Rules for Discernment – Talk #6 [podcast 061]

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“For we can do this with God’s help, which always remains available, even if we do not clearly perceive it.”
St. Ignatius of Loyola, Spiritual Exercises #320

Continuation of a series of talks I give on St. Ignatius of Loyola’s rules for discernment of spirits, drawing on Fr. Timothy Gallagher’s material as well as the actual rules from the Spiritual Exercises.

Rule #7 – St. Ignatius tells that even though we don’t feel God’s love and grace, God still gives us sufficient grace to get through the desolation.

Rule #8 – be patient: the desolation will pass and consolation will return.

Scriptures:

• Acts 14:22
• 1 Corinthians 10:13