Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/13/2025 - 07/18/2025
All Day
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Dates: Sunday, July 13 at 5:30 p.m. (Dinner) until Friday, July 18, Noon (Brunch) Check-In begins at 3:30 p.m. Opening session is at 6:30 p.m. Fee: $550 includes all meals, room, retreat. Commuter: $325 includes opening and closing meals, program, daily lunches.
The mystery of the Incarnation – The WORD becoming flesh and one of us – held great significance for St. Francis. This contemplative retreat explores the Franciscan idea of spiritual motherhood and will be based on St. Bonaventure’s “Five Feasts of the Child Jesus”. Every Christian—male and female – is invited to do what Mary herself did as Jesus’ mother, be a Christ-bearer to their world. Embracing spiritual motherhood in this way changes the way in which a person will celebrate the feasts of Annunciation, Nativity, Holy Name of Jesus, Epiphany, and Presentation. The retreat offers an introduction to the topic as well as morning sessions that offer deeper meaning to each of the five feasts. A variety of contemplative experiences will be offered in the afternoon, e.g., lectio in art and music to enhance the retreat experience.
Facilitator: Mary Elizabeth Imler, OSF is the General Minister of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Heart. A Franciscan scholar, she holds a Master’s degree in Franciscan Studies from the International Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University.
