The Liturgical Year is more than a calendar —
it’s a spiritual roadmap, designed to form, sanctify, and guide the Church in every season of life.

Join us for a weekend retreat that invites you to live the Church year with refreshed intention, prayer, and joy.

What This Retreat Is About

In a beautiful confluence of Scripture and Tradition, the Liturgical Year is the Church's ultimate spiritual program. Guided by the Holy Spirit, Holy Mother Church has given us the season - Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, and Ordinary Time - as a sacred rhythm meant to shape and sanctify us.

This retreat will help you:

• See the Liturgical Year as a living framework for the Word of God
• Discover how each liturgical season invites you into deeper participation in the life of Christ
• Learn how to pray and live the seasons as a lay person, in family life, work, and community
• Reignite your love for the Eucharist, the calendar of feasts, and the Church's wisdom

The Church's year isn't just for priests and religious - it's a universal gift meant to form the soul of every baptized person.

"Within the cycle of a year, moreover, [the Church] unfolds the whole mystery of Christ, from the Incarnation and birth until the ascension, the day of Pentecost, and the expectation of blessed hope and the coming of the Lord. 

Recalling thus the mysteries of redemption, the Church opens to the faithful the riches of her Lord's powers and merits, so that these are in some way made present for all time, and the faithful are enabled to lay hold upon them and become filled with saving grace."

- Sacrosanctum Concilium, 102

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What to Expect

Your retreat includes talks, participation in the Mass, opportunities for Confession, and time for Eucharistic Adoration. We’ve worked to balance times of reflection with Mass, devotions, and personal prayer, allowing you to deepen your relationship with God at your own pace.

Friday, September 11, 2026

4:00 P.M. | Room Check-In and Registration

4:15 P.M. | Chateau Tour (Optional/Weather Permitting)

5:30 P.M. | Welcome and Advent: Searching for God in a Time of Expectation - Tim Gray, Ph.D.

6:15 P.M. | Dinner

7:30 P.M. | Christmas and Epiphany: God Among Us - Ben Akers, S.T.D.

9:00 P.M. | Night Prayer with the Students

Saturday, September 12, 2026

7:00-8:30 A.M. | Breakfast

8:30 A.M. | Morning Prayer

9:00 A.M. | Ordinary Time: Mission of the Messiah - Tim Gray, Ph.D.

10:00 A.M. | Break

10:30 A.M. | Lent and Holy Week: Into the Desert and to the Cross - Ben Akers, S.T.D.

11:30 A.M. | Confessions

12:30 P.M. | Holy Mass

1:00-2:00 P.M. | Lunch

2:00 P.M. | Rosary Walk and Chateau Tour (Optional/Weather Permitting)

Saturday, September 12, 2026

2:00-4:00 P.M. | Quiet Reflection (Free Time)

4:00 P.M. | Easter, Octave, and Eastertide - Tim Gray, Ph.D.

5:00 P.M. | Evening Prayer

5:30-7:00 P.M. | Dinner

7:15 P.M. | Ordinary Time Post-Pentecost: The Emergence of a Church - Tim Gray, Ph.D.

8:00 P.M. | Exposition and Confessions 

8:00 P.M.-7:00 A.M. | All-Night Adoration

9:00 P.M. | Night Prayer

Sunday, September 13, 2026

7:00 A.M. | Morning Prayer and Benediction

7:30-8:30 A.M. | Breakfast

8:45 A.M. | Life of Church in Epistles and Psalms/Christ the King and the Last Things - Tim Gray, Ph.D.

9:45 A.M. | Break

10:00 A.M. | Mass

11:30 A.M. | Checkout

*Schedule subject to change

Please note: Double Occupancy is reserved for married couples only.

Reserve Your Spot Today!

Please note that guests who cancel after August 21 are eligible for a $150 per person credit toward a future event listed on our Retreats Calendar. The credit is valid for one year from the issue date. To receive this credit, please email us. The registration fee includes lodging, meals, and access to other recreational activities. Our rooms are available for single occupancy or double occupancy for married couples only. The double occupancy registration fee is per couple. Please email us in advance to discuss any special requests.  We look forward to welcoming you and sharing this meaningful journey together.

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