Program requirements

We will meet on Tuesdays or Wednesdays at The Peter Faber Holy Trinity from 6:00 - 8:00 PM . Training Program Participation in all formation seminars from September, 2017 – May, 2019. ‘Give’ the full Spiritual Exercises and receive individual supervision from 2019-2021. A certificate of completion will be given May, 2021.

Cost The shoes of St. Ignatius Loyola Because the program is sponsored by Holy Commitment requested for Trinity parishioners’ generous contributions to the Parish Pledge Program, we are able to keep Associate’s ongoing formation: the cost low.

 Intentional daily individual prayer for 30 Tuition is $3,000 for the entire program and minutes and a daily Examen includes all books, materials, hospitality, and supervision.  Monthly individual spiritual direction

 Maintain a journal to give How to apply

 Make an annual 8-day silent retreat The Spiritual Exercises For questions or to request an application packet, please contact Martina O’Shea at the  Participate in communal prayer with [email protected] or 202-903-2810. of others in the group The application deadline is June 30, 2017. St. Ignatius Loyola  Complete all assigned readings and reflections in small and large groups

 Continue to be an active member of a faith community.

 For two years after completing the seminars, ‘give’ the Spiritual Exercises to one or two retreatants under close Ignatian Spirituality & Prayer Ministry individual supervision Holy Trinity The Jesuit parish in the nation’s capital

IHS are the first three Greek letters of Jesus’ 3513 N Street NW name. In 1541, St. Ignatius Loyola adopted the Washington, DC 20007 monogram in his seal as Superior General of 202-337-2840 the (Jesuits). The name of Jesus trinity.org/ignatian-spirituality is surrounded by a flaming sunburst with the cross and three nails that are used to signify the vows taken by Jesuits. The inspiration of St. Peter Faber We seek to help train a ‘giver’ of Program the Spiritual Exercises who St. Peter Faber was one The Peter Faber Program forms skilled ministers of the first Jesuits. He of the Spiritual Exercises for ministry to the met Ignatius Loyola  Has made the full Spiritual Exercises People of God in Washington and the when they roomed according to the 19th or 20th Annotation surrounding area. The program enables together and studied at format with a trained Ignatian guide participants to develop the competencies the University of . included in the document, “Guiding Standards  Finds prayer to be an integral and for Those Who Give the Spiritual Exercises” Faber made the full habitual part of his or her life approved by the Jesuit provincials of Canada Exercises only after and the United States, 2009. spending four years in  Has a zeal for Ignatian spirituality and spiritual conversation wants to share that with others The content of the program includes seminars with Ignatius. Once he on the Text, Structure and Dynamics of the made them, however, Faber proved to be a  Is open to being surprised and is Spiritual Exercises, Introduction to Biblical master ‘giver’ of the Exercises. In Ignatius’ intellectually curious Scholarship & the New Testament and estimation, Faber was the best of all the first Christology. companions in giving the Exercises to others.  Allows individuals who live on the Using an adult learning model, Associates We cherish the Exercises as Ignatius’ gift to margins of society to affect them participate in small and large group discussion, the Church. Not only do the Exercises help reflect on their experiences of studying the  Has wrestled with some dimension of people on their own journey of faith, but they Spiritual Exercises, engage with Scripture and their faith can animate the spiritual, pastoral, encounter Christ through Christology. theological, and liturgical life of the Church.  Is currently giving individual spiritual The program models the Ignatian paradigm of In offering this innovative program for direction integrating one’s experience with reflection, training in the Spiritual Exercises, we rely on which can lead to understanding and the patronage of Peter Faber. We aspire to  Is a practicing Christian who has been appropriate action. form compassionate and competent guides of active in a faith community for at least the Exercises who will serve the larger five years Individual supervision is crucial to Church and the People of God in Washington appropriating the learning that comes from the and the surrounding area.  Has two references from individuals Associate’s experience of giving the 19th who have known the applicant for at Annotation retreat in combination with the least five years learning from the rest of the seminar. “Seek grace in the smallest things, and you will find also grace to accomplish,  Has been receiving monthly spiritual to believe in, and to hope for the direction for at least five years greatest things.” - St. Peter Faber

Our assumption

This holistic spiritual formation program is The program will be facilitated by designed and will be implemented in the spirit of - adapting the Father Brian McDermott, SJ, Special Assistant to program as it unfolds to the person’s gifts the President of Georgetown University; and talents while using the values and Martina O’Shea, Pastoral Associate for Ignatian principles of the Ignatian tradition to Spirituality & Prayer at Holy Trinity Parish and understand situations as they arise. The monastery at Monsterrat, Spain. other Ignatian scholars and practitioners.