The Examen
Also known as Daily Examen, Examination of Conscience, Ignatian Examen, examination, evening review, nightly prayer.
1. Give thanks.
Lord, show me today as you saw it: begin with what was gift.
2. Ask for light.
Holy Spirit, let me see honestly, without fear and without excuses.
3. Review the day.
Walk the hours with me: where did I meet you, where did I miss you?
4. Respond.
For what was wrong, I am sorry; for what was grace, thank you; say to God what the review stirred.
5. Look to tomorrow.
One thing, Lord: name it with me, and give me the grace to do it. Amen.
Source. Daily Examen of St. Ignatius (Spiritual Exercises, paragraph 43); structure traditional, wording the site's own. The 1914 Mullan translation of the Exercises is public domain if you want to read the original.
On the wording. Structure follows the traditional five points; wording is the site's own.
Written here. This prayer is the site’s own, not a traditional text.