Residential Oblate Retreat
for the Oblates of Sacred Heart MonasteryLiturgy of the Hours in a Workaholic World
- GROW in appreciation of the structure and parts of each time of prayer.
- WONDER: How does all this prayer change me and our world? What’s the monastic genius?
- APPRECIATE the variation in prayer throughout each day and throughout the seasons.
- REFLECT on how our ancestors in faith prayed the psalms.
Retreat Speakers
Sister Mary Jo Polak
Sister Patricia Ann ToscanoCosts
Residential Single – $220 (includes retreat program, room with private bath, all meals & snacks, and tax.)
Residential Couple – $310 (includes retreat program, room with private bath, all meals & snacks, and tax.)
Non-residential – $100 (includes retreat program, noon & evening meals & snacks, and tax.)
Retreat Schedule
Friday, November 11
4:00-5:00 pm – Check-in
5:15 pm – Vespers
5:45 pm – Supper
7:00 pm – Opening Conference
- Introduction and Overview
- Praying LOH at Sacred Heart Monastery
- “Collecting Ourselves at Compline”
8:00 pm – Candlelight Compline
Saturday, November 12
8:30 am – Morning Prayer
9:15 am – Morning Conference
- “Blessing the Hours of the Day”
9:45 am – Quiet time
11:45 am – Noon Prayer
12:00 pm – Lunch
2:00 pm – Afternoon conference
- “The Many Moods of the Psalms”
2:30 pm – Time for reflection
5:30 pm – Supper
6:30 pm – Evening prayer with shared Lectio Divina
Sunday, November 13
8:30 am – Morning Prayer
9:00 am – Closing Gathering
11:15 am – Brunch