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Carmelites Mixed 3 days

Singles session (ages 30-45)

For singles between 30 and 45 years old (priority given to those without children and never married).

Singles session (ages 30-45)

Learning to recognize God in your life

It is in the today of our lives that God meets us, signals to us, and invites us to move forward. Welcoming the grace of the present moment means finding God fully and rediscovering ourselves. It means finding peace and the strength of what is possible, at a time when anticipation so often becomes a source of illusion or anxiety.

This present moment is one that Saints Louis and Zélie Martin lived with patience, tranquility, and sanctification: through their years of singlehood and through trials, they entrusted themselves completely to the hands of God who, "alone, grants us to dwell in trust." (Ps 4:9)

This weekend is an invitation to lay at the feet of Christ our lives and our fears, and to entrust to the intercession of Louis and Zélie all that hinders the wholeness of our lives and our struggles to commit.

Programme

  • Talks and testimonies
  • Pilgrimage in the forest
  • Visit to the Martin family home
  • Time for prayer, praise, and confession
  • Convivial meals

Practical information

Participants will be accommodated at the Sanctuary's pilgrim guest house, in single rooms, twin rooms, or dormitories (shared with other participants of the same sex).

The suggested offering for the weekend covers accommodation, meals from Friday evening through Sunday lunch, as well as pastoral activities.

Suggested offering:

€169 / person in a dormitory room (3-6 people of the same sex)

€199 / person in a twin room (shared with one person of the same sex)

€239 / person in a single room

Getting there

Train

The SNCF train station is less than a ten-minute walk from the sanctuary!

Car

Allow less than three hours from Paris, and about one hour from Caen, Le Mans, and Laval.

Bike

Winding through the Norman Switzerland region, you can reach Alençon by bike!