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The spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius

Chapter 4: INDEX TO TRIDUUMS
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A manual of guided meditations and practical directions organized around an eight-day retreat and six tridiums, presenting preparatory considerations and daily meditations on human purpose, sin and contrition, death and judgment, and the life, passion, resurrection, and ascension of Christ. It offers reflections on indifference, imitation of Christ, humility, temptation, vocational vows, and the interior spirit, with practical points for confession, prayer, devotion to the Virgin, and generous service. The sequence emphasizes discernment, conversion, and gradual interior growth through structured contemplative exercises and suggested applications for annual retreats and vow renewals.

INDEX TO TRIDUUMS

TRIDUUM A.

Meditation I—On the Desire of Perfection 138

Meditation II—In What Perfection Consists 140

Meditation III—Christ the Model of Perfection 143

Meditation IV—The Need of Prayer to Attain Perfection 145

Meditation V—The Power of Prayer to Obtain Perfection 148

Meditation VI—The Aid of Mary to Attain Perfection 150

TRIDUUM B.

Meditation I—On the Vows 153

Meditation II—On Renovation of the Vows 155

Meditation III—What Kind of Men Does Our Vocation Require? 157

Meditation IV—Christ Is Here to Help Us 160

Meditation V—The Holy Ghost Sanctifies Us 163

Meditation VI—Effects Produced by the Holy Ghost 165

TRIDUUM C.

Meditation I—The Need of Frequent Renovations of Spirit 169

Meditation II—Sin the Chief Hindrance to Our Progress 171

Meditation III—Fidelity in Little Things 174

Meditation IV—The Observance of Our Rules 177

Meditation V—Zeal for Souls 179

Meditation VI—Devotion to the Blessed Virgin 181

TRIDUUM D.

Meditation I—The Purpose of this Triduum 185

Meditation II—The Interior Spirit 187

Meditation III—The Interior Spirit Fostered by Faith 190

Meditation IV—The Interior Spirit Fostered by Hope 193

Meditation V—The Interior Spirit Fostered by Charity 195

Meditation VI—The Interior Spirit Fostered by the Holy Ghost 198

TRIDUUM E.

Meditation I—Preparation for the Triduum 201

Meditation II—The Field Ripe for the Harvest 203

Meditation III—Fraternal Charity 205

Meditation IV—The Spirit of Sacrifice 208

Meditation V—Become Men of Prayer 211

Meditation VI—The Vine and the Branches 214

TRIDUUM F.

Meditation I—On the Vows 217

Meditation II—The Vow of Chastity 219

Meditation III—The Vow of Obedience 222

Meditation IV—Strength of Character 225

Meditation V—Co-operation with Grace 227

Meditation VI—The Perfection of Our Actions 230

THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES OF ST. IGNATIUS