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Consecrated laity 7 days

Vulnerability, a path to humanity and an encounter with God.

How does Christ meet us in our weaknesses?

Vulnerability, a path to humanity and an encounter with God.

Learning to find God at the heart of our vulnerability

  • Two to three teachings per day, prompts for personal prayer and meditations.
  • Opportunity to check in with the preacher or priests of the Foyer de Charité, or a certified listener, during the retreat, and to receive the sacrament of reconciliation.
  • Daily Mass, rosary, meals in silence with musical accompaniment.

A 6-day retreat from Monday, November 9 at 7:00 PM (plan to arrive from 4:30 PM onward) to Sunday, November 15 at 10:00 AM after the sending Mass.

Preached by Archbishop Michel Aupetit.

Programme

The program includes guideposts, prayers, teachings, and the opportunity to meet with a priest and/or a member of the Foyer.

Opportunities for walks in and around the estate, set among gently rolling, wooded hills.

Meals served with music, generous and varied.

An atmosphere of recollection and silence.

Practical information

Important information

  • Please bring your own bed sheets (or rent a set for €5), towels, a table napkin and its holder if possible, your medications, outdoor shoes for enjoying the countryside, your Bible (available to borrow on site), and something to write with.
  • Accommodation in single rooms; a few double rooms available. Pillowcases and blankets provided on site.
  • The Foyer is located halfway between Toulouse and Bordeaux. We will pick you up at Agen train station if you are traveling by train.
  • By registering, you commit to respecting each person's privacy and to participating in the retreat in its entirety.

Suggested offering

The cost is left to your discretion, in good conscience, according to your means.

For your information, one day of full board costs us €55.

Getting there

Train

3 hours 15 minutes from Paris by TGV, 1 hour from Toulouse, and 1 hour from Bordeaux. Free shuttle from the Foyer de charité to Agen train station during event retreats.

Car

Via the D125 between Agen (6 km away) and Colayrac Saint Cirq (5 km away)

Bike

Along the approximately 500 km of banks of the nearby Garonne river.