What Is a Silent Directed retreat?
An Ignatian-directed retreat is a individually guided silent prayer encounter in which the retreatant follows the dynamics of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
Each Day includes:
- silence
- prayer periods with assigned scripture
- mealtimes
- exercise
- rest
- two 30 minute spiritual direction sessions
A Bible and notebook for journaling are required.
WHY Make A 3, 5, or 8 Day Ignatian retreat?
Stop telling yourself your story.
Since the time you were born you have been inundated with concepts of who you are by your parents, teachers, friends, coworkers, spouse, religious and political leaders, television and social media. But only God knows your true story, your true identity for God gave it to you.
- Relax the mind, body and spirit
- Rest in the presence of God
- Release all your unmet expectations of yourself and others
- Reconnect with God, your true self, and the world
The silence of your retreat provides an opportunity to still the mind, body, and heart and to listen deeply. Retreatants are invited to approach the time with an open heart and a willingness to rest into what God wants to reveal in the silence. God really does speak to us in the silence. Often we’re just too busy or surrounded by too much noise to hear what God is saying.
WHY Make A 3, 5, or 8 Day Ignatian retreat?
Stop telling yourself your story.
Since the time you were born you have been inundated with concepts of who you are by your parents, teachers, friends, coworkers, spouse, religious and political leaders, television and social media. But only God knows your true story, your true identity for God gave it to you.
- Relax the mind, body and spirit
- Rest in the presence of God
- Release all your unmet expectations of yourself and others
- Reconnect with God, your true self, and the world
The silence of your retreat provides an opportunity to still the mind, body, and heart and to listen deeply. Retreatants are invited to approach the time with an open heart and a willingness to rest into what God wants to reveal in the silence. God really does speak to us in the silence. Often we’re just too busy or surrounded by too much noise to hear what God is saying.
What Is a 19th Annotation Retreat?
Around 1522-1524 A.D. St. Ignatius of Loyola composed a set of spiritual practices, based on his personal journey and desire for union with God, known as the “Spiritual Exercises”. With the assistance of an experience Spiritual Director, retreatants are guided through a personal approach to an experience of conscious contact with the God of their understanding.
Traditionally, the exercises are given over the course of a 30 day silent retreat; however, St. Ignatius recognized the need to adapt the format for individuals “engaged” in daily life and the 19th Annotation Retreat emerged.
During this pilgrimage of self exploration and self discovery the retreatant will utilize: mindfulness skills, meditative writing, Examen of Consciousness, Ignatian Contemplation, Application of the senses in its threefold articulation, journaling for self-direction, triple colloquy, lectio divina and five pivotal meditations
Why Make A 19th Annotation Retreat?
If you are being drawn towards a deeper relationship with God…If you desire to discern how God is moving in your daily life and calling you to serve the sacred around, you… If you desire to let God tell you your story…
…then this retreat might be for you. This retreat is designed to aid anyone who wishes to deepen their relationship with God and have ever struggled to:
- identify and remove, “inordinate attachment,” those tendencies that draw us away from God
- seek and find the will of God to discern without bias and make decisions in a state of Spiritual Freedom.
As you traverse along the twists and turns that make up your spiritual reality during your retreat you will…
- understand the process of spiritual growth from the Ignatian perspective
- define, experience, practice daily discernment
- develop self-disclosure skills and nonviolent communication skills
- practice mindfulness skills and utilize multiple prayer practices