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]

Here is our schedule for the 2012 Summer Sessions: Session I June 11 - 20 Session II July 17 - 26 Session III 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.

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.