Loyola Hall: Jesuit Spirituality Centre

It’s been my first time and it’s been a true blessing! I enjoyed learning about Holy Week, what the liturgies stand for, and I loved being involved in the planning and in the actual liturgies

Marvellous! I’ve never experienced such a Holy Week before

We were a small group this year, sixteen plus the Loyola Hall team. Perhaps it was the smallness of the group and the fact that we scaled down the amount of liturgy preparation that we all undertook, keeping the liturgies simple, that gave this particular retreat a prayerful and peaceful quality.

There was no shortage of creativity. And there was plenty of time for the participants to deepen their appreciation of the great liturgies of Holy Week, with different team members running sessions on each day of the Triduum that helped us all explore what we would celebrate later in that day. Some one-to-one spiritual direction was offered to all who wanted it.

Thanks to everyone who came and made it such a wonderful celebration of our faith.