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Dip your feet into the ocean of contemplative practice in the classical Christian tradition. Through an engagement of scripture and patristic and liturgical texts, participants gain a solid theological and historical foundation in Christian spirituality, put to work through a guided immersion in contemplative prayer. Learn how contemplative practice touches, deepens and unites all aspects of the Christian life: serving the Liturgy, study, serving others in our livelihoods, and in the Christian moral and ethical life. Learn the essentials of Christian prayer and how prayer can be deepened; how to chant the daily prayer offices in morning, noon and evening prayer services; how the Christian sacramental and communal life supports and deepens contemplative practice, and how to maintain prayer in activity and to make activity prayer. Participants have the opportunity to avail themselves of individual spiritual direction and/or the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) during this retreat.

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The Prayer Vigil is at the heart of the contemplative training on offer at Mons Nubifer Sanctus. Participants enter into a deep and regenerative silence, spending many hours together each day engaging the practice of still prayer (Christian meditation). This is punctuated by the chanting of the psalms at morning, noon, and evening prayer services, and a daily period of silent work helps us to carry our prayerfulness into everyday activities. All participants have an opportunity to take advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) and/or to receive individual spiritual direction during the program. The prayer commemorates Saint Alban, Protomartyr of England, whose feast day is June 22.

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… be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms… Ephesians 5:18-19

The book of Psalms is the first Christian hymnal, and the daily singing of the psalms have always been a central component of Christian worship. More than the historical prayers of King David and others, Christians consider the psalms to be the very prayers of the Messiah. It is no coincidence that we find Jesus repeatedly quoting the psalms, especially from the cross. This one-day program will look at the psalms from the perspective of this claim, that we might gain a deeper appreciation for these poems not only as helpful prayers in our personal spiritual lives, but as the quintessential prayers of the Church, the Body of the Messiah. This retreat is especially poignant after the July 4^th holiday, because the psalms are rife with political implications. Local people can participate in the Saturday portion only, which will include all of the topical material, but are encouraged to attend the periods of prayer before and after the teaching sessions. Please contact us to find out more.

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Spend some time this summer in a deep and regenerative silence. This retreat will not be as intensive as our Prayer Vigils, but will be sure to help deepen your practice of prayer and allow you to enjoy the blessings of summer in a quieted state. Participants can begin either Thursday or Friday, leaving Saturday or staying through the Divine Liturgy on Sunday. Therefore, this program will be especially attractive to people with Sunday obligations. All participants have an opportunity to take advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) and/or to receive individual spiritual direction during the program.

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The Prayer Vigil is at the heart of the contemplative training on offer at Mons Nubifer Sanctus. Participants enter into a deep and regenerative silence, spending many hours together each day engaging the practice of still prayer (Christian meditation). This is punctuated by the chanting of the psalms at morning, noon, and evening prayer services, and a daily period of silent work helps us to carry our prayerfulness into everyday activities. All participants have an opportunity to take advantage of the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) and/or to receive individual spiritual direction during the program. The prayer culminates with a celebration mass of the feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord on August 6.

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Dip your feet into the ocean of contemplative practice in the classical Christian tradition. Through an engagement of scripture and patristic and liturgical texts, participants gain a solid theological and historical foundation in Christian spirituality, put to work through a guided immersion in contemplative prayer. Learn how contemplative practice touches, deepens and unites all aspects of the Christian life: serving the Liturgy, study, serving others in our livelihoods, and in the Christian moral and ethical life. Learn the essentials of Christian prayer and how prayer can be deepened; how to chant the daily prayer offices in morning, noon and evening prayer services; how the Christian sacramental and communal life supports and deepens contemplative practice, and how to maintain prayer in activity and to make activity prayer. Participants have the opportunity to avail themselves of individual spiritual direction and/or the Sacrament of Reconciliation (confession) during this retreat.