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Retreats:
Usually offered once a month: "A Day in the Desert"
This is a free opportunity for single women over 17 to have an overnight
and day of complete quiet for prayer and reflection with our
community. You are invited to join the sisters in singing the Liturgy of the
Hours, and if you would like, there will also be opportunities during the day to
speak one-on-one with a sister.
Upcoming overnights: TBA
A typical "Day in the Desert":
Saturday night:
6:30 PM arrive at convent
6:45 PM preparation together for Sunday
8:00 PM Sung night prayer with the sisters in the convent chapel
8:30 PM Grand Silence
Sunday morning:
5:50 AM Sung Office of Readings and Morning Prayer
6:45 AM Breakfast, with cassette tape or religious video
8 AM Free silent time/ opportunity to talk with a sister
10 AM Holy Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish
12:15 PM Silent Lunch
1:15 PM Free silent time/ opportunity to talk with a sister
2:30 PM Rosary with the sisters
3:00 PM Sung Vespers
4:00 PM Farewells
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