Jēzus parādīšanās Jaunavai Marijai Ignācija Lojolas “Garīgajos vingrinājumos
The Appearance of Jesus to the Virgin Mary in Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises

Summary/Abstract: Although the Spiritual Exercises by Ignatius Loyola are popular among representatives of various denominations, the exercise contemplating on the appearance of Jesus to his Mother after the resurrection sometimes contributes to confusion. [218] 1The first Contemplation. How Christ Our Lord Appeared to Our Lady [299] [219] 1… after Christ died on the cross, his body remained separated from his soul but always united with his divinity. His blessed soul, also united with his divinity, descended to hell. Then, releasing the souls of the just from there, returning to the sepulchre, and rising again, he appeared in body and soul to his Blessed Mother. The fact that such an event is not mentioned in the canonical gospels gives rise to the following questions: (1) what is the oldest evidence reflecting the traditional view that Jesus appeared to his Mother after his resurrection; (2) what literary sources inspired Ignatius to include this scene in the Spiritual Exercises; and (3) how does understanding of the genre of the Spiritual Exercises help realise the sense of the above contemplation, and is this sense equally topical for Christians of all denominations.

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