Spiritual Retreats
The Heralds of the Gospel organize spiritual retreats not only for their members, but also for the public and at parishes.
In the seventies, the founder of Heralds of the Gospel, Monsignor João Clá, participated, with several of his companions, in an Ignatian retreat. The mystical aspect, the logic, the depth of thought, the horizons, the perfect knowledge of human psychology were among the many other reasons that moved him to incorporate this wonderful practice inherited from Saint Ignatius of Loyola in the institution he founded.
Retreats for its members, ...
Since then, Ignatian retreats have been continuously preached on a regular basis. This provides every Herald the opportunity to make an individual retreat every year lasting from five to fourteen days.
The enormous spiritual wealth of the Church allows each retreat to focus on a different underlying theme, which can also adapted for the type of persons, their age, or education, so that, while always maintaining the same basic structure, they are never overly repetitive.
Retreats are made in silence in the presence of the Blessed Sacrament exposed; this is the best way to hear the voice of God whispering in the depth of one’s heart. In addition to Mass, private prayer, and prayer in common, there are four conference per day. Each one is followed by an hour of meditation. The meals are accompanied by spiritual reading. And, all day long, priests are discreetly available to hear confessions.
for the public,
The growth in the number of cooperators, the work among families – especially those involved in the Shrine apostolate – and the faithful at large, have created favorable circumstances for the development of the Ignatian retreats suitable for the public. These are organized usually over a weekend.
During the retreat, the Blessed Sacrament is exposed for adoration from morning until evening. The exposition is only interrupted during the night. In addition to the Mass and conferences, many activities in common are organized, such as, the recitation of the Holy Rosary and study circles.
...and at Parishes.
A Parish or ministry retreat can also be organized. These can be an evening, one day, or various days.
In these the same program would be followed: the celebration of the Holy Mass, recitation of the Holy Rosary, Conference and Confessions.
