Walking and prayer

• The psalmist affirms with faith: Lord, you show me the path of life! (Ps 16:11).
• God desires that we live fully from his life, and for this he "has become our companion on the path of true Life" (Leo XIV, audience of December 31, 2025).
• He offers each of us, freely, to receive this Life, pleading to our hearts: "Choose life!" (Dt 30:19). From him, I receive everything. To him, I offer my life as an offering. And toward my brothers and sisters, I set out — bearing this Life that overflows and seeks to give itself.
• This retreat combines meditation on the Word of God and contemplation of creation through several hikes, to walk more deeply along this path of life that the Lord offers us — a life to receive from him and to share with our brothers and sisters.

• During this retreat, through meditation on the Word of God and contemplation of the beauty of creation, we will let Christ walk with us and us with him.
• Each day is shaped by communal prayer with the Benedictine sisters.
• The day begins with a brief teaching connected to the theme of the retreat.
• In the morning and in the afternoon, a biblical text, introduced with a few guiding points, is offered for personal meditation, followed by a time of personal silence.
• Each day a hike is offered (Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons; Thursday as a full day), accessible to all and adapted to the group — and the weather! Those who do not wish to join one or more of the hikes are welcome to remain at the abbey.
• A time of personal prayer is offered during each hike, supported by the contemplation of nature.

• The retreat begins on Monday with dinner at 7:00 p.m. and ends on Friday, after the midday meal.
• This retreat is offered twice in the summer: from July 6 to 11 or from August 17 to 21, 2026.
• Please bring sturdy shoes for the hikes, as well as a rain jacket.
• Each retreatant has an individual room.
• The evening meal is taken in silence. There is also the option to take the midday meal in silence.
• Those who have a Bible are welcome to bring it. Bibles are also available on site.

Suggested offering for accommodation:

€200 for the full retreat. This is a suggested amount. Each person gives according to their means. Program facilitation: €50