Come & See Retreats

2007

Aug. 16-19: Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus (Central Province), St. Louis, MO (Vocations Retreat)
Aug. 17-19: Cistercian Nuns of Mount St. Mary’s Abbey Wrentham, MA (Monastic Experience Weekend)
Aug. 17-19: Disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ Prayer Town, TX
Aug. 18: Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth , Grand Prairie, TX
Aug. 26: Sisters of Nazareth , Los Angelas, CA

Sept. 1-3: Dominican Sisters of Great Bend, Denver, CO (Discernment Retreat) Contact Sr. Terri (303-922-2997, teriop@msn.com
Sept. 14-15: Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Tallahassee, FL
Sept. 28-30: Fransiscan Sisters, T.O.R., of Penance of the Sorrowful Mother , Steubenville, OH Sept. 30-Oct. 2: Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN (Fall Retreat for Women in Discernment)

Oct. 5-7: Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, Hawthorne, NY
Oct. 5-7: Discernment Retreat hosted by the Diocese of Albany, Albany, NY
Oct. 7: Sisters of Nazareth , San Diego, CA
Oct. 14: Sisters of Nazareth , Fresno, CA
Oct. 19-21: Dominican Sisters of the Immaculate Conception, Justice, IL, Contact Sr. Margaret, OP, srmargaret@sistersop.com
Oct. 19-21: Little Sisters of the Poor, San Pedro, CA, Contact Sr. Maria, lsp, vocationinfo@littlesistersofthepoor.org
Oct. 20: Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth , Grand Prairie, TX
Oct. 26-28: Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN (Jesu Caritas Retreat)
Oct. 26-28: Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity, Manitowoc, WI
Oct. 27-28: Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, St. Louis, MO (Holiness Retreat)

Nov. 2-4: Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration, Mishawaka, IN
Nov. 3-4: Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI
Nov. 8-11: Sisters of Life, New York, NY
Nov. 9-11: Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, Alton, IL
Nov. 10-12: Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus, Milwaukee, WI
Nov. 23-25: Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart, Alhambra, CA (Young Adult Retreat)

Dec. 1-2: Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI

2008

Jan. 2-6: Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN (Vocation Retreat)
Jan. 13: Sisters of Nazareth , Los Angelas, CA
Jan. 18-20: Fransiscan Sisters of the Eucharist, Birmingham, AL (Women’s Retreat)
Jan. 25-27: Sister Servants of the Eternal Word, Meriden, CT

Feb. 23-24: Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI

Mar. 7-9: Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, Nashville, TN (Jesu Caritas Retreat)
Mar. 7-9: Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hamden, CT
Mar. 17-19: Sisters of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN (Come & See Retreat)

Apr. 11-13: Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, St. Louis, MO

May 2-4: Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Greensburg, PA
May 24-25: Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, Ann Arbor, MI
May 29-June 1: Apostles of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Hamden, CT

Solemnity of the Sacred Heart

Consecration to the Sacred Heart

O Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, Thou didst reveal to the blessed Margaret Mary Thy desire to rule over Christian families; behold, in order to please Thee, we stand before Thee this day, to proclaim Thy full sovereignty over our family. We desire henceforth to live Thy life, we desire that the virtues, to which Thou hast promised peace on earth, may flower in the bosom of our family; we desire to keep far from us the spirit of the world, which Thou hast condemned. Thou art King of our minds by the simplicity of our faith; Thou art King of our hearts by our love of Thee alone, with which our hearts are on fire and whose flame we shall keep alive by frequently receiving the Holy Eucharist. Be pleased, O Sacred Heart, to preside over our gathering together, to bless our spiritual and temporal affairs, to ward off all annoyance from us, to hallow our joys and comfort our sorrows. If any of us has ever been so unhappy as to fall into the misery of displeasing Thee, grant that he may remember, O Heart of Jesus, that Thou art full of goodness and mercy toward the repentant sinner. And when the hour of separation strikes and death enters our family circle, whether we go or whether we stay, we shall all bow humbly before Thine eternal decrees. This shall be our consolation, to remember that the day will come, when our entire family, once more united in heaven, shall be able to sing of Thy glory and Thy goodness forever. May theImmaculate Heart of Mary and the glorious Patriarch St. Joseph vouchsafe to offer Thee this our act of consecration, and to keep the memory thereof alive in us all the days of our lives.
Glory to the Heart of Jesus, our King and Our Father!

Feast of Corpus Christi

Dear brothers and sisters, we are reliving this wonderful reality in today's Solemnity of Corpus Christi, during which the Church does not only celebrate the Eucharist but solemnly bears it in procession, publicly proclaiming that the Sacrifice of Christ is for the salvation of the whole world.

Grateful for this immense gift, her members gather round the Blessed Sacrament, for that is the source and summit of her being and action. Ecclesia de Eucharistia vivit! The Church draws her life from the Eucharist and knows that this truth does not simply express a daily experience of faith, but recapitulates the heart of the mystery in which she consists.

"Lauda, Sion, Salvatorem!... - Sion, praise the Saviour / your guide, your pastor / with hymns and canticles."

With untold emotion, we hear this invitation to praise and joy echoing in our hearts...Looking at Mary, we will understand better the transforming power that the Eucharist possesses. Listening to her, we will find in the Eucharistic mystery the courage and energy to follow Christ, the Good Shepherd, and to serve him in the brethren.

--Pope John Paul II