The Triple Colloquy: The Grace of Conversion
March 22, 2011 | XI.Grace: A growing intense sorrow and, if God so wishes, even tears for my sins.
Text for Prayer: the Third Exercise of the First Week, Spiritual Exercises no. 62-63
Reflection: In the Gospel of St. Luke, Our Lord tells the story of the persistent widow who won consideration from the judge because of her perseverance. Here in the colloquy we are called to persistence in prayer to obtain in a most particular way that grace which we desire in this First Week – to know our sins so as to reject them entirely and no longer offend God. In this prayer it is especially good to focus clearly on the grace we have been so earnestly seeking in our prayers to this point.
Certainly, prayer to Mary, Christ, or the God the Father is effective on its own; however, in combination and succession, this way of speaking with those who can most help us achieve our eternal good is especially efficacious. This is St. Ignatius’s genius.
Posted by Mr. Andrij Hlabse, S.J. in XI.