Fire in the Hole: A Byzantine Catholic Retreat
June 20 @ 6:00 PM – June 22 @ 2:30 PM
REGISTRATION COMING SOON: Email Hadassah at [email protected] to reserve a spot and get updates!
A weekend immersion in the mystical fire that fills the burning hole in the human heart. The retreat master is Fr. Thomas Loya.
Registration costs $65 and covers the weekend and meals. On-campus lodging available at an additional cost.
The schedule includes:
Friday, June 20
6:00 – Vespers
6:45 – Dinner and fellowship
7:30 – Evening reflection (1)
9:00 – Dismissal prayer
Saturday, June 21
8:30 – Akathist to the Theotokos
9:30 – Continental breakfast
10:00 – Morning reflection (2) and time for questions
12:00 – Noon Hour Prayer
12:30 – Lunch and fellowship (or working lunch for those doing workshops)
2:00 – Optional: Afternoon tour to explore Eighth Day Books, Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral, and the Venerable Fr Emil Kapaun’s tomb at the Roman Catholic Cathedral
2:00 – Optional: Introduction to Altar Serving or Introduction to Cantoring the Divine Liturgy Workshops
2:00 – Optional: Confessions
4:00 – Afternoon reflection and questions (3)
5:30 – Great Vespers
6:30 – Evening reflection (4) with dinner
9:00 – Compline (optional)
Sunday, June 22
8:30 – Matins
10:00 – Divine Liturgy
11:30 – Potluck by the community members
2:30 – Closing remarks and dismissal blessing
