LIGHTWORKS

     LIGHTWORKS, based on the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius and written by Joseph Tetlow, SJ, are some “Simple Exercises” that throw the light of Revelation onto the everyday life. They call for work: for taking time to pray, for thinking, for deciding what you really believe and for sharing your faith. They bring light, and they call for work.

     Since “ejercicios” means “works” as well as “exercises”, and since “leves” means “light” as well as “simple”, this particular way of praying with the Spiritual Exercises is called LIGHTWORKS (an 18th Annotation). As you go through the stages of LIGHTWORKS you will find that prayer throws light even on the dark places in your lifeworld and in your own self. These exercises will ask you to do some work. You will read and ponder. You will put in time thinking hard about where your life has gone and what you have done, about where you have come and what you might do now. This is work. These weeks in prayer will throw strong and penetrating light onto what may seem to be absurdities in modern life, hopefully making them glow with meaning. 

     This group is for those individuals who have experience in Ignatian prayer, specifically the methods of prayer, and are spending at least 30 min a day in personal prayer.

     Daily prayer expectation is 30-45 minutes closing the day with the Awareness Prayer. LIGHTWORKS is offered only in the spring for Lent, and groups meet weekly for 60-90 minutes (depending on group size) online via Zoom. Knowledge of Ignatian methods of prayer is assumed and will be used in this prayer group. Those who have prayed with Invitation to Personal Prayer or Invitation to Deeper Prayer and feel comfortable with the Ignatian prayer methods are ready for this group.

Check back in January 2025 for new groups forming.