This is PIP, Peregrino-Ignation Pathway number one, rules number one and two from the

discernment of spirits in the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius Sibloyola.

Ennomni Patri Sifidi, et spittitu santi, amen.

Take, Lord, receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will.

All I have and call my own,

you have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it. Everything is yours. Do with it what you will.

Give me only your love and your grace. That is enough for me. And I'm notipatri Sifidi at speedy to santi. Amen. And that is the Sushipay prayer of St. Ignatius of Loyola, which I will put in the show notes.

Very glad that you are joining us for PIP number one today.

As you know, this is the series to discern the angels from the demons your life,

to determine which humans to listen to, and how to make godly decisions. But as we're

going to hear a little bit later, these aren't just decisions for earthly happiness, though it's

going to help. It's essentially for eternal happiness. We all have so many decisions on

practical matters in life, but also so many decisions on who to trust. This is why I decided to put up this podcast.

I'm very glad you're joining us for PIP number one.

However, I want to encourage you to listen to the three-part intro series.

And I don't want to be tedious, but it's super important.

You listen to that because intro A, that was why the spiritual exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola, according to Pope

Heist 12, are one of the best ways to save your soul. Intro A is sort of to stave off the trad

naysayers who say, well, the Jesuits were corrupt from the beginning. It's kind of a cranky

trad lady on Twitter who claims that the Jesuits were bad from the

start.

And it's like, lady, do you not realize the first 12 Jesuits baptized more people than the first

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