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For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. (Heb 4:12)
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father (Roman Missal)
A life changing retreat
Two years ago I spent nearly twenty-one days on a silent retreat. I have already shared some of my reflections about that time here. It was one of the most intensive, stretching, and sublime things I’ve ever experienced.
The retreat was truly an embarrassment of riches. I had room and board taken care of for nearly a month. I received daily spiritual direction from world class spiritual guides, plumbing the depths of scripture and my heart during undistracted silence in a beautiful wooded setting with zero outside demands on my time. I was growing and gaining insight at a stunning rate. I was truly availing myself of the ‘big guns’ of the Catholic spiritual tradition.
But of all the incredible benefits and privileges won at great investment and sacrifice, I remember telling my director that the very best part of my retreat was that we got to go to mass every day.
If mass isn’t the absolute highlight of your day and week, I encourage you to give this method a try. I developed it for myself as a way to take full advantage of the opportunity to enter into what really is the ultimate form of prayer and worship.
A quick reminder of what the mass is:
Continued below.
johnbrundage.substack.com
Pray, brethren (brothers and sisters), that my sacrifice and yours may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father (Roman Missal)
A life changing retreat
Two years ago I spent nearly twenty-one days on a silent retreat. I have already shared some of my reflections about that time here. It was one of the most intensive, stretching, and sublime things I’ve ever experienced. The retreat was truly an embarrassment of riches. I had room and board taken care of for nearly a month. I received daily spiritual direction from world class spiritual guides, plumbing the depths of scripture and my heart during undistracted silence in a beautiful wooded setting with zero outside demands on my time. I was growing and gaining insight at a stunning rate. I was truly availing myself of the ‘big guns’ of the Catholic spiritual tradition.
But of all the incredible benefits and privileges won at great investment and sacrifice, I remember telling my director that the very best part of my retreat was that we got to go to mass every day.
If mass isn’t the absolute highlight of your day and week, I encourage you to give this method a try. I developed it for myself as a way to take full advantage of the opportunity to enter into what really is the ultimate form of prayer and worship.
A quick reminder of what the mass is:
What is the mass?
Continued below.
A Six Step Method to Get More out of Mass
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and spirit, of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
johnbrundage.substack.com
