PRO EXAMEN

EXAMEN PARTICVLARE QVOTIDIANVM

The Daily Particular Examen

The Particular Examen is a spiritual exercise whereby one focuses on a single fault or virtue over an extended period. Unlike the general examen which reviews the whole day, the particular examen targets one specific area for concentrated effort and measurable progress.

Examen Particulare est exercitium spirituale quo quis in unum vitium vel virtutem per tempus extensum attendit.

LATINE
I. Propositum Matutinum
Mane, cum surrexeris, firmiter propone cavere
a particulari peccato vel defectu quem corrigere vis.
II. Examen Meridianum
Meridiano tempore, vel post prandium:
1. Pete a Deo gratiam memorandi quoties in illud particulare vitium cecideris.
2. Percurre horas a mane, singulas examinans pro illo vitio.
3. Nota numerum lapsuum.
4. Renova propositum tuum pro reliquo diei.
III. Examen Vespertinum
Ante somnum:
1. Percurre horas a meridie pro eodem vitio.
2. Compara summam hodierni cum hesterna.
3. Renova propositum emendationis pro die crastina.
IV. Methodi Additionales
Quoties cecideris, manum pectori appone et breviter poeniteas.
Scriptum servato ut progressum per hebdomadem persequaris.
Post unum vitium superatum, ad proximum molestissimum procede.
ENGLISH
I. Morning Resolution
In the morning, upon rising, resolve firmly to guard
against the particular sin or defect you wish to correct.
II. Midday Examination
At midday, or after the noon meal:
1. Ask God for the grace to remember how many times you have fallen into that particular fault.
2. Review the hours since morning, examining each one for that fault.
3. Make note of the number of falls.
4. Renew your resolution for the remainder of the day.
III. Evening Examination
Before retiring:
1. Review the hours since midday for the same fault.
2. Compare today's total with yesterday's.
3. Renew your purpose of amendment for the next day.
IV. Additional Methods
Each time you fall, place your hand upon your breast and briefly repent.
Keep a written record to track progress week by week.
After mastering one fault, move to the next most troublesome.
NOTA
FONS
Exercitia Spiritualia S. Ignatii de Loyola, Examen Particulare
USUS
Daily spiritual discipline for conquering faults
CONTEXT
St. Ignatius considered the particular examen more important than even mental prayer because of its effectiveness in rooting out habitual sins and building virtue.