Lent Retreat in Daily Life

Description

The Contemplative at Home Lent Retreat offers the experience of Group Spiritual Direction for those exploring "An Ignatian Prayer Adventure" published by Loyola Press at IgnatianSpirituality.com.

This Retreat in Daily Life involves committing to pray for 30-40 minutes per day for eight weeks in Lent and Easter, during which time you will meet weekly with Lissy and a small group of pilgrims for reflection on your prayer experience.

The Spiritual Exercises

The Ignatian Prayer Adventure provides an excellent introduction to the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, the foundation of Ignatian Spirituality. 

If you've been curious about the Spiritual Exercises, this is a wonderful way to get a flavour for them. You may decide you'd like to go on to make a full retreat with the Exercises (which usually involves a daily commitment to prayer for around 9 months in ordinary life, or on 30 days of silent retreat, under the guidance of a spiritual director.)

Perhaps you've made the Exercises in the past, and would like to revisit them for Lent this year.

Please note that the material we use in this Lent retreat, An Ignatian Prayer Adventure is freely published at IgnatianSpirituality.com, and you already have full access to it, whether or not you participate in this retreat.

Group Spiritual Direction

I am delighted to invite you to join me and a small group of others each week to pray through this material together.

Past Participants have said:

"Thank you, Lissy, for leading and offering a beautiful place to share and reaffirm God’s enduring love and grace upon our lives. I was so blessed and grateful for every minute of the retreat!!"

- Gretchen, Atlanta

"I feel we formed such a connection within that sacred sharing space."

- Deborah, Milton Keynes

"I so enjoyed our time together & found the whole retreat full, rich & spiritually deepening. I find myself thinking of my fellow pilgrims often & sending up prayers"

- Patty, Chicago

Dates and Times

Individual Private Prayer

Daily from Sunday 15 February to Saturday 11 April 2025

Group Spiritual Direction Calls

Fridays 13 February to 10 April inclusive (nine calls)

4-6pm UK time // 11-1pm Eastern // 8-10am Pacific**

** Please note that the Daylight Savings change occurs on different dates in different locations, so the group call time will vary for non-European participants during three weeks in March.

I am so looking forward to sharing this sacred space with you!

Applications

Applications are now open.

If you know you would like to participate, do apply early as spaces as likely to fill.

If you have a small group you would like to share the course with, do contact me to discuss the possibility of opening another time slot for you as a group.

Cost

Participants are asked for a contribution of £100 per person for participation in the sessions of group spiritual direction.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Lissy Clarke has been a Spiritual Director for over 10 years and is the voice behind the meditations at ContemplativeAtHome.com. The Contemplative at Home meditations were born after she led a group of friends through this very retreat material in 2015.