Befriended by Jesus: The Ignatian Spiritual Exercises Paperback – July 31, 2025

Ignatius of Loyola had a profound encounter with Jesus while praying through the Gospel stories. Jesus came alive to him and befriended him. That encounter was life-changing, and it influenced the lives of others he guided through this journey of prayer. This journey of prayer has been stewarded through the years by the Jesuits, and now Christians from various backgrounds are discovering this beautiful way of prayer.Each year, people embark on this retreat in everyday life, experiencing their belovedness, finding new life and freedom from the things that hold them back, and then entering into Jesus’ life by praying through the Gospel stories with Holy Imagination.You are invited to join Jesus on this same journey. This book provides all the prayer materials you will need for the nine-month journey, except for guidance from an Ignatian-trained spiritual director.This book is based on Ignatius' Spiritual Exercises, following in the tradition of Joseph Tetlow, seeking to retain the deeper Ignatian insights while making them accessible to contemporary readers. Dale Gish is an Ignatian spiritual director and Founder of The Ignatian Center, theignatiancenter.org. Dale has led more than one hundred people through the Ignatian Exercises and trains spiritual directors to offer these Spiritual Exercises to others. Read more