Advent retreat

Last weekend, we welcomed some old friends and new for our yearly Advent Retreat led by Sister Mary Philippa. The liturgy is particularly rich in this beautiful season and the retreatants were invited to pray and reflect with the Psalms that we hear during Advent.

We leave you with two of Sister Mary Philippa’s thoughts and wish you a blessed and happy Advent!

“We are all  making the journey from  fear  and anxiety to  trust. And  that  is  why the psalms are so very  precious: not  just God’s self-revelation to us, but  our self-revelation to God!”
“If we  can entrust  our cares to the Lord (by using the difficult Psalms)  then the comforting words will make  so much  more sense, because we are not covering up our hurts, but  delighting  that God really wants to hear them.”
Advent wreath retreat 2023 Brownshill
Posted on December 6, 2023 .