According to the method of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

The Institute of the Incarnate Word offers the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola to the laity as a means of fostering deeper growth in the spiritual life. Through the Spiritual Exercises, participants are guided—using the words of Saint Ignatius himself—to “overcome themselves” and to learn how to conform their will more fully to the will of God.



Throughout the course of the Spiritual Exercises, participants are given practical spiritual tools to help them discern God’s will in their own lives. For this reason, the Exercises are especially beneficial, though not exclusively so, for those who are discerning their vocation.