Since the mid-seventeenth century when Jean-Pierre Medaille, S.J. and six women crossed paths in LePuy, France, Ignatian Spirituality has permeated, influenced, empowered and been evident in the personal lives and ministerial endeavors of Sisters of St. Joseph.

Ignatian Spirituality can be experienced in innumerable ways, whether it be personal prayer, communal prayer, the 30-Day Spiritual Exercises in a Retreat Center, the 19th Annotation Spiritual Exercises within the context of your daily life, a 4-day or 8-day Directed Retreat, an 8-month Spiritual Direction Internship Initiative, a 60-minute spiritual direction session, a quick glance at St. Joseph Retreat Center's gorgeous vistas or hours contemplating such beauty.

This Guided Retreat includes one presentation, liturgy, and ample time for personal prayer, exercise, rest, reading. The director offers material to enhance the retreatant's personal reflection.

April 29, 2012
OPENING AND OVERVIEW
(7:15 PM - 8:30 PM)

April 30, 2012
THE WISDOM OF THE 23 ANNOTATIONS

May 1, 2012
RULES FOR DISCERNMENT AND RECOGNIZING INTERIOR MOVEMENTS

May 2, 2012
THE SWEEP AND DYNAMIC OF THE SPIRITUAL EXERCISES

May 3, 2012
CONTEMPLATION AND PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

May 4, 2012
A PARADIGM FOR REFLECTION ON OUR EXPERIENCE
(9:15 AM - 12:00 PM)

Please use the Guided Retreat Application Form for the
April 29 - May 4, 2012 Retreat.

July 3 - August 6, 2012
Spiritual Exercises
Thirty - Four Day Retreat
Joan M. McCarthy, CSJ

Cost: $2482

The retreat includes an orientation day at the beginning and a day for review at the end. Retreatants are expected to remain for the entire 34-day program.

Applicants for the thirty-four day Exercises are required to have made several week-long individually-directed silent retreats and to be currently receiving ongoing spiritual direction.

The application process is an extended one. Because of the limited space and the length of the application process, preliminary applications must be submitted by March 1 for the July retreat.

Space is limited.

SPIRITUAL EXERCISES NINETEENTH ANNOTATION RETREAT
Joan M. McCarthy, CSJ

The Nineteenth Annotation Retreat is an alternative way to experience the full Spiritual Exercises while remaining at home and continuing one's normal routine. Retreatants commit to one hour of daily prayer, a review of prayer and approximately 30 weekly, individual sessions with the director. This is a very special, sacred spiritual experience. It is necessary to have made several 8-day Directed Retreats and to be receiving individual spiritual direction in preparation for this experience. The application process is more extensive than it is for other, shorter directed retreats. A completed application form, an autobiographical sketch and two recommendations are required before acceptance is possible.

Cost: Nineteenth Annotation Retreat: $40 per session.

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