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Guides and background on the practices Lumen is built around: the daily Examen of St Ignatius, the examination of conscience, preparing for confession, and the discernment of spirits. Written to be read — not to sell an app.
The Daily Examen
The Daily Examen of St Ignatius – a guide in five stepsWhat the Ignatian Daily Examen is, how the five steps work, and how to pray it tonight for the first time.Examination of conscience – what it is and how to make it dailyWhat the examination of conscience is, how to make it daily, which questions help, and how it differs from preparing for confession.Consolation and desolation – the discernment of spiritsWhat Ignatius means by consolation and desolation, the rules that matter most, and what to do when desolation comes.
Confession and conscience
Preparing for confession – the steps, the words, the act of contritionHow confession works step by step, what to say at the beginning, how contrition works, and how to prepare in twenty minutes.Scrupulosity – when conscience will not stopWhen the examination of conscience will not stop: the signs, the rules of St Ignatius, practical help, and where the line to illness runs.
The Examen every evening – guided
Lumen guides you through the Examen in seven steps, surfaces recurring patterns and turns them into your confession preparation. Your entries stay encrypted on your device.
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