As a gift to you, here’s a prayer card with the steps of the Examen (PDF) as described by Jim Manney in A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer.
As a gift to you, here’s a prayer card with the steps of the Examen (PDF) as described by Jim Manney in A Simple, Life-Changing Prayer.
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Thank you so much for this wonderful resource!
Thank you for the prayer card. I am going to use the examen prayer during Adoration to look over my 2022 year using my calendar to see where the Lord leads me. This was Jeff Cavin’s suggestion.
Thank you for this card. Would it be ok if I made cards for others?
Feel free to print as many copies of the prayer card PDF as you’d like to share.
Is this card available for sale anywhere? I’d like to have one laminated I could carry in my wallet.
Justin, this card is available for free download. Feel free to laminate a copy for yourself.
Denise Gorss
IgnatianSpirituality.com Editor
Thank you for this Ignatian Prayer Card.
Is this available in other languages?
Sandy,
This particular prayer card is not, but a Web search should lead you to the Examen prayer in other languages. For instance, a prayer card in Spanish is available here: https://jesuitprayer.org/prayers-card/daily-examen/.
Denise Gorss
IgnatianSpirituality.com Editor
So happy to learn about the examen way of getting in touch with God. I am currently doing ‘Hail 15″ with my daughter and it requires you to do two times per day to pray undistracted to God and this sae day I’m catching up on last week’s lesson here and it’s abou examen. Now I have a method to use I am so grateful
Where do you go for your resources?
I heard of “Hail 15” through One Hail Mary at a Time, a ministry of Catholics that also prays live on Instagram every day. I’ve done it. Just do a Google search 🙂
I am working on evangelization in my parish using the three-fold method: Encountering Christ, Growing in Christ, and Sharing Christ. There are people who have a developed relationship with the Lord, but don’t share it, others need further development, still others need to find Christ in their lives. The Examen Prayer strikes me as a great way to hit all three aspects of Evangelization because it is simple way to begin prayer, it is transformational (one starts to look for ways that God blesses us throughout the day), and once we become aware of God’s working in us, the sharing (the kerygma of Evangelization) follows.
Hello. I am a protestant, but I am intrigued by your methodology. Can you share a bit about your resources? Thanks much, and Blessings !
I forgot to mention that I created a type of Examen using an app The Fruit of the Spirit Diary
Hi Father Mike,
I just saw your post.
I wonder if I could have a chat with you.
I’m a psychiatrist from Argentina living in Australia, Spiritual director of Ignatian Spirituality. I’m a researcher at the Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture in Canberra.
I’d like to know more about your evangelisation tool and share one I developed many years ago based on Ignatian spirituality and neuroscience.
Looking forwards to hearing from you.
What’s the name of the artist/ painting used in this pamphlet?
The artist is G. Kelley. This is a portrait of St. Ignatius Loyola.
Thank you for sharing. I will print this for our handouts during our Retreat on March 9-11. I am interested in Spiritual Direction course on line that is free because I live on a very tight budget. God has been using me in shepherding prayer groups, and Rcia,for many years. i need more guidance and knowledge. Do you know of one? Thank you.
What a wonderful resource! Pasted into a study guide I shared with 40 retreatants!
Love the examen and this beautiful guide! Thank you!
What guide? Can you pls. share it with me as well? Thanks.
Thank you so much, have printed as well as saved to share. Thanks again.
I have taken the liberty of copying this to my kindle so that I can use it every day. Thank-you for such a caring gift.
Yesterday I found something about this author on Loyola Press Daily Inspirations and it really ties in wonderfully to help.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/God-Will-Make-Way-What-ebook/dp/B007V91K3O/ref=sr_1_11?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1498640598&sr=1-11&keywords=henry+cloud
Thank you. I want to make a habit of this
A beautiful and helpful gift. Thank you! My brother, who was a Jesuit priest for 52 years did not share the details of the Examen with me. When I use it now I will feel closer to him.
Very good…we are using as a community…it helps a lot
Prayer makes my life straight and unwavering.
It’s a powerful fuel to use for the Indi-500 spiritual race!
thanks for the gift i am looking forward to be more prayerfull
Thank you very much for this beautiful present.
How can I get copies of these cards to hand out to the elderly in my ministry of service as a Permanent Deacon?
Feel free to print as many copies of the prayer card PDF as you’d like to share.
I have the card on my laptop as background. I share the cards with the student leaders I serve in campus ministry.
This past year, one of them asked for two replacements. Her roommate noticed hers and asked if she could have it. My young friend wanted an extra in case someone she knows wanted one.
Thanking you for all of the great details. My need and desire is to practice this more faithfully. Here I begin.
I am a spiritual director and would like to purchase copies of this prayer card to give to my dire tees. How can I get these cards?
Feel free to print as many copies of the prayer card PDF as you’d like to share.
Thank you so much for this wonderful website! I have used the examen prayer for many years. I first heard of this when going to a cenacle retreat house and having a beautiful older sister as a spiritual.director. i recently purchased a book by fr. Timothy gallagher on contemplative prayer. I see him on ewtn when he does his teachings on the examen prayer. I find itvery enriching.
this is wonderful. I attend a catechist retreat yesterday. The Speaker
Margaret is such wonderful experience ignatian sprirtuality. Uplifting and fullfilling meditation by listening and contemplating. I will share the Examen to my friends.
Thank you very much. I will share this with the RCIA this evening.
You’re welcome, Lynda. Glad to hear you like it enough to share.