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Ignatius, of Loyola, Saint and Coppens, Charles
THE RETREAT
Prefaceiii
Preparatory Consideration1
FIRST DAY
First Meditation—End of Man8
Second Meditation—End of Creatures12
Consideration—End of the Religious Life14
Third Meditation—Indifference to Creatures20
SECOND DAY
First Meditation—Sin26
Second Meditation—One’s Own Sins30
Consideration—Confession of the Retreat33
Third Meditation—Eternal Loss37
THIRD DAY
First Meditation—Preparation for Death42
Second Meditation—The Particular Judgment44
Consideration—Purity of Conscience48
Third Meditation—To Excite Perfect Contrition53
FOURTH DAY
First Meditation—The Kingdom of Christ57
Second Meditation—The Incarnation60
Consideration—The Imitation of Christ64
Third Meditation—The Birth of Christ70
FIFTH DAY
First Meditation—The Flight Into Egypt74
Second Meditation—The Private Life of Christ77
Consideration—The Imitation of Christ’s Private Life81
Third Meditation—The Public Life of Christ87
SIXTH DAY
First Meditation—The Two Standards91
Second Meditation—The Three Degrees of Humility94
Consideration—Temptations97
Third Meditation—Three Classes of Men102
SEVENTH DAY
First Meditation—The Sufferings of Christ in the Garden106
Second Meditation—Christ’s Sufferings Before His Judges109
Consideration—Generosity in the Service of God112
Third Meditation—The Death of Christ118
EIGHTH DAY
First Meditation—The Resurrection of Christ121