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DOS#14 The Twelfth Rule – Discernment of Spirits w/ Fr. Timothy Gallagher

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Dec 20, 2020

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INSIGHT

Metaphors Reveal Tactical Patterns

Ignatius frames three final rules as metaphors revealing qualities of how the enemy tempts us.
Understanding these patterns shows the precise counteraction needed to negate the tactic.

ADVICE

Stand Firm In The Beginning

Do oppose temptations immediately by doing the opposite of what they suggest, e.g., pray at the planned time.
Stopping the impulse at the start prevents a snowball of weakening that makes resistance much harder later.

ADVICE

Delay Major Decisions In Desolation

Avoid making important changes during spiritual desolation; wait until consolation returns.
If unsure whether a prompting is from God, consult a wise spiritual guide before deciding.

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Episode 14-The Twelve Rule:

The enemy acts like a woman, in being weak against vigor and strong of will. Because, as it is the way of the woman when she is quarrelling with some man to lose heart, taking flight when the man shows her much courage: and on the contrary, if the man, losing heart, begins to fly, the wrath, revenge, and ferocity of the woman is very great, and so without bounds; in the same manner, it is the way of the enemy to weaken and lose heart, his temptations taking flight, when the person who is exercising himself in spiritual things opposes a bold front against the temptations of the enemy, doing diametrically the opposite. And on the contrary, if the person who is exercising himself commences to have fear and lose heart in suffering the temptations, there is no beast so wild on the face of the earth as the enemy of human nature in following out his damnable intention with so great malice.

The Discernment of Spirits: Setting the Captives Free – Serves as an introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola

The 14 Rules for Discerning Spirits –
“The Different Movements Which Are Caused In The Soul”
as outlined by St. Ignatius of Loyola can be found here

Father Timothy M. Gallagher, O.M.V., was ordained in 1979 as a member of the Oblates of the Virgin Mary, a religious community dedicated to retreats and spiritual formation according to the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. Fr. Gallagher is featured on the EWTN series “Living the Discerning Life: The Spiritual Teachings of St. Ignatius of Loyola”.

For more information on how to obtain copies of Fr. Gallaghers’s various books and audio which are available for purchase, please visit his website: www.frtimothygallagher.org

For the other episodes in this series visit
Fr. Timothy Gallagher’s “Discerning Hearts” page

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