Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer

“She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.” - Luke 2:1-5

Accompany Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and witness the birth of Jesus.

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“Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.” Travel with Mary and Joseph on the long and rough journey to Bethlehem.

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“Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the Lord would be fulfilled.” In this episode, we witness the Visitation, when Mary travels to see her relative Elizabeth.

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“Hail Mary, the Lord is with you.” In this episode in the Advent/Christmas season of Imagine, we witness the Annunciation, as Gabriel announces the birth of Jesus to Mary and awaits her response.

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What would it be like to witness the Incarnation from God’s point of view? This first episode of the Advent/Christmas season of Imagine focuses on a unique contemplation from the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, the founder of the Jesuits. Pull back and meditate on all of creation while witnessing the great love of God who enters into human history at a decisive moment in response to humanity's longing. This sets the stage for the rest of the Advent and Christmas seasons, which will take us from the Annunciation to the birth of Jesus.

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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry.

This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture.

In this episode, we follow Mary of Magdala to find the empty tomb of Jesus.

Today's episode focuses on the account found in John 20: 1-18

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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry.

This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture.

In this episode, we spend time at the tomb of Jesus.

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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry.

This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture.

In this episode, we walk with Jesus as he carries his cross. Since there are so many details in the Gospels between the Last Supper and Jesus' crucifixion, we will focus on just a few moments between his trial with Pilate and his death on the cross.

Scripture:

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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry.

This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture.

In this episode, we'll join Jesus and the disciples at the Last Supper.

Today's episode is based on the followed scripture passages:

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Welcome to Imagine: A Guide to Jesuit Prayer from America Media, a Jesuit Ministry.

This podcast will guide you through a form of prayer called Ignatian Contemplation, in which you use your imagination to see and interact with various scenes from Scripture.

In this episode, we witness Jesus' entrance into Jerusalem, where a crowd greets him by laying cloaks and palm branches before him. 

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