This is the interpretation preferred by Feder. Cf. Once so detached, they will be easily captured by the isolated (or “proud”) me. The note added to this exercise by St. Ignatius is central to his spirituality. (New American Commentary – Isaiah 40-66: Volume 15b), W E Vine - They (Israel) themselves will be what the Lord designed them to be from the beginning, “a kingdom of priests” (Ex. The convoluted issue around “making myself indifferent to all created things” cannot be dealt with as simply a question of will power. But gentiles also now claim the same promise verbatim in II Corinthians 6:16. Keheh - 9x in 9v -Usage: dim(3), dimly(1), faded(3), faint(1), fainting(1). But the dwellers did not mind, for Guthrie noted women lying over window-sills, and others at close mouths with children in arms, chaffing passers-by, or screaming each other down. The proper and more general sense of the verb ’asāv is “to bind,” but in its special sense as applied to prisoners the original meaning seems to have faded out. Nonell interprets it as referring to physical condition only, cf. and Its Incredible History! The Lord strengthens their heart (Ps. Isaiah 28:6 A spirit of justice for him who sits in judgment, A strength to those who repel the onslaught at the gate. Is the saw to exalt itself over the one who wields it? 12:2). Therefore, a prayer of lament may prove a more appropriate starting point for the First Week of the Exercises than a prayer of contrition. He is the Lord, the Victor over the world. W E Vine - In the Millennial state the fruitfulness and glory of nature will be accompanied by the moral excellence of the nation. A desolate disquiet and restlessness that contrast with consolation’s tranquility and peace, must be distinguished from a consoling apostolic zeal. With the sense of smell to perceive the smoke, the sulphur, the filth, and corruption. 12:7; Pss. As I dress, I will think over these thoughts or others in keeping with the subject matter of the meditation. I should ask for what I desire. The exercitant who does not encounter the human reality of Jesus’ childhood lacks something essential to their knowledge and love of “the Lord made human for me” [104]. For three days, let him meditate each morning for an hour on the first, second, and third sins, # 45–54. It explores whether a person has truly grasped at an interior level the experience of God’s creative and sustaining love. The parts in parentheses here and elsewhere are found in the Vulgate Version. Well may this glowing heart rejoice and tell its raptures all abroad. The heading has been added for clearness. Thus he may be tempted or he may enjoy consolation, may desire to have this virtue or another, may want to dispose himself in this or that way, may seek to grieve or rejoice according to the matter that he is contemplating. 'Application of the Senses,' el traer de los sentidos. While we are in general agreement with the dispensationalist hermeneutic we cannot go as far as C. C. Ryrie goes in Dispensationalism Today, p. 154. Hence, they must be carefully examined before they are given full approval and put into execution. before men in such a way (NOTE THIS KEY QUALIFIER - THEY SEE OUR DEEDS BUT ULTIMATELY THEY SEE THEY ARE GOD'S DEEDS) that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Such people can become pliable toward the saving grace of Christ through regular applications of the oil of kindness. 9 And I will bring the third part through the fire, Refine them as silver is refined, And test them as gold is tested. But Biblical usage must supply our definition here also. He begins with St. Peter, but St. Peter, considering the majesty of the Lord and his own lowliness, does not want to permit it, and says, “Lord dost thou wash my feet?” St. Peter did not know that Christ was giving an example of humility in this, and therefore, Jesus said to him, “I have given you an example that as I have done you also ought to do.”. Salvation is planetary and global as well as personal. For, it has become a great and radical defect in many, if not nearly all, of our systems of theology to overlook the reason why a seed must be raised up unto Abraham, and to proceed in their elucidations of the subject, as if Abraham and the Jews had very little to do with the matter. I. In place of the two repetitions and the Application of the Senses, one should consider as frequently as possible throughout this whole day that the most Sacred Body of Christ our Lord remained separated from the soul, and the place and manner of burial. Cf. We’re well advised to seek out others who will remind us of that too. After the preparatory prayer and two preludes it contains three principal points and a colloquy. Moreover, strange as it may seem, we have experienced the Resurrection and Jesus had not. The focus of the first exercise was on the effects of sin in the world and on the exercitant’s involvement in these. Deserted by His disciples, He is led to Annas. “The decided and impressive testimony of (the)…early fathers … [was] that they were living under this renewed Abrahamic covenant as the seed of Abraham [by adoption and engrafting into the covenanted elect nation], which the death and exaltatio.n of Jesus ensured to them of finally realizing in the inheriting of the land with Abraham.” (28). They prove very useful for cross reference and for gathering material on the Exercises. It should be observed that when the exercitant is engaged in the Exercises of the First Week, if he is a person unskilled in spiritual things, and if he is tempted grossly and openly, for example, by bringing before his mind obstacles to his advance in the service of God our Lord, such as labors, shame, fear for his good name in the eyes of the world, etc., the one who is giving the Exercises should not explain to him the rules about different spirits that refer to the Second Week. A similar way of rendering this passage was adopted by Feder in German. It is surely Christ, speaking in identification with His people and declaring His joy in Jehovah on their behalf. This is a recurrent theme in Scripture. MacArthur has an interesting note - Messengers will traverse the mountains around Jerusalem to spread the good news of the return of redeemed Israel to the Land (40:9; 61:1; Na 1:15). These divine desires are the source of our desire to know, love, and serve God. After a time it rose from the ashes in even greater glory and splendor to begin a longer and more brilliant life of freedom and grace. The hierarchical, patriarchal dualisms of humans over earth, men over women, and spirit over matter are obsolete. When St. Peter heard from the women that Christ has risen, he went with haste to the tomb. Biblical usage affirms the connotation of mourning for the dead, both literally and figuratively (cf. They make a divine call out of a perverse and wicked choice. At such a time the soul is still fervent and favored with the grace and aftereffects of the consolation which has passed. 9:12, 18), God rises in judgment to save them (Ps. When consolation is without previous cause, as was said, there can be no deception in it, since it can proceed from God our Lord only. 10:8, see also 21:5, 33:10; Mal. According to circumstances,' según la subiecta materia. They entered into the boat and the wind ceased. 3:5; Zeph. So when the fullness of time had come, They send the Angel Gabriel to our Lady. . But while one is engaged in the Spiritual Exercises, it is more suitable and much better that the Creator and Lord in person communicate Himself to the devout soul in quest of the divine will, that He inflame it with His love and praise, and dispose it for the way in which it could better serve God in the future. These are commanded by God (Leviticus 16:29, 31) for the Day of Atonement. 'Come to a decision,' hace deliberación. 39:28). The earth does not swallow us up. Ibid., p. 895. The Septuagint translates ratson here with dektos means acceptable, welcome, pleasing as used in Lk 4:24+. Go tell my brethren to depart into Galilee. Perhaps you see yourself as a leader, giving direction and setting the pace, or perhaps you see yourself as a follower, serving humbly on a team. The kingdoms of Christ and Satan as described by St. Ignatius both embrace the whole world. m. ʿEduyyot 2.5* This passage from the Mishnah reveals restrictions placed on medical treatment and healing on the Sabbath. (1) First of all, this Gospel goes to the very root of the matter, in its cause and in its history. Ordinarily, it is more in keeping with this Week than with those that have passed to have four exercises a day instead of five. The Spanish seems to be equivalent to, this whole system. (1965), pp. They say to one another, “Who will roll away the stone for us from the entrance of the tomb?”, They see the stone rolled back and the angel who says to them: “Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth . Promises are here made to the Jews returned out of captivity, which extend to all those who, through grace, are delivered out of spiritual thraldom. 31:34), (2) a universal peace in nature and in military hardware (Isa. He gives me joy in place of sorrow; 'Attachments,' Spanish, affecciones. Women often identify themselves not first as sinners but as victims of sin and oppression. 4. To assure better cooperation between the one who is giving the Exercises and the exercitant, and more beneficial results for both, it is necessary to suppose that every good Christian is more ready to put a good interpretation on another’s statement than to condemn it as false. Comment - The Greek word visitation was used either of a visit that brought good or bad. 8:18,20; 10:2; 11:4ff,18f; 12:28; 13:6; 14:34; 15:9; 16:8,12,31; 21:3,21; Isa. 'Growing and intense sorrow,' crescido y intenso dolor. In this way, his mind will be occupied principally with our Lord, and less with the provision for the body. He taught me how to watch and pray and live rejoicing ev’ry day; happy day, happy day, when Jesus washed my sins away! He appeared many times to His disciples and conversed with them. An attempt has been made to bring out the shades of meaning. Many factors may be taken into account at this time, including the very down-to-earth ones, and an honesty in looking at all relevant considerations is crucial to the process, especially when the decision­making methods of the Exercises are applied to the often complicated decisions of daily life. But sometimes desolation has a cause. Under the Servant’s Millennial reign on earth, spiritual perception will replace Israel’s spiritual blindness and her captives will receive their freedom (Isaiah 29:18; 32:3; 35:5; 61:1). The idea of desolations is that of places that of places laid waste and even silent because they are no longer inhabited. the coming of the Messiah should have taken place 400 years after Daniel received from the Divine messenger the prophecy of the Seventy Weeks. However He did read "recovery of sight to the blind" which is present in the Septuagint, but not in the original Hebrew text. We have preferred to interpret the figure. The Abrahamic is not the first covenant according to that writer’s numbering, but a second better covenant since the Mosaic covenant was the first to be actualized and experienced by the nation. As faith in Jehovah shall become common among men freedom will advance in every form, especially will mental, moral, and spiritual bonds be loosed, and the slaves of error, sin, and death shall be set free. Let the other prayers, the Hail Mary, the Soul of Christ, the Creed, and the Hail Holy Queen, be recited in the ordinary way. Yet the OT forbad such pagan exhibitions as tearing one's hair or flesh for the dead (Leviticus 19:28; Leviticus 21:5; but see Jeremiah 16:6; Jeremiah 41:5); for the OT gave an underlying assurance of immortality (Psalm 73:24; Job 19:25-27, Proverbs 15:24) and held out the prospect of bodily resurrection (Psalm 16:9-11; Isaiah 26:19; Daniel 12:2). This reminds you that discernment is not like a catechism of questions and answers to be memorized; it is an art that you will always be learning. His Second Coming will be to carry out God's wrath on all who reject the gift of His grace (Ro 3:23-24-note). It has been placed over the section for convenience and clearness. This new structure, however, has been erected by Christians as a beacon of light and hope. 4:6, Garland (turban, headdress) (06287) see pe'er. Even our sacred stories have not gone untouched by our ideas of what God should be like—just a bigger, stronger, unassailable version of us. He loves justice, equity, and truth. Some uses of ʿānāv emphasize the fact of poverty and need. Certainly, this form of the love of God is most difficult, and it requires great effort to put it in practice. ’Tis done, the great transaction’s done—I am my Lord’s and He is mine; He drew me, and I followed on, charmed to confess the voice divine. And he said to them, ‘Behold the man!’” When the chief priests saw Him they cried out, “Crucify him, Crucify him!”, Sitting in judgment, Pilate delivered up Jesus to be crucified after the Jews had denied that He was their king, saying, “We have no king but Caesar.”. With this deepening understanding may come strong reactions, including sorrow for sins and gratitude for God’s mercy. Our king surpasses all earthly princes because he pays no deference to rank or wealth, and is never the respecter of persons. Isaiah 61:11 For as the earth brings forth its sprouts, And as a garden causes the things sown in it to spring up, So the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise To spring up before all the nations. The note of the editor of the Spanish-Latin text referred to above prefers both, converse and reason. Comparison with the NT, especially the book of Luke indicates that the phrase "Spirit upon" is tantamount to the Spirit anointing and filling and controlling and empowering Jesus for ministry. What does it mean that the Spirit was "upon" Messiah? We must ask for confirmation, but we must be content with the confirmation given us, and this may in the end be simply the negative confirmation that nothing comes up to call our decision into question. Mary pours out the ointment upon the head of Christ. With the sense of touch to feel the flames which envelop and burn the souls. Hallelujah! Whereas in points two and three, God is “in” his gifts, here the gifts point to God in himself, the “above” from which their goodness descends. 4. Who am I compared to God? Frequently we can leave out way of life and simply say choice after the title, since St. Ignatius himself is often thinking of rules for any kind of choice, not merely of a choice of a way of life. What can be spoken about as the counterattack principle (agere contra) is a general Ignatian principle for meeting negative influences on our spiritual life. Even those advanced in the spiritual life need to experience anew that foundational experience of God’s love before progressing further in the Exercises. The context shows it does not. In souls that are progressing to greater perfection, the action of the good angel is delicate, gentle, delightful. He overturned the tables and scattered the money of the wealthy money-changers who were in the Temple. It is necessary that all matters of which we wish to make a choice be either indifferent or good in themselves, and such that they are lawful within our Holy Mother, the hierarchical Church, and not bad or opposed to her. Thus the preacher can say, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach glad tidings to the meek.” This is his work. J Vernon McGee quips "my, they’re going to have fun then! This will be to ask her Son to obtain the same favors for me from the Father. From the moment of his conception, Jesus exists wholly for the mission given by the Trinity [104]; in the Temple incident he responds consciously and explicitly to the Father’s overriding claims [134, 272]; at Nazareth he is subject to his parents [134, 27l]; Mary’s “Fiat” exemplifies supremely the grace of “prompt and diligent response to God’s call”[ 262 (cf. When Abraham trusted God's promise of a coming Seed, the Messiah (and however much of that truth that had been revealed to him), Christ's righteousness was placed "on credit" on Abraham's spiritual account (2 Cor 5:21+) and he stood positionally (and perfectly) righteous and forgiven before the Holy God! O broken-hearted one, look to him; hear him say, at this moment, “Jehovah hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted,” — to proclaim liberty to the captives- Where are you, poor, wretched bond-slaves of sin, lettered with the iron chains of despair? It is an error to translate by find. For example, Jer. The body was borne to the sepulcher, and anointed, and buried. Israel rejoices over the fact that God has cleansed them and clothed them and turned their desert into a fruitful garden (Isa 55:10). "If you do, you defy the great nation represented by these flags." 6:25; 24:13). Anyone who sees them will know that the Lord blesses them.". Simply put, it means that God, at the Cross, treated Christ as though He had committed our sins even though He was righteous. Nothing should be said to lessen the good name of another, or to complain about him. He gives me sunshine for my shadow, (Am 5:21-24). Victor Buksbazen - God's promises to Israel are as sure as the laws of nature, just as the seed planted in the soul will under favorable conditions bring forth new growth and plant life. We have translated actively, thus overcome, to keep the subjects the same. Calveras, op cit., ad loc, and p. 29. Christ calls His beloved disciples and gives them power to cast our devils from the bodies of men, and to heal all their infirmities. St. Ignatius says that the “other things” that have an objective relationship to me and to God should be used or not used to the extent that they help me attain the end for which I was created. This is the high calling of every believer.            To enrich the humble poor. Now we encounter several contrasts brought about by the Messiah's return to rescue Israel from destruction and give her salvation, restoring her glory and renown throughout the world. 9:10; Mic. 'Consider myself as standing in the presence of my judge,' considerando cómo me hallaré el día del juicio. But if one is made, there will be much greater merit and profit, because of the greater sorrow experienced for all the sins and perversities of his whole life. They, every one of them, are free. notes on this in # 169ff. 3:20; Isa. And who can remove this dreary effect of the fall but the Almighty God? The Good News in the historical setting was release from the bondage of the exile to full and free service of the LORD once again, a jubilee-like experience; but in the New Testament that bondage is sin and death, and the deliverance is spiritual and eternal as well as physical. ICB - The earth causes plants to grow. Abrazándola seems to be a copyist's error. This will consist in seeing the persons, namely, our Lady, St. Joseph, the maid, and the Child Jesus after His birth. I have followed the reading of the later Spanish texts. . I will resolve with His grace to amend for the future. The perfect, due to constant contemplation and the enlightenment of the understanding, consider, meditate, and ponder more that God our Lord is in every creature by His essence, power, and presence. Not only so, the Gentile nations will recognize them as acting in this capacity and will acknowledge the God of Israel as the true God. Comment - Who would seek Jehovah? His "righteous" deeds are acts of cove-nant faithfulness (1 Sam. 893-96. Israel will at last fulfill its destiny as a nation of priests (Isa 61:6; Exodus 19:6), while its former enemies serve her (Isa 61:5). Psalm 25:9  He leads the humble in justice, And He teaches the humble His way. An obtuseness or gloominess of soul and impulsive movement to low and earthly things contrast with the lightness and attraction of the heavenly things of consolation. At its opposite pole, I try to experience the breadth and length and height and depth of hell—the despair of facing a cross with no one on it, the turning out upon a world which has no God, the total emptiness of living without purpose, an environment pervasive with hatred and self-seeking, a living death. It is because Christ is this sermon, not because He preached it, that the prophet could preach it, and that we can preach it now. The Old Testament prophet Isaiah wrote, “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted” (Isa. It means that Satan is of necessity weak if we courageously resist, but would gladly tyrannize over us if we give him his way. How is it that the earth did not open to swallow me up, and create new hells in which I should be tormented forever! As to foods, greater and more complete abstinence is to be observed. This circumlocution for the Spanish is suggested by Father Roothaan. The figure of the original, morder, to bite, has been interpreted. They have gone from a funeral to a wedding. Shame (01322)(bosheth from bosh = to be ashamed) means shame and disgrace. 14:9; Zech. The phrase “and so embrace salvation” also suggests the need to distinguish between love of self and selfishness or self-centeredness. “These two immutable things are God’s original promise (Gen. 12:1–3 …) and his solemn oath on Mount Moriah.”  (47)Sinai could not eradicate these two things. Those guiding the Exercises do important work when they assist those making them to discover what they really want—their functional Principle and Foundation. For though God has taken from him the abundance of fervor and overflowing love and the intensity of His favors, nevertheless, he has sufficient grace for eternal salvation. Both Nonell in Los Ejercicios en si Mismos, p. 14, and the Monumenta Historica, Exercitia Spiritualia, p. 127, call attention to this peculiarity. Calveras, op. 9:17; Ecc. . Puhl translated directly from studies based on the autograph, which are the Exercises in Ignatius’s own handwriting. Maria Simma: The Amazing Secret of the Souls in Purgatory. The difficulty might stem from a lack of imagination, but also, perhaps, from fear. The plural is used of righteous acts, and in Isa. It sits on land where during the genocide in 1994 the country’s president owned a grand home. He should keep his eyes closed, or fixed in one position without permitting them to roam. But these are perceived not only as objects of the imaginative bodily senses, but as containing the mystery of the divine as touched by grace [124], as invested with faith-meanings already discovered in prayer (cf. There will be two repetitions of the same exercise, one about the time of Mass and the other about the time of Vespers. 1. ‘head-dress’; 3:20; cf. Calveras, op. It refers to the Levitical priests whom Jeroboam excluded from ministering as priests to the golden calf in his dissident temple (2 Chr. Isaiah 61:3. for there has been born to you this day a Savior.”, The shepherds go to Bethlehem. There are two extremes: the first is to avoid them altogether by taking a radical approach to humility and never enjoying money or power. . Everlasting joy - 3x in Scripture, all in Isaiah - Isaiah 35:10, Isaiah 51:11, Isaiah 61:7. May God send to many old churches that have got to be like old wastes, and some communities that have come to be like desolations — may he send to them these builders — these earnest, loving hearts to build them up.