General Audience of 30 November 2022 with the Holy Father Francis
Catechesis on Discernment. 10.Authentic consolation
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
Continuing our reflection on discernment, and in particular on the spiritual experience called "consolation", which we spoke about the other Wednesday, we ask ourselves: how can we recognize the trueconsolation? It is a very important question for good discernment, so as not to be deceived in the search for our true good.
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We can find some criteria in a passage of theSpiritual exercisesof St. Ignatius of Loyola. «If in thoughts everything is good - says St. Ignatius - the beginning, the middle and the end, and if everything is oriented towards the good, this is a sign of the good angel. On the other hand, it may be that in the course of thoughts something bad or distracting or less good than what the soul had previously proposed to do, or something that weakens the soul, makes it restless, puts it in Read more…
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