Retreat for Lent – “Faithfulness in trials”: 24-26 February 2023 (In English)
The second of three retreats on the theme of fidelity, viewed according to the circumstances given by the liturgical time.
Brother Syméon will be giving this retreat in English.
The retreat will be from Friday 18:00 to Sunday 15:00.
(If you want you can arrive already from 16:00 in order to follow the program of prayer by the brothers at 17:30 for the vespers and the silent prayer – adoration before the Blessed Sacrement – between 18:00 and 19:00)
The meal on Friday (sandwiches) will be at 19:15 where it will be an occasion to get to know each other before we will continue in silence the rest of the retreat till Sunday’s lunch.
Program:
Friday February 24th
| From 16.00 possibility to be welcome | |
| 17.30 vesper (in dutch) | chapel |
| 18.00 official welcome | |
| 18.00–19.00 adoration | chapel |
| 19.15 dinner (cooked meal) | refectory |
| 20.15 conference / film introduction ‘Ostrov” by Pavel Lungin | Josephzaal |
Saturday February 25th
| 7.00 silent prayer | chapel |
| 7.30 laudes (in dutch) | |
| 8h15 breakfast | refectory |
| 9.30 conference | Josephzaal |
| 11.00 mass | chapel |
| 11.45 midday prayer (in dutch) | chapel |
| 12.30 lunch (sandwich) | refectory |
| 16.00 conference | Josephzaal |
| 17.30 vesper (in dutch) | chapel |
| 18.00–19.00 adoration | chapel |
| 19.15 dinner (cooked meal) | refectory |
| 20.00 questions | Josephzaal |
| 21.00 Vigil (in english) | chapel |
Sunday February 26th
| 7.30 laudes (in dutch) | chapel |
| 8.15 breakfast | refectory |
| 9.30 conference | Josephzaal |
| 11.00 mass | chapel |
| 12.30 lunch (sandwich) | refectory |
| In the afternoon board games (optional) | |
| 15.00 End |
Price:
If you’re a student, it will be 75 euro (excl. 10 euro for the bedsheet & towel packet) in total.
If you’re not a student, it will be 95 euro (excl. 10 euro for the bedsheet & towel packet) in total.
Payment:
It is possible to pay on site (at the monastery) by card or QR code, or to pay in advance by using the following banking account/information:
Name: Broeders van Sint Jan inz. van Willibrordushuis
IBAN: NL38 INGB 0007 2144 87
Description: Faithfulness in trials
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