“The Theology of Begging in the Spiritual Exercises” by Jose John B. Fuertes invites attention to a notable feature of the Ignatian Exercises where one is asked to beg for the grace that one desires from God as a practice of spiritual poverty. Looking at the practice and notion of poverty and mendicancy in Christianity from Christ and the apostles down to the founders of the Mendicant Orders, who greatly influenced Ignatius in his conversion, the article goes on to trace the Ignatian experience and understanding of poverty and begging. What follows is an interesting scriptural and theological exposition of the meaning of begging and how it can be applied to prayer and spirituality. The author concludes with a personal testimony of how the practice of begging in the Spiritual Exercises led him to experience the loving desire and infinite graciousness of God.