{"product_id":"detailed-examination-of-conscience-prayer-card-wholesale","title":"Detailed Examination of Conscience - Prayer Card - Wholesale","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDetailed Examination of Conscience\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis 4-panel prayer card includes a \u003cstrong\u003eDetailed Examination of Conscience, \u003c\/strong\u003eideal for preparation for the Sacrament of Penance (Confession). Content is based on the Ten Commandments and contains great detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso included is the \u003cstrong\u003eIgnatius Examen\u003c\/strong\u003e which is “\u003cem\u003eA Method of Making the General Examen\"\u003c\/em\u003e from The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. This method is encouraged to be practiced each day as a guide to a more virtuous living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrinted on heavy card stock with a laminate finish. The 12” x 6” card folds to a 3” x 6” size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents of the Detailed Examination of Conscience\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIn Preparation for the Sacrament of Penance (Confession)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eUsing the Ten Commandments as a guide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Commandment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eI am the LORD your God. You shall worship the Lord your God\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eand Him only shall you serve.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHave I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Have I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Disobeyed the commandments of God or the Church?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Refused to accept what God has revealed as true, or what\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ethe Catholic Church proposes for belief?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Denied the existence of God?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Nourished and protected my faith?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Deliberately misled others about doctrine or the faith?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Rejected the Catholic faith, joined another Christian\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003edenomination, or joined or practiced another religion?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Joined a group forbidden to Catholics (Masons, communists,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eetc.)?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Despaired about my salvation or the forgiveness of my sins?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Presumed on God’s mercy? (Committing a sin in expectation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eof forgiveness, or asking for forgiveness without conversion and\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003epracticing virtue.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Loved someone or something more than God (money, power,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003esex, ambition, etc.)?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Let someone or something influence my choices more than\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eGod?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Engaged in superstitious practices? (Incl. horoscopes, fortune\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003etellers, etc.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Been involved in the occult? (Seances, ouija board, worship\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eof Satan, etc.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Formally left the Catholic Church?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Hidden a serious sin or told a lie in confession?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond Commandment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eYou shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHave I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Used the name of God in cursing or blasphemy?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Failed to keep vows or promises that I have made to God?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Spoken about the Faith, the Church, the saints, or sacred\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ethings with irreverence, hatred or defiance?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Watched television or movies, or listened to music that\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003etreated God, the Church, the saints, or sacred things\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eirreverently?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Used vulgar, suggestive or obscene speech?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Belittled others in my speech?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Behaved disrespectfully in Church?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Misused places or things set apart for the worship of God?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Committed perjury? (Breaking an oath or lying under oath.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Blamed God for my failings?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThird Commandment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eRemember to keep holy the Sabbath day.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHave I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Set time aside each day for personal prayer to God?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Missed Mass on Sunday or Holy Days (through own fault w\/o\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003esufficient reason)?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Committed a sacrilege against the Blessed Sacrament?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Received a sacrament while in the state of mortal sin?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Habitually come late to and\/or leave early from Mass?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Shop, labor, or do business unnecessarily on Sunday or\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eother Holy Days of Obligation?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Not attend to taking my children to Mass?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Knowingly eat meat on a forbidden day (or not fasting on a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003efast day)?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Eat or drink within one hour of receiving Communion (other\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ethan medical need)?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p3\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFourth Commandment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHonor your father and your mother.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHave I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• (If still under my parents’ care) Obeyed all that my parents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ereasonably asked of me?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Neglected the needs of my parents in their old age or in their\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003etime of need?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Neglected to give my children proper food, clothing, shelter,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eeducation, discipline and care (even after Confirmation)?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Provided for the religious education and formation of my\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003echildren for as long as they are under my care?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Ensured that my children still under my care regularly\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003efrequent the sacraments of Penance and Holy Communion?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Educated my children in a way that corresponds to my\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ereligious convictions?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Provided my children with a positive, prudent and personalized\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eeducation in the Catholic teaching on human sexuality?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Been to my children a good example of how to live the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eCatholic Faith?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Prayed with and for my children?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Lived in humble obedience to those who legitimately exercise\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eauthority over me?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Have I broken the law?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Have I supported or voted for a politician whose positions are\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eopposed to the teachings of Christ and the Catholic Church?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifth Commandment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eYou shall not kill.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHave I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Unjustly and intentionally killed a human being?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Been involved in an abortion, directly or indirectly (through\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eadvice, etc.)?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Seriously considered or attempted suicide?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Supported, promoted or encouraged the practice of assisted\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003esuicide or mercy killing?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Deliberately desired to kill an innocent human being?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Unjustly inflicted bodily harm an another person?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Unjustly threatened another person with bodily harm?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Verbally or emotionally abused another person?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Hated another person, or wished him evil?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Been prejudiced, or unjustly discriminated against others\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ebecause of their race, color, nationality, sex or religion?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Joined a hate group?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Purposely provoked another by teasing or nagging?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Driven recklessly or under the influence of alcohol or other\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003edrugs?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Sold or given drugs to others to use for non-therapeutic\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003epurposes?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Over-eaten?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Helped another to commit a mortal sin (through advice,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003edriving them somewhere, etc.?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Caused serious injury or death by criminal neglect?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Indulged in serious anger?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Been unforgiving to others, when mercy or pardon was\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003erequested?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Sought revenge or hoped something bad would happen to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003esomeone?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Delighted to see someone else get hurt or suffer?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Treated animals cruelly, causing them to suffer or die\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eneedlessly?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSixth \u0026amp; Ninth Commandments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eYou shall not commit adultery.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eYou shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHave I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Practiced the virtue of chastity?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Given in to lust? (The desire for sexual pleasure unrelated to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003espousal love in marriage.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Used an artificial means of birth control?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Refused to be open to conception, without just cause? (Catechism,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e2368)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Participated in immoral techniques for in vitro fertilization or\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eartificial insemination?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Sterilized my sex organs for contraceptive purposes?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Deprived my spouse of the marital right, without just cause?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Claimed my own marital right without concern for my spouse?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Willfully entertained impure thoughts?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Purchased, viewed, or made use of pornography?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Watched movies and television that involve sex and nudity?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Listened to music or jokes that are harmful to purity?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Committed adultery? (Sexual relations with someone who is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003emarried, or with someone other than my spouse.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Committed incest? (Sexual relations with a relative or in-law.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Committed fornication? (Sexual relations with someone of the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eopposite sex when neither of us is married.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Engaged in homosexual activity? (Sexual activity with\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003esomeone of the same sex.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Committed rape?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Masturbated? (Deliberate stimulation of one’s own sexual\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eorgans for sexual pleasure.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Engaged in sexual foreplay (petting) reserved for marriage?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Preyed upon children or youth for my sexual pleasure?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Engaged in prostitution, or paid for the services of a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eprostitute?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Seduced someone, or allowed myself to be seduced?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Made uninvited and unwelcome sexual advances toward\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eanother?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Purposely dressed immodestly?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeventh \u0026amp; Tenth Commandments\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eYou shall not steal.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eYou shall not covet your neighbor’s goods.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHave I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Stolen? (Take something that doesn’t belong to me\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eagainst the reasonable will of the owner.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Envied others on account of their possessions?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Tried to live in a spirit of Gospel poverty and simplicity?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Given generously to others in need?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Considered that God has provided me with money so that\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eI might use it to benefit others, as well as for my own\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003elegitimate needs?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Practiced the works of mercy?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Deliberately defaced, destroyed or lost another’s\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eproperty?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Cheated on a test, taxes, sports, games, or in business?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Squandered money in compulsive gambling?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Make a false claim to an insurance company?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Paid my employees a living wage, or failed to give a full\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eday’s work for a full day’s pay?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Failed to honor my part of a contract?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Failed to make good on a debt?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Overcharge someone, especially to take advantage of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eanother’s hardship or ignorance?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEighth Commandment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eYou shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eHave I…\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Lied?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Knowingly and willfully deceived another?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Perjured myself under oath?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Gossiped?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Committed detraction? (Destroying a person’s\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ereputation by telling others about his faults for no good\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ereason.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Committed libel? (Writing lies about another person in\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eorder to destroy his reputation.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Been guilty of rash judgment? (Assuming the worst of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eanother person based on circumstantial evidence.)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Failed to make reparation for a lie I told, or for harm\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003edone to a person’s reputation?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e• Failed to speak out in defense of the Catholic Faith, the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eChurch, or of another person?\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIgnatius Examen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003e\"A Method of Making the General Examen\" from The\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eSpiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. This method is\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eencouraged to be practiced each day as a guide to a more\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" data-mce-style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003evirtuous living.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The first point is to give thanks to God our \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLord for the gifts received.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eIgnatius once said that the most abominable sin he could\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eimagine was the sin of ingratitude. He knew that an\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eawareness of God's goodness and generosity is the foundation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eof our relationship with God. Once we recognize God's\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003egoodness, we spontaneously feel gratitude.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eIn this first point, we express gratitude for the experiences\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eand encounters during the day that have been good or\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003epleasant or meaningful, whether they seem trivial or\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eimportant. We also express gratitude for the larger gifts we\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ehave received: our faith and our salvation, our life, our talents\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eand abilities, significant relationships, whatever comes to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003emind.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eAs our spiritual life deepens, we become more and more\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eaware that all we have is gift, given to us far beyond anything\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ewe might expect or deserve.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eWe might sometimes find ourselves in a mood of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eresentment or depression where a feeling of gratitude is hard\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eto muster. At that time, it is all the more important for us to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eexpress thanks to God. Not to pretend to feelings we don't\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003efeel, but to acknowledge, at whatever level we can, the truth of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eGod's goodness to us.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The second point is to ask for the grace to \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eknow my sins and to root them out.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eIgnatius gives his second point a moralistic tone. The\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eparticular grace we are seeking here can be expressed more\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ebroadly as the light to see our life the way that God sees it,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ewithout the illusions and deceptions that we commonly live by.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eIf we are to ask for this grace wholeheartedly, it is important for\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eus to know how desperately we are in need of it. Psychology\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ehas shown that many of our true feelings and motivations are\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003egenuinely hidden from us. The unconscious part of ourselves\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003ecan have a powerful influence on what we feel and how we\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eact. Even apart from this, there is a natural tendency to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003erationalize our actions and to believe the sort of front we put\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eon for other people. Or we can deny or repress unpleasant or\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eembarrassing things about ourselves. Or we can have\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eattitudes of self-deprecation or contempt that distort our view of ourselves and others.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eThe possibilities for self-deception are endless. To truly know\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eourselves is not something that we are able to do alone. We\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eneed to ask the Holy Spirit for the light that can reveal us to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eourselves.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The third point is to demand an account of my \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esoul from the moment of rising to that of the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003epresent examination, hour by hour or period by \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eperiod.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\" style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"\u003eThe thoughts should be examined first, then the words, and\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003efinally the actions.\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eThe third point is the heart of the Examen. Our actions, words,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ethoughts, feelings can come from an internal source of freedom\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eand openness to other people and God. Or they can come from\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ewhat St. Paul calls the \"flesh\" or the \"law of sin\"; that is to say\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003efrom the self-centredness that inhabits all of us. We examine\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ethe events of our day methodically in order to uncover the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003esource and the direction of our life that day.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eIgnatius suggests we move from thoughts to words to actions.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eHowever, it can be more fruitful to move the other way, to look\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eat words and actions and then reflect on the real motivations,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eintentions and feelings that underlay them. Actions that are\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eapparently good can be done for bad motives, such as a desire\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003efor praise. Such an action might be considered praiseworthy but\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ereally springs from self-centredness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eSome people are free from actions that are obviously sinful.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eBut when we go to a deeper level of intention and feeling, we\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ecan discover that sin has a larger hold on our life than we\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003esuspect, that there are all sorts of subtle ways that we focus on\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eself rather than moving outward, towards others and towards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ethe Other.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eThe Christian life aims at a purity of intention, where all our\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eactions spring from freedom and grace. At first we achieve this\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003etype of freedom only sporadically and often fall short. But we\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ecan grow towards it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eThe examination of our day is not simply earnest introspection,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eit is prayer. It is going through our day with God, attentive\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eto the inner feelings and desires which is where we experience\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eGod's call in the midst of everyday activity.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The fourth point is to ask pardon of God our\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLord for my faults.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003eOnce we have reviewed our day, we may have come to a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003esense of the dynamic of sin and grace that has been operating\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ein our life that day. The fourth point is our response to that\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eawareness.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eInsofar as we have discovered grace and freedom operative\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eduring the day, our response is gratitude and wonder for the work\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eof God in our soul. Genuine freedom always comes as a surprise\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eto us, because it involves a sort of self-transcendence that we\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eknow we don't have in ourselves. When we discover that in our\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eday, we need to praise God for it.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eConversely, when we discover sinfulness and self-centredness,\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eour response is remorse and contrition. Contrition does not\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003emean dwelling in guilt and shame and beating ourselves for not\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003ebeing perfect. It means recognizing our distance from God, our\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003emoving away from God, and asking for and receiving God's\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eforgiveness. The difference between contrition and shame is that\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003econtrition is a feeling that moves us out of ourselves and towards\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eGod. Shame simply moves us deeper into ourselves.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eLike gratitude in the first point, we may not be able to deeply\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003efeel the contrition that is the proper response to recognition of our\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003eself-centredness. But it is important then to express it, even if it\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"p2\"\u003edoesn't seem very deep, by asking for pardon.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The fifth point is to resolve to amend with the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ehelp of God's grace. Close with the Lord's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrayer.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003eWe end the Examen by looking towards tomorrow with the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003edesire and resolve to effect changes in action or attitude that God\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003ehas called us to today.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003eAlcoholics Anonymous has a slogan, \"One Day at a Time\" by\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003ewhich they mean that sobriety is not achieved by big and noble\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003eresolutions, but by trying to stay sober for one day.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003eIt can be useful to look at our spiritual life in that way. We deal\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003ewith it one day at a time. In this fifth point we don't look at\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003echanging our whole lives, we simply look at what we want to\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003echange tomorrow, and ask God's help for it. Our lives are a\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003edrama of sin and grace. But this drama is being played out on the\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003erather humble stage of our day-to-day life.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003eIgnatius adds our need for God's grace, an important point. We\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003eare not resolving to perfect ourselves by force of our own will. We\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003eare resolving to open ourselves to grace through awareness of\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003ewhere we need it.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Road to Purity","offers":[{"title":"1 \/ $3.50","offer_id":53080659493184,"sku":null,"price":3.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 \/ $1.90ea (42% off)","offer_id":53080659525952,"sku":null,"price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 \/ $1.70ea (48% off)","offer_id":53080659558720,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 \/ $1.30ea (60% off)","offer_id":53080659591488,"sku":null,"price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 \/ $.96ea (70% off)","offer_id":53080659624256,"sku":null,"price":240.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 \/ $.88ea (73% off)","offer_id":53080659657024,"sku":null,"price":374.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000 \/ $.80ea (75% off)","offer_id":53080659689792,"sku":null,"price":680.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0042\/5613\/7305\/files\/detailed-examination-of-conscience-prayer-card-home-mockup_8d41de69-bcd4-4991-b29b-de1adc66fb70.png?v=1786475672","url":"https:\/\/road-to-purity-store.myshopify.com\/products\/detailed-examination-of-conscience-prayer-card-wholesale","provider":"Road to Purity Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}