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“I call desolation all the contrary of the third rule, such as darkness of soul, disturbance in it, movement to low and earthly things, disquiet from various agitations and temptations, moving to lack of confidence, without hope, without love, finding oneself totally slothful, tepid, sad and as if separated from one’s Creator and Lord.”
Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola #317
Part 4 of a series of talks I gave 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.
In this talk, we look at what St. Ignatius calls spiritual desolation. Desolation is the time of the lie. What do we do with lies from the enemy? Reject them.
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