Carmel du St Curé d'Ars et de Ste Thérèse de l'Enfant-Jésus

Ars-sur-FormansFrance

Nuns

Lodging1 rooms

StayFrom 1 to 7 nights

Offices7/day

LanguagesFR, ES, PT, KO

In the heart of the small village of Ars-sur-Formans, about thirty kilometers from Lyon, the Ars Carmel has been home since 1939 to a community of Carmelite nuns. Founded a 5-minute walk from the basilica of the holy Curé d'Ars, the monastery has a particular vocation: to pray for all priests.

The sisters welcome young women for individual retreats who wish to discern a possible vocation to monastic religious life. It is a time of silence, recollection, and discernment, lived outside the enclosure alongside the extern sisters.

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What awaits you

Prayer with the CarmelitesDivine Office, times of prayer, and a chapel open at all hours

Discernment guidanceMeetings with a nun, if you wish

Manual workGardening, sorting unconsecrated hosts, and small services alongside the sisters

Carmelite readingBooks lent to help you discover the charism of Carmel

Pilgrimage to the holy CuréThe basilica and the places where Saint Jean-Marie Vianney lived, on foot

Practical information

Meals

Meals are prepared by the nuns and taken in solitude, in a small refectory.

Accommodation

A simple room overlooking a garden. Sheets and towels provided.

Silence

The retreat is experienced in silence and recollection, away from the bustle of the village.

Manual work

Possible and welcome: gardening, sorting unconsecrated hosts, etc.

Getting there

Train

From the train station: bus or shuttle occasionally provided by the venue

Car

About thirty kilometers from Lyon.

Location

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