Other Examens

Committee Teamwork During the COVID-19 Pandemic

              By Debra Mooney, PhD for the XU President’s Direct Report Leadership Group

Purpose: to review group decision-making processes and teamwork during the Pandemic
       What did we learn about ourselves?
       What have we learned about one another?
       What have we learned about ‘us’?
       What other activities/situations/events have impacted in this learning?

 (1)  Review the time period since March 2020 in thanksgiving.
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(2)  Reflect on the time period.
                An event that took place…
                An interaction that happened….
                A particular meeting…
                My highlights were:
               My lowlights or shadows were:

(3)  Review the feelings in the replay during this time period.

               I felt close to God when we:
               I was in consolation when I:
               I felt joyful, warm-hearted, comforted, and/or helpful when:
              I felt further from God when:
              I was in desolation when:
              I felt challenge, anger, shame, guilt, anxiety, and/or depression when:

(4) Today, select one of the situations and feelings what was learned?
          What have I learned?
                     about my response?
                               me?
                               me as a team member?
                               us?
            Ask God for forgiveness if you have feelings of regret, distress, guilt

(5) Look toward to the next few months.
          How do I want to respond in the future?
         How will I implement my response?
         With what spirit do I want to enter the next semester?
         Ask for a grace from God, tell God what you want.

See A Prayer in Response to this Examen on Teamwork During the Pandemic by Rebecca Cull

 



For the Week

By Wendy Maxian

  • Thanksgiving:

  • What am I especially grateful for in the past week...
  • The love and support I have received...
  • The courage I have mustered...
  • An event that took place...

  • Petition:

  • I am about to review my week; I ask myself to dedicate time and focused thought to my reflection so that I may better know and prepare myself.

  • Review:

  • Where have I felt true joy this week?
  • What has troubled me?
  • What has challenged me?
  • Where and when did I pause?
  • Where and when did I confidently act?
  • What did I spiritually connect with?

  • Response:

  • In light of my review, how can I more fully engage with myself, my vocation, and the people I encounter?

  • A Look Ahead:

  • As I look ahead, how should I implement my response next week?
  • With what spirit do I want to enter the next week?

 

For the Year

Adapted by Debra Mooney, Ph.D. from the Center for Mission and Identity at Xavier University's Daily Examen

  • St. Ignatius Loyola's Examen is an opportunity for peaceful daily reflective prayer. It invites us to find the movement of God in our life. The following is a reflective review of the past year. Before you begin, identify some major markers of your year, such as the semester calendar or events [eg, Commencement], to orient yourself to the time period.
  • The Examen is simply a set of introspective prompts for you to follow or adapt to your own character and spirit. Begin with a pause and a slow, deep breath or two; become aware that you are in the presence of the Holy.
  • As I review the past 12 months, from a year ago through to the present moment -
  • What am I especially grateful for this year?
  • An event that took place
  • Courage that I mustered
  • Love and support I received
  • I ask for the light to know God and to know myself as God sees me.
  • Where have I felt true joy this year?
  • What troubled me this year?
  • What has challenged me?
  • Where and when did I find an opportunity for renewal and pause?
  • Have I noticed God's presence in any of this?
  • In light of my review, what is my response to the God of my life?
  • As I look ahead, to the coming months what comes to mind?
  • With what spirit do I want to enter the next few months, the next year?
  • I ask for God's presence and grace, for this spirit, as I enter the next year
  • Amen

Ecology

Prayer for Finding God in All Things: The Daily Examen of St. Ignatius of Loyola,
by Joan L. Roccasalvo, C.S.J.

  • St. Ignatius Loyola's Examen is an opportunity for peaceful daily reflective prayer. It invites us to find the movement of God in all the people and events of our day. The Examen is simply a set of introspective prompts for you to follow or adapt to your own character and spirit. Begin with a pause and a slow, deep breath or two; become aware that you are in the presence of the Holy.

    [How] Do I have a God-centered, sacramental reverence for the earth?

    [How] Do I see the cosmos as "a 'body' of God," sacred, and "charged with the grandeur of God?"

    As a steward and co-creator of the planet, [how] do I express gratitude for the beauty of God's creation and work responsibly with others to preserve it?

    I pause and reflect.

    For more on Sustainability initiatives at Jesuit universities,
    see "Jesuit Education: Terms A to Z" at www.jesuitresource.org - Sustainability,

Diversity

  • By Debra Mooney and Cheryl Nunez

  • St. Ignatius Loyola's Examen is an opportunity for peaceful daily reflective prayer. It invites us to find the movement of God in all the people and events of our day. The Examen is simply a set of introspective prompts for you to follow or adapt to your own character and spirit. Begin with a pause and a slow, deep breath or two; become aware that you are in the presence of the Holy.

    From my interactions with the people and world around me;
    - what experiences of my culture have I had today?
    - what experiences of other cultures did I have today?

    How have I been enriched because of the experiences?
    How have I been challenged?

    Did these experiences cause me to feel closer to - or further from others?
    Did these experiences cause me to feel closer to- or further from God?

    What might God be saying to me through these experiences?

    How can I honor the gifts of my cultural heritage tomorrow?
    How can I honor the gifts of other cultures that God has bestowed upon me?

    Order the Daily Examen for Diversity,.

    For an Ignatian Pilgrimage

    By Dr. Max Buot         

1. Opening Prayer: Anima Christi

Soul of Christ, sanctify me.

Body of Christ, save me.

Blood of Christ, embolden me.

Water from the side of Christ, wash me.

Passion of Christ, strengthen me.

O good Jesus, hear me.

Within your wounds, hide me.

Never permit me to be parted from you.

From the evil Enemy defend me.

At the hour of my death call me

and bid me come to you,

that with your Saints I may praise you

for age to age.

Amen.

2. Reflection

In what moments of the day did I encounter:

the goodness of God’s inexhaustible mercy;

the truth of God’s unconditional love for all humanity;

the beauty of God’s wondrous, marvelous creation.

To carry out God’s will for my life, how can I:

be a more loving husband, father, and friend;

glorify Him through work and community involvement;

show respect and kindness to strangers or those in need;

pray always and trust in Him completely.

3. Closing Prayer: Suscipe

Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty,

my memory, my understanding,

and my entire will,

All I have and call my own.

You have given all to me.

To you, Lord, I return it.

Everything is yours; do with it what you will.

Give me only your love and your grace,

that is enough for me.

Amen.