Retreat in Daily Life
29th May - 26th June, 2011The First Spiritual Exercises Retreat - “Inner Peace in Divine Love”
4 week retreat in daily life
The First Spiritual Exercise Retreats go over four weeks. They are built upon a commitment of daily prayer Monday to Thursday and Sunday Eucharist. The retreat includes an opportunity to meet with a prayer guide once a week.
In this retreat “Inner Peace in Divine Love” we remember all God's gifts to us. We explore how love is about giving and receiving between two lovers.
The weekly themes are "Remembering Love‟, "Dwelling in Love‟, "Love at Work‟, and "Receiving and Giving Love‟. Through these exercises, the Lord will help us to remember and feel the traces of his love burning its way through our heart.
One essential thing needed is a personal prayer time made with reasonable regularity. The experience of most people is that prayer time should be at least 30 minutes, preferably 40-45 minutes.
Each of the four weeks is introduced in turn and daily exercises are given consisting of guided spiritual exercises, and scriptural prayer texts The retreat introduces you to many different images of God, inviting a variety of divine relationships and giving you a taste of the extraordinary richness in knowing and loving God.
There will be an Opening Session (Sunday 29th May 1.30pm – 3.30pm) and a Closing Session (Sunday 26th June 1.30pm – 3.30pm). These sessions form an important introduction and conclusion to the retreat experience.
The cost of Retreat is $80.00 (negotiable).
See the brochure with more information and an application form for the retreat.
Application forms need to be returned by 20th May at the latest.
More information on what are the First Spiritual Exercises.
Direct enquiries to St Francis Xavier Parish Centre, 8918 4130