PRO EXAMEN

EXAMEN PARTICVLARE PRO PATIENTIA

Particular Examen for Patience

This particular examen provides specific questions for acquiring patience—the virtue of bearing evils calmly for the love of God. It includes a daily practice of offering trials for a particular intention and a prayer invoking Christ's Passion as the model of patience.

Hoc examen particulare quaestiones specificas praebet ad acquirendam patientiam—virtutem ferendi mala tranquille propter amorem Dei.

LATINE
Quaestiones Examinis
1. Num iram perdidi vel acriter locutus sum?
2. Num de difficultatibus vel incommodis questus sum?
3. Num defectus et infirmitates aliorum sustinui?
4. Num interruptiones gratiose accepi?
5. Num irritationem ostendi quando res non secundum voluntatem meam processerunt?
6. Num contra Providentiam Dei murmuravi?
7. Num molestiam physicam sine querela sustinui?
8. Num dolores meos in unione cum Christo obtuli?
Exercitium Diei
Ad primum motum impatientiae, subsiste et silenter dic:
'Iesu, mitis et humilis corde, fac cor meum secundum Cor tuum.'
Offer omnes tribulationes pro particulari intentione.
Oratio
Deus, qui Filium tuum pro nobis Crucis tormenta subire voluisti,
praesta ut qui eius Passionem in terris cognovimus,
redemptionis eius gratiam in caelis consequi mereamur.
Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.
ENGLISH
Examination Questions
1. Did I lose my temper or speak sharply?
2. Did I complain about difficulties or inconveniences?
3. Did I bear with the faults and weaknesses of others?
4. Did I accept interruptions gracefully?
5. Did I show irritation when things did not go my way?
6. Did I murmur against God's Providence?
7. Did I bear physical discomfort without complaint?
8. Did I offer my sufferings in union with Christ?
Practice for the Day
At the first movement of impatience, pause and silently say:
'Jesus, meek and humble of heart, make my heart like unto Thine.'
Offer all trials for a particular intention.
Prayer
O God, who didst will that Thy Son should undergo for us the torment of the Cross,
grant that we who have known His Passion on earth
may deserve to receive the grace of His redemption in heaven.
Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
NOTA
FONS
Exercitia Spiritualia S. Ignatii; Formulae Traditionalis Examinis
USUS
Particular examen for those struggling with impatience and anger
CONTEXT
The aspiration 'Jesus, meek and humble of heart' comes from Matthew 11:29 and is associated with devotion to the Sacred Heart.