Spiritual Combat, Vigilance and Discernment
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"Spiritual Combat, Vigilance and Discernment" is a chapter of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation *Gaudete et exsultate* that reflects on the ongoing struggle against evil and the need for attentive, prayerful discernment in the Christian life.
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| Spiritual Combat, Vigilance and Discernment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Spiritual Combat, Vigilance and Discernment Context triple: [Gaudete et exsultate, chapterTitle, Spiritual Combat, Vigilance and Discernment]
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A.
Rules for Discernment of Spirits
Rules for Discernment of Spirits is a set of guidelines in Ignatian spirituality that helps individuals distinguish between influences that lead them toward or away from God in their interior life.
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Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.
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On Watchfulness and Holiness
On Watchfulness and Holiness is a spiritual treatise by St. Hesychios the Priest that teaches inner vigilance, prayer, and ascetic discipline as the path to Christian holiness.
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.
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E.
Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spiritual Combat, Vigilance and Discernment Target entity description: "Spiritual Combat, Vigilance and Discernment" is a chapter of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation *Gaudete et exsultate* that reflects on the ongoing struggle against evil and the need for attentive, prayerful discernment in the Christian life.
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A.
Rules for Discernment of Spirits
Rules for Discernment of Spirits is a set of guidelines in Ignatian spirituality that helps individuals distinguish between influences that lead them toward or away from God in their interior life.
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B.
Spiritual Exercises
Spiritual Exercises is a 16th-century collection of meditations, prayers, and contemplative practices by Ignatius of Loyola that forms the foundational spiritual guide for Jesuits and many other Christian retreatants.
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C.
On Watchfulness and Holiness
On Watchfulness and Holiness is a spiritual treatise by St. Hesychios the Priest that teaches inner vigilance, prayer, and ascetic discipline as the path to Christian holiness.
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D.
The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a classic 7th-century Eastern Christian spiritual treatise that outlines a 30-step path of ascetic and contemplative practices leading the soul toward union with God.
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E.
Letters on the Spiritual Life
Letters on the Spiritual Life is a collection of pastoral and ascetical writings by the 19th-century Russian Orthodox bishop and mystic St. Theophan the Recluse, offering practical guidance on prayer, repentance, and inner spiritual growth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chapter of an apostolic exhortation
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theological text ⓘ |
| audience | all Christians seeking holiness ⓘ |
| author | Pope Francis ⓘ |
| contextWithinWork | section on the challenges of holiness in the contemporary world ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
importance of prayerful discernment
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need for constant vigilance ⓘ ongoing struggle against evil in Christian life ⓘ reality of spiritual combat ⓘ reliance on God’s grace rather than self-reliance ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Italian ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| magisterialStatus | part of the ordinary papal magisterium ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaudete et exsultate ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2018 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Christian anthropology
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Ignatian discernment ⓘ
linked to:
Ignatian examen
asceticism ⓘ |
| relatedDocument | Evangelii gaudium ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| stresses |
examination of conscience
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listening to the Holy Spirit ⓘ regular prayer ⓘ sacramental life ⓘ spiritual accompaniment ⓘ |
| teaches |
discernment helps distinguish good from apparent good
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discernment is necessary to recognize God’s voice ⓘ holiness requires daily struggle ⓘ spiritual life involves both consolation and desolation ⓘ temptations can appear under the guise of good ⓘ |
| topic |
Christian holiness
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discernment of spirits ⓘ evil ⓘ freedom ⓘ grace ⓘ interior life ⓘ prayer ⓘ spiritual warfare ⓘ temptation ⓘ the devil ⓘ vigilance ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
moral laxity
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relativizing the existence of the devil ⓘ spiritual complacency ⓘ worldliness ⓘ |
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