Reflecting on the Past Year: An Ignatian Annual Examen

January 1, 2016 — As the new year begins, Jesuits.org invites you to reflect on 2015 with this Ignatian Annual Examen courtesy of Xavier University’s Jesuitresource.org website.The Examen is a prayer of awareness that St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits, taught in his Spiritual Exercises. It provides an opportunity for peaceful daily reflection, inviting us to “find God in all things.” By looking back and recognizing the movement of God in all the people and events of our day, we see ourselves, in retrospect, enveloped in the One “in whom we live and move and have our being,” according to Jesuit Father George Traub and Debra Mooney in the article "Ignatian Spirituality Among the Professors."The Examen consists of a few introspective prompts for you to follow or adapt to your own spirit. Before you begin, identify some major markers of your year to orient yourself to the time period. Pause and take a slow, deep breath or two; become aware that you are in the presence of the Lord.

1.As I review the past 12 months, from a year ago through to the present moment:  
What am I especially grateful for this year?

지난 12달을 돌아보면서  2015년에서 가장 특별하게 감사한  일은 무었이었는가?

An event that took place?   어떤일 이였는가 ?

Courage that I mustered? 내가 받은  격려는 무었이었나 ?

Love and support I received? 내가 받은  사랑과 지지는 무었이었나  ?

2. I ask for the light to know God and to know myself as God sees me.

주님이 나를 보는  눈빛으로  주님과 나 자신을 알게해달라고 조명을 구하는 기도를 합니다.

Where have I felt true joy this year? 2015년에서 진정한 기쁨은 어디에서  느꼈습니까  ?

What troubled me this year?  2015년 에서 내가 어려움을 겪은 것은 무었이엇나  ?

What has challenged me?  나를 변화하게 만든것은 무었이었나  ?

Where and when did I find an opportunity for renewal and pause? 갱신하거나  중단하는 기회를 언제 어디에서 발견했는가  ?

Have I noticed God's presence in any of this?  이러한 여정에서 나는 주님의 현존을 체험했는가  ?

3. In light of my review, what is my response to the God of my life? 

성찰의 조명안에서  나의 삶에 대한 하느님을 향한 나의 반응은  무었이었나  ?

As I look ahead, to the coming months what comes to mind?  앞으로 다음달에 대해여 무엇이 내 마음에 올라 오는가  ?

With what spirit do I want to enter the next few months? The next year? 앞으로  몇달을   또 새해를  나는 어떻한  마음으로   맞이하기를 원하는가  ?

4. I ask for God’s presence and grace, for this spirit, as I enter the next year.

새해를 맞이하여  주님의 현존과 은총 그리고 이렇한 마음을 청합니다.

Amen. 아멘 !
Adapted by Debra Mooney, Ph.D. from the Center for Mission and Identity at Xavier University’s Daily Examen. [Source: Jesuitresource.org]