Each Holy Week we are invited to enter into a mysterious and living narrative. By re-telling the story of Jesus’ journey into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, his Last Supper on Holy Thursday, his passion and death on Good Friday, and finally his resurrection on Easter Sunday, we find our own journey of life reflected in this ancient narrative. If we can come to understand the mystery of this story and identify with it, we can be remade in the joy of the Resurrection.
This retreat will be led by Laurence Freeman and will follow a peaceful daily rhythm of prayer, movement, talks, silence, and rest. There will be morning, midday, and evening meditation within a simple liturgy, guided lectio divina (sacred reading), contemplative Eucharist, talks by Laurence Freeman, yoga led by Giovanni Felicioni, and time for solitude.
How to Create Your Own Retreat
This online retreat is designed to be flexible around your daily life and time zone. Please visit here where we provide support on creating a rhythm and structure to your retreat: how much silence you would like, meditation times, reading of sacred texts, practicing yoga and more, plus other suggestions to help you embody the retreat and stay off-line as much as possible.
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Schedule
| Palm Sunday, 2 April | |
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| 11:30 | Join Live Here |
| Online Holy Week Retreat starts Monday to Wednesday, 3 – 5 April | |
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| 12:15 – 13:00 | Midday prayer and meditation |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Talk with Laurence Freeman |
| 17:00 – 17:45 | Satsang |
| Holy Thursday, 6 April | |
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| 12:15 – 13:00 | Midday prayer and meditation |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Talk with Laurence Freeman |
| Good Friday, 7 April uploaded content only | |
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| 10:30 – 11:30 | Way of the Cross (Content will be uploaded later in the day) |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Veneration of the Cross (Content will be uploaded later in the day) |
| Holy Saturday, 8 April. Day spent in silence and solitude | |
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| 21:30 | Lighting of the Easter Fire and Easter Vigil, Join Live Here |
| Easter Sunday, 9 April | |
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| TBA | Resurrection Sunrise gathering (Content will be uploaded later in the day) |
| 12:00 | Easter Sunday Eucharist, Join Live Here |
Leader
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Laurence Freeman
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Director of WCCM. Benedictine Monk. Author of a number of books on Christian Meditation.Oxford University. Laurence Freeman OSB is an English Benedictine monk and Catholic priest. He is the director of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM), prior of its Benedictine Oblate community and director of Bonnevaux, the international centre of the WCCM in France. Freeman’s work also involves encouraging the teaching of meditation to children and university students. In 2005 he founded the John Main Centre for Meditation and Inter-Religious Dialogue at Georgetown University
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Contribution
This event is held online. Registrations give 1 year access to recordings.
Contribution is £50 (concession price £40).
The prices reflect the need to achieve self sufficiency.
Therefore if you’re able to give a little more we would be very grateful.
Please, click here to donate.
We do not turn anybody away for lack of resource.
Please, click the email address <support@wccm.org> to contact us if you need further financial assistance to join this event.
This event is held online. Registrations give 1 year access to recordings.
Contribution is £25 (concession price £20).
The prices reflect the need to achieve self sufficiency.
Therefore if you’re able to give a little more we would be very grateful.
Please, click here to donate.
We do not turn anybody away for lack of resource.
Please, click the email address <support@wccm.org> to contact us if you need further financial assistance to join this event.