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

How does Christ meet us in our weakness?

Where?
Foyer de Charité Notre-Dame de Lacépède
When?
09/11/2026 - 15/11/2026
Who is this for?
Adultes
Atmosphere
Campagne
Reserve my spot

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

Reserve my spot

Learning to find God at the heart of our vulnerability

  • Two to three talks per day, prompts for personal prayer and meditations.

  • Opportunity to check in with the preacher or priests from the Foyer de charité, or a certified listener, during the retreat, and to receive the sacrament of reconciliation.

  • Daily Mass, rosary, meals taken in silence accompanied by music.

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

Preached by Bishop Michel Aupetit.

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

Opportunities for walks in and around the grounds, through a landscape of gentle, wooded hills.

Meals taken with music playing, generous and varied.

An atmosphere of silence and recollection.

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

Please note that a full board day costs us €55.

Ritrit, the nonprofit serving religious communities and retreatants