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Now available
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A
Desert Experience
Within Cloister |
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PRAY,
READ, THINK WITH
CLOISTERED CONTEMPLATIVE NUNS |
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will allure her and bring her into the wilderness and
speak tenderly to her. Hosea
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Silence & Solitude
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| The Monastery of the Visitation,
located in Mobile offers a time of silence and solitude
to women who wish to be alone with the Lord for a little
while. This interval can vary from two to eight days and
is arranged on an individual basis. Days of solitude will
be scheduled to suit each situation... weekends or week
days according to personal needs. |
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Meals |
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| Retreatants take their meals
in the Refectory with the community; there is a spiritual
reading or a tape recording during the meals |
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Housing |
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Retreatants are housed in simple rooms,
separate from the Sisters but within the enclosure.
A Sister is in charge of the Retreatants. She is appointed
to converse on spiritual subjects with those who wish
to do so, but she will not intrude one's strict silence
unless asked. |
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"The
Daughters of this Congregation withdraw from the world
chiefly to be drawn, joined, and united more closely and
more powerfully with their Savior and Creator."
St.
Francis de Sales |
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Prayers & Reflection |
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Daily Mass and the Liturgy of the Hours
are celebrated at intervals throughout the day. A schedule
is given to each Retreatant and those who wish to attend
several, all, or one of the times of prayers with the
Sisters are free to do so. A small library of books
and tapes is available and there is ample space for
walking and facilities for relaxing out of doors. The
offering for this type of retreat experience is an optional
contribution to the support of the Monastery and its
works, according to one's means. |
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