Ignatian Advent Retreat – Break from the Busy
December 5 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
In Person and Online: This retreat has limited participant capacity. Please call the office to inquire or register.
Our Lady of Hope, Cheverus High School, and the Ignatian Partnership of Maine are offering a way to make space for the reflective, preparatory aspects of Advent without completely forgoing
the fun and connections found in the secular Christmas season. We don’t want to give you more to do in this time – to make a busy season even busier. Instead, we want to give you a 15-minute break from the busy each day – a time to stop and reflect on the Gospel readings of the day as the Church prepares for the coming of Christ. We will introduce two styles of prayer important in Ignatian Spirituality – Ignatian Contemplation and Lectio Divina.
In addition, we are inviting you to share the journey with others through three sessions of small group faith sharing. These faith sharing groups will be hybrid with the option to attend in person or through Zoom. These times will serve as a small introduction to these practices for those who have not done them before and an opportunity to deepen the experience for those familiar with these practices.