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INDIVIDUALLY
DIRECTED RETREATS
SUMMER SESSIONS
Each
summer we set certain dates aside in June, July, and August for
individually directed retreats. We invite experienced men and
women, Jesuits and others, to form a team so that amid this variety
of directors each retreatant may have some compatible person to
walk with them through the Spiritual Exercises. The dates are
selected to allow for eight-day retreats; those who wish to make
shorter retreats should select dates within this time frame (from
7 PM on the first date to 10 AM on the last). We ask individuals
to limit themselves in the summer to those days because of the
closures of our kitchen and the occasional unavailability of staff,
although from September to May individuals may generally chose
any dates they wish.
What
Is an Individually Directed Retreat?
There's
a special atmosphere in the house when significant numbers of
people are engaged in their own silent retreats surrounded by
others who are giving themselves to the Lord in the same way,
joining together for Mass and other prayer. One grows close to
people in this silent communion even in the absence of conversation.
Manresa's
special gift is prayerful solitude and peaceful openness to the
Spirit. Our thirty-nine wooded and landscaped acres with stream,
nature trail, and four cottages separate from the
main house add to the prayerful atmosphere.

Manresa
an oil painting by Nancy Mitchnik
[click image for other "Manresa"
art]
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Here
is our schedule for the 2012 Summer Sessions:
| Session I |
June 11 - 20
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Session II
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July 17 -
26
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Session III
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August 8 - 17 |
Note: Summer
Session Retreats begin at 7:30 on the evening of the first
date (one may arrive before or after dinner) and end after
breakfast of the last date.
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To
inquire further contact us. For
retreats of eight days or less you may register
online for the above dates during the summer, or most other
dates during the rest of the year. Or you may print this application
form and mail it to Fr. Fennessy at Manresa. These summer
sessions fill up quickly usually at least a month before
they begin we recommend that you register early.
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