings with Christ
(Zen & Bible, p134,152)
The "Spiritual Exercises" of Saint Ignatius, composed between 1522 and 1526, consists of discursive meditations, affective prayer, and contemplation. (Open Mind, p22)