January 24, 2023 - In the Ignatian tradition, praying with the imagination is called contemplation. In the Exercises, contemplation is a very active way of praying that engages the mind and heart and stirs up thoughts and emotions.

October 4, 2021 - Ignatian contemplation is a method of prayer that involves using our imagination to bring scripture to life. St. Ignatius promotes and instructs retreatants how to engage in this form of prayer in his Spiritual Exercises.

June 16, 2025 - In Ignatian Contemplation, we first use our five senses to “enter into” the Gospel scene: seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling.

September 14, 2025 - “Imaginative prayer” or “Ignatian contemplation” is a unique way of praying that enlists the help of our senses and imagination.

February 11, 2022 - One of the most unique parts of Ignatian spirituality is Ignatian contemplation, an approach to prayer that engages one’s imagination and senses. Ignatius came to understand the value of his imagination when he was daydreaming in bed while convalescing from a battle would.

Imaginative contemplation is a way of praying that engages your full person: your imagination, your senses, and your heart. St Ignatius believes that this is essential for bringing about interior transformation, by going beyond the intellect, ...

May 16, 2024 - Ignatian contemplative prayer begins with the “composition of place,” in which we use sensory details to immersively imagine ourselves in a scene from Scripture. When I’m getting to know a character, I do something similar: a composition of person. Before I can write a character, I need to know what it’s like to live in their skin.

May 22, 2025 - I am honored to accompany him in Contemplative and Imaginative Prayer, to walk his journey with him as I strive to be aware of his constant presence with me on my journey. I express my deep gratitude to Jesus in paraphrasing Ignatius’ Take Lord, Receive Prayer (which is actually the focus of next week’s post in this series): All I have is from you, Lord. I return it back to you. Your love and grace are enough. ... Pat traveled over 1000 miles to attend an Ignatian preached retreat.

Think of the Ignatian Prayer Method—named after Ignatius of Loyola (1491–1556 CE)—as a virtual experience of the scripture where you read the scripture and then create in your mind a short video about what you read. Ignatius of Loyola’s remarkable imagination was responsible in large part for his conversion to Christianity.

September 21, 2016 - Well, I’ll use contemplation in the broadest sense. So first, just try imagining yourself in God’s presence. Or sitting beside Jesus. And enjoy it. Then see what happens. What kind of emotions, feelings, memories, desires, insights arise? What might be God trying to tell you with these experiences? Or perhaps God just wants you to enjoy being in the divine presence. Or if you’re a more imaginative person, why not try Ignatian contemplation?

Then, after contemplating the scene with our imagination, enter into a heart-to-heart conversation with Jesus, making sure you allow time to listen and receive whatever the Lord wants to share with you. This is just one example of the Ignatian method of praying with Scripture.

January 24, 2023 - (St. Ignatius found the prayer where the authors of Godspell found it; it was written by Richard of Chichester in the 1200s.) The Exercises begin at the beginning of the life of Jesus; the first contemplation is of the moment of Jesus’ conception (yes, St. Ignatius was pro-life).

May 22, 2025 - The interior contemplative life serves as fuel for action. Most of us live out in the world and not in cloistered communities. In Ignatian terms, we often say it is where we are “fired for mission,” meaning that what transpires in our contemplative life of prayer calls us outward into the world to be part of the work of the Kingdom in the present.

This document provides an overview of Ignatian contemplation, a method of imaginative prayer promoted by St. Ignatius of Loyola in his Spiritual Exercises. It allows the pray-er to use their imagination to visualize and enter into biblical scenes. The document discusses how Ignatius built upon earlier traditions of imaginative prayer from figures like St.

Ignatian Spirituality & Jesuit Identity Committee · Gospel Contemplation is a way of praying that St. Ignatius proposes quite frequently in his Spiritual Exercises. You are invited to use your imagination to enter the scene, to take part, to let the scene unfold.

February 25, 2026 - This basic check–in helps ground ... intentionality. “Ignatian [practice] is all about contemplation and understanding by having a deeper understanding of ourselves,” Nichols says....

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July 17, 2025 - Ignatian contemplation is a powerful method of prayer. It fosters a relationship with Jesus that illuminates the interior and allows us to live more fully and authentically, unencumbered by dissonant thoughts and feelings.

Gospel Contemplation is a way of praying that St. Ignatius proposes quite frequently in his Spiritual Exercises. You are invited to use your imagination to enter the scene, to take part, to let the scene unfold.