for all those wounded by abortion.
Come and lay down your burdens and the wounds of your past and allow the Divine Physician to heal you.
He desires that all those who hide in darkness and the shadow of death let His healing light shine upon them.
He longs to fill you with His peace.
The objectives of “The Healing Light Retreat”
- To offer healing and hope to women and men who suffer grief related to an abortion. All those impacted by abortion are invited to attend this retreat day of healing and prayer.
- To help alleviate the grief, sorrow and regret of abortion by spending time in prayer and meditation. We will be using the Ignatian “Living Scripture” method of visualizing Biblical passages.
- To work on letting go of the anger and hurt we may carry towards ourselves or others due to abortion
- To spend time in presence of the Eucharistic Christ, seeking to know and understand God’s total and unconditional love and forgiveness for us.
- To encounter Christ’s healing presence in the sacraments of reconciliation and the Mass and allow Him to renew us.
What to expect on your retreat day:
- Accompanied by two prayer facilitators and a priest and with a small group of others who have also experienced the grief related to abortion, we will walk through scriptural meditations and prayer exercises together, to help bring our sorrow and grief into the healing light of Christ.
- The day begins at 8:00 AM with a light breakfast and also includes lunch and snacks, ending at 6:00 PM with Mass.
- Our team priest will participate in the healing exercises and lead us in prayer, and will also provide the sacramental healing grace of reconciliation and the Mass.
- There will be a time for Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and a special meditation memorializing the children lost to abortion.
All are welcome to attend, whether of the Catholic faith, any other faith tradition,
or no faith at all, although only Catholics may receive the sacraments.
Our facilitators serve as your prayer partners –not licensed counselors.
