We approach our Lenten journey through prayerfully reminding ourselves of God's love. Strengthened by this, we confront the reality of sin and recognize our need for Christ, our Redeemer.

This retreat follows Fr. Joseph Tetlow, SJ's Lightworks. It is an adaptation of some of the prayerful movements in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius which lead one through Lent into Holy Week. 

The retreat will help you integrate daily prayer into your life by praying the Scriptures daily and to notice more deeply God's presence and call to ongoing conversion.. At the weekly meetings we will share some insights from the week's prayer.

Dates: 7 Sunday evenings from March 2 to April 13 (Palm Sunday).

Time: Starting at 7 pm; each session runs 1-1.25 hrs (see below)

Location: Our Lady of Hope Parish Hall (at St. Pius Church), 492 Ocean Ave, Portland, ME

Schedule:

• March 2: Opening session (1¼ hour). Introduction to Ignatian prayer with Scripture, journaling, review of prayer.

• March 9: Sharing on the week's prayer. Sin: Individual and structural. (1 ¼ hour).

• March 16: Sharing on the week's prayer. Principle and Foundation. (1 ¼ hour).

• March 23: Sharing on the week's prayer. (1 hour.)

• March 30: Sharing on the week's prayer. Ongoing conversion. (1 ¼ hour).

• Aprit 6: Sharing on the week's prayer. (1 hour).

• April 13 (Palm Sunday): Sharing on week's prayer and evaluation of retreat. (1¼ hour)