June 27-July 5, 2008
Cost: $600.00 for the retreat, $100 non-refundable deposit at registration
Registration: By phone, call (845) 297-5706 ext. 12. By mail, print and complete the form below. Or send e-mail to mtalverniarh@optonline.net.
Materials: The only text needed by the retreatant is a copy of The Journey into God: A Forty-Day Retreat With Bonaventure, Francis and Clare by Josef Raischl, SFO and Andre Cirino, OFM. The text is available at Mt. Alvernia Gift & Book Shop. Price: $24.95 plus applicable tax
Description: This retreat is an exploration of the content of this classic work of spiritual theology written by St. Bonaventure. The retreat seeks to recover this often neglected source of Franciscan spiritual wealth.
The retreat begins with supper at 5PM on Friday, June 27 (Opening Conference at 7PM) and concludes after lunch on July 5. We ask you to please be present for the entire retreat.
The retreat opens with an audio-visual presentation on the life of Bonaventure in order to provide a context for the study of his work. Each of the eight days of the retreat is then dedicated to one of the chapters of The Journey. Each day is a balance of instruction on the text, periods of reading and personal prayer and community participation in eucharistic liturgy, morning and evening prayer. The liturgical and para-liturgical prayer is especially designed by the presenters to disclose the profound themes in a contemporary experience.
A typical day would be spent in the following manner: After morning prayer, time is provided for reading the chapter of The Journey under consideration, then, an input session on the same chapter, followed by quiet time. Only the Eucharist is celebrated in the afternoon, the remaining time for reflection and quiet. Evening prayer is followed by some sharing on the chapter of the day.
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To register by mail, please send this completed form and your $100 deposit to:
Mt. Alvernia, P.O. Box 858, Wappingers Falls, N.Y. 12590
Make your check payable to: St. Bonaventure's Retreat - Mt. Alvernia
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_____I wish to reserve a copy of The Journey into God: A Forty-Day Retreat With Bonaventure, Francis and Clare by Josef Raischl, SFO and Andre Cirino, OFM. (Add additional fee: $25.00)