Imaginative Contemplation · Ignatius of Loyola
The Storm on the Lake
Step into the boat as the storm rises, and meet the Lord who sleeps, and wakes, and speaks peace to the wind and the sea.
The Catholic tradition is full of teachers of prayer. Step into their ways — to be still, to imagine, to breathe, to gaze — and meet the One they sought.
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Gentle ways in
Enter the Gospel
Ignatian imaginative contemplation — be there, in the scene
Imaginative Contemplation
The Annunciation
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Baptism of the Lord
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Calling of Matthew
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Storm on the Lake
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Woman at the Well
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Transfiguration
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Father Runs to Meet You
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Agony in the Garden
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Imaginative Contemplation
Mary and the Risen Lord
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Doubt of Thomas
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Nativity at Night
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Imaginative Contemplation
The Road to Emmaus
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Stillness & the heart
Turn inward and rest
Prayer of Recollection
Turn Inward and Rest
Teresa of Ávila
The Dark Night
Nothing, Nothing, Nothing
John of the Cross
Contemplative Rest
Rest in God
Jan van Ruusbroec
Prayer of the Restless Heart
Late Have I Loved You
Augustine of Hippo
The Jesus Prayer
Lord, Have Mercy on Me
Jesus of Nazareth
Eucharistic Adoration
I Look at Him
The Curé of Ars
The desert & the cloister
A word, a verse, a Name to dwell in
A Word from the Desert
Give Me a Word
Anthony & the Desert
Lectio Divina
Sacred Reading
Benedict & Lectio Divina
The Holy Name
Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Bernard of Clairvaux
Interior Dialogue
The Imitation of Christ
Thomas à Kempis
A Song of Union
O Living Flame of Love
John of the Cross
The way of unknowing
Beyond words, beyond image — apophatic prayer
Prayer of One Word
Pierce the Cloud
The Cloud of Unknowing
Apophatic Prayer
The Divine Darkness
Dionysius the Areopagite
Wordless Prayer
Praying Without Words
Walter Hilton
The Dark Night
Nothing, Nothing, Nothing
John of the Cross
Prayer of Compunction
The Gift of Tears
Evagrius Ponticus
God in the ordinary
Presence, imagination, and rest
The Presence of God
Among the Pots and Pans
Brother Lawrence
Devout Meditation
The Spiritual Nosegay
Francis de Sales
Meditation on Christ's Life
The Tree of Life
Bonaventure
The Prayer of Quiet
Draw Inward Like a Tortoise
Teresa of Ávila
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Thanking
Julian of Norwich
Love & surrender
Offer it all back
A Prayer of Surrender
Into Your Hands
Charles de Foucauld
Prayer of Self-Offering
Take, Lord, and Receive
Ignatius of Loyola
The Little Way
The Little Way
Thérèse of Lisieux
A Prayer of Holy Desire
Be What You Ought to Be
Catherine of Siena
Prayer of Surrender
Most High, Glorious God
Francis of Assisi
Praise through creation
Meet God in all that lives
The Saints
Each one a teacher of prayer
Every prayer
The full library
Imaginative Contemplation
The Storm on the Lake
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Nativity at Night
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Road to Emmaus
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Father Runs to Meet You
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Annunciation
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Baptism of the Lord
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Calling of Matthew
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Woman at the Well
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Agony in the Garden
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Transfiguration
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
Mary and the Risen Lord
Ignatius of Loyola
Imaginative Contemplation
The Doubt of Thomas
Ignatius of Loyola
The Daily Examen
The Examen
Ignatius of Loyola
Prayer of Self-Offering
Take, Lord, and Receive
Ignatius of Loyola
The Lord's Prayer
The Our Father
Jesus of Nazareth
Abiding
Abide in Me
Jesus of Nazareth
The Jesus Prayer
Lord, Have Mercy on Me
Jesus of Nazareth
Prayer of Recollection
Turn Inward and Rest
Teresa of Ávila
The Prayer of Quiet
Draw Inward Like a Tortoise
Teresa of Ávila
A Prayer of Trust
Nada Te Turbe
Teresa of Ávila
Canticle of Creation
The Canticle of the Creatures
Francis of Assisi
Prayer of Surrender
Most High, Glorious God
Francis of Assisi
Eucharistic Adoration
I Look at Him
The Curé of Ars
Prayer of the Restless Heart
Late Have I Loved You
Augustine of Hippo
A Prayer of Conversion
Take and Read
Augustine of Hippo
Resting in Love
All Shall Be Well
Julian of Norwich
A Prayer of Thanksgiving
Thanking
Julian of Norwich
The Little Way
The Little Way
Thérèse of Lisieux
Contemplative Rest
Rest in God
Jan van Ruusbroec
A Prayer of Longing
Behold, the Bridegroom Comes
Jan van Ruusbroec
The Dark Night
Nothing, Nothing, Nothing
John of the Cross
A Song of Union
O Living Flame of Love
John of the Cross
The Interior Cell
The Cell of Self-Knowledge
Catherine of Siena
A Prayer of Holy Desire
Be What You Ought to Be
Catherine of Siena
Contemplation of Creation
Viriditas — The Greening
Hildegard of Bingen
Lectio Divina
Sacred Reading
Benedict & Lectio Divina
A Word from the Desert
Give Me a Word
Anthony & the Desert
The Holy Name
Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
Bernard of Clairvaux
Interior Dialogue
The Imitation of Christ
Thomas à Kempis
A Prayer of Surrender
Into Your Hands
Charles de Foucauld
Prayer of One Word
Pierce the Cloud
The Cloud of Unknowing
The Presence of God
Among the Pots and Pans
Brother Lawrence
Devout Meditation
The Spiritual Nosegay
Francis de Sales
Meditation on Christ's Life
The Tree of Life
Bonaventure
Apophatic Prayer
The Divine Darkness
Dionysius the Areopagite
Prayer of Compunction
The Gift of Tears
Evagrius Ponticus
Wordless Prayer
Praying Without Words
Walter Hilton
Texts are drawn from the saints and their sources, with attribution on each prayer. A framework for praying with the great mystics — more saints and methods are on the way.