The Ignatian retreat is a time for deepening our intimacy with Christ, the foundation of priestly and indeed Christian life. More than that, it is a school of contemplative and meditative prayer. It is normally directed rather than preached. That means that each participant is assigned a Guide whom they meet every at an agreed time lasting from 30 to 60 minutes. Besides, the celebration of the Eucharist and an hour of spiritual talk by the retreat director, each partiipant spends three to four hours every day at seperate intervals in prayer with the assitance of the guide. The hours of prayer can be intimidating at first, but as long as the treatant has the good will to get deep into self and to encounter God, the rest is done by the Holy Spirit.
The 30 Day retreat will take place from 1st to 31st August 2023
Ignatian retreats can be of different lengths: three days, eight days, thirty days, or even - for people who are too busy to put aside a prolonged period - a few to several months of an hour or so every day. It would be a good idea that a person who attends a 30 day retreat has had chance to attend a shorter version of the Ignatian retreat. However, this is not a must.