
EXAMINATIONS of CONSCIENCE ~ St. Ignatius of Loyola
Ask God for light ~ I want to look at my day with God’s eyes, not merely my own.
Give thanks ~ The day I have just lived is a gift from God. Be grateful for it.
Review the day ~ I carefully look back on the day just completed being guided by the Holy Spirit.
Face your shortcomings ~ I face up to what is wrong – in my life and in me.
Look forward to the day to come ~ I ask God to be with me in the day to come.
An Examen in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi
If I have rejected your love Lord and got lost through evil ways; Lord forgive me.
If I have lived in lies and turned from you, Lord, and turned from whom you created me to be; Lord forgive me.
If I forgot my neighbor and did not love them nor opened my heart to them; Lord forgive me.
If I have failed my part in rebuilding your church and the faith of my brothers and sisters through words and actions in conflict with your Gospel; Lord forgive me.
If I have neglected your creation and did not care for it according to your plan; Lord forgive me

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